The Wealthy Freelancer: 12 Secrets to a Great Income and an Enviable Lifestyle [Paperback]

Steve Slaunwhite (Author), Pete Savage (Author), Ed Gandia (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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"...a smart and practical guide that will help any independent work smarter. If you're thinking about going solo, you owe it to yourself to harvest the great tips in this book."
-Daniel H. Pink, author of A Whole New Mind: How Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future

"... chock full of useful, profitable ideas. Written by pros, this book is an excellent tool for anyone who wants better clients and a higher income."
-Michael Masterson, author of Ready, Fire, Aim and Seven Years to Seven Figures

"The freelance world needs this book! An amazing resource with a true gold mine of ideas that'll propel you past your competitors and ensure your long-term success as an independent professional. I wish I had this book when I started out."
-Michael Stelzner, author of Writing White Papers, founder of SocialMediaExaminer.com

"If you're ready to leap into a freelancing career, this book will cut years off your learning curve. If you've been doing it for a while, you'll discover innumerable strategies to take your business to the next level."
-Jill Konrath, author of Selling to Big Companies

Product Description

Being your own boss can lead to incredible profits-here's how...

Whether you call yourself a freelancer, consultant, independent contractor or solo professional of any kind, The Wealthy Freelancer: 12 Secrets to a Great Income and an Enviable Lifestyle shows you how to get the clients, income, and lifestyle you deserve. So you can put more money in the bank, enjoy more time with your family and make a great living doing what you truly love to do, free from the burden of employment...forever!

Filled with proven ideas and real-world examples from dozens of successful freelancers, The Wealthy Freelancer is essential reading for any solo professional who wants to enjoy a lifestyle that's "wealthy" in every sense of the word.

Here's a glimpse of what's waiting for you inside this book:

* Why the typical one-size-fits-all marketing advice rarely works, and a fool-proof system for determining the optimal mix of marketing activities for your specific circumstances and goals

* How to get more prospects to say "Yes!" to the fees that you propose

* Why striving to be the "best" in your field almost never works, and what to do instead

* How to charge more - and earn more - by creating new income streams closely related to your core business

* How to have more time for the life you want and still have a great income

* How to "test the waters" and land freelance work now, even if you're already employed

* Why freelancing has moved beyond creative fields and into mainstream careers such as engineering, software development, bookkeeping and more than 160 other professions

* Stories of real-life freelancers who destroy the myth that freelancers barely scrape by

And dozens more proven tips and strategies to build a more profitable and fulfilling solo business.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Alpha (March 2, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592579671
• ISBN-13: 978-1592579679
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #35,390 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read if you're just starting out or have been at it for awhile, March 15, 2010

By	Gerald Suchy "gmsdesigns" (Sioux Falls, SD) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I had downloaded "The Wealthy Freelancer" to my Kindle for a plane trip to and from Austin, TX. I thought just to pass the time. Boy, did I ever pass the time quickly. These guys have written an amazingly compelling page turner that will resonate with new freelancers just having made the leap as well as old hands who think they have seen and heard it all. I am always skeptical about books like this, thinking it's just so much cheer leading. This is anything but that. From the opening chapter it is crystal clear that these guys have the street cred to talk the talk. I was disturbing my seat mate on the flight by periodically saying aloud, "I've done that" or "I've thought that" or "Damn Right!" This is a book that I will keep as a reference manual and a booster shot for those times when I need reminding why I escaped from my office cubicle. In summation I would say you can read "The Wealthy Freelancer" now or waste several years of your life, read it later and say, "Why didn't I think of that."

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Each Chapter Includes Powerful Wealthy Takeaways, March 13, 2010

By	W. Terry Whalin "Publisher/ Editor / Writer" (Scottsdale, Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wealthy Freelancer: 12 Secrets to a Great Income and an Enviable Lifestyle (Paperback)

The words "Wealthy" and "Freelancer" don't seem to go together. It punches holes in the whole starving artist picture of freelancing--and yes that is the purpose of this book. Three respected authors combine forces to produce a business book which is loaded with insight for freelancers at every level.

Freelancers are notorious procrastinators. In Secret 8 on Focus, Pete Savage write, "Focus is what helped me go from barely paying the bills to busting through the six-figure income barrier." (page 148). If you want to take your business to a new level of income and effectiveness, then you need to read and re-read the wisdom packed into these pages.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A handbook for how to make a good living as a freelancer, March 2, 2010

By	R. Romine-Furr "Roy Furr" (Springfield, OR USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Wealthy Freelancer: 12 Secrets to a Great Income and an Enviable Lifestyle (Paperback)

Most freelancers I know who want to earn more from their business need to read Secret 7 in this book at least 7 times over. That's the one that jumped out at me, and then I realized that every chapter in this book is at least as valuable, and maybe more. I've been freelancing both part-time and full-time for half a decade now, and my bank account would be a lot fatter if I'd followed this book to the letter starting 5 years ago.