Top tips from successful freelancers: Carrie Hutchinson

The Content Byte

Earning a decent living as a freelancer is within your reach - but how? In this jam-packed episode of tips, info and strategies, we talk to Melbourne-based freelancer Carrie Hutchinson about how she has carved out a thriving freelance career across print magazines, copywriting clients and corporate gigs, with a particular focus on travel and lifestyle. We cover:

- The pros and cons of working with overseas clients (including payment issues or onboarding)

- How Carrie picks up clients, gets ongoing work and why working with friends can actually be a good thing

- Why marketing isn't a huge part of finding work for Carrie, but her tips on getting work quickly if she needs it

- The importance of always being professional because often clients can circle back years later and offer you work

- Why you shouldn't be nervous about editors moving on to other publications (and how it can actually double your workload)

- What Carrie charges per hour, how she works it into her project fee and the clients she might charge slightly less for. Also, the formula she's used for figuring out her hourly rate

- Carrie's freelance routine, why she doesn't sit at her desk for 8 hours a day, and why it's important to set boundaries with clients

- What she's learned from freelancing in regards to confidence, valuing what you do, knowing your worth and not letting clients put you down or undermine you (remember that you're the boss)

- How she mixes up her work with big projects and small ones

- Buying property as a freelancer - how Carrie's done it

- The freelance resources, courses, communities Carrie feels are worth paying for to help her in her work

- Her top tips for freelancers who are starting out

More resources

• Calculate your hourly rate
• Carrie's editing fundamentals masterclass

Where to find Carrie

• LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/carrie-hutchinson-b91b9220/
• Email: carrie @ copygirl.com.au
• Twitter: @ozcopygirl