Power Up Your Language to Revolutionize Your Freelance Life
Words and phrases that keep you happy, sane, and paid
Imagine a world without words. Impossible. If you’re a freelancer (many have recently joined the club), the words that come out of your brain — especially those that cross your lips, wind up in an email, or on a printed page — shape your business and help create your future. Will you get that project? Will your client expect something different than you had in mind? Is that meeting really “on?” Your vocabulary determines it all.
As I’ve shared in my book, Freelance Heaven, your words give your current and potential clients and colleagues a sense of who you are, what kind of work you’ll do, how well you’ll deliver, and what to expect from you throughout your working relationship. Here are 10 power-ups to help you revolutionize your freelance business.
Get used to calling your clients “clients”
This was one of the hardest things for me to do when I first started freelancing. Friends would look at me and say rude things like, “Oh, you have clients now?” I felt like such an impostor. I used to just have a boss. But that’s exactly why switching to “clients” is key.
