Reading Time: 4 minutesFreelancers. Are you tired of the feast or famine cycle? If so, listen up. Learn how to break this cycle by being your own best client.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe need for vanity metrics is the bane of our existence, right social media managers?! (New) Clients ask us for more: Likes on Facebook Followers on Instagram Subscribers to YouTube And they don’t seem to care how we do it. We (sort of) get it! Counting ‘likes’ is an easy way to measure growth –…
Reading Time: 3 minutesLet’s talk white labeling! As a marketer, there is a pretty good chance you will hear this term “white labeling” used. In what context would you hear this term? You might be looking for someone to collaborate with and then someone might mention “white labeling” services. Or, you have a friend who works for an…
Reading Time: 12 minutesCan I ask you a question? Creating a good survey is a work of art, or rather, a blending of art and science. Social research gives us the scientific backing behind designing a questionnaire. But science alone is not enough. If you want people to take the time to complete your survey you have to…
Reading Time: 4 minutesIdeally, you want every business proposal or social media management proposal sent to prospective clients to be accepted! Right? Whether you call yourself a business owner or freelancer, new projects and new clients mean new revenue. Reality however, is that many proposals are rejected by potential clients. Clients reject proposals for a variety of reasons….
Reading Time: 6 minutesAs a freelancer with a freelancing business, you only have a limited amount of hours you can sell to clients. We can’t always work more hours to bring in more income and to get new freelancing jobs. If you want comfort, security and wealth you’ll want to raise your prices throughout your career. Competition is…
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhat is Scope Creep? You may not have heard of the term “scope creep,” before, but you’ve probably run into this issue at least once. Not sure what it looks like? Think back to some one-off requests from clients or a project manager. Did someone ask you to respond to comments when you only agreed…
Reading Time: 9 minutesWhat is a CRM and Why Do Social Media Managers Need One? Social media managers are always looking for tools to help them do their job better, faster and more efficient, for the best price. This article will mainly focus on comparing the two CRMs Dubsado vs 17hats on: Pricing Functionality Efficiency Interface A Customer…
Reading Time: 6 minutesDo social media managers need a contract? We often talk about the questions social media managers (and community managers) have and ask in our Facebook Group. On this blog, we take the time to answer those questions that are asked over and over. One such question is about contracts. Freelance social media managers ask questions…
Reading Time: 4 minutesAre you an aspiring or new social media manager? Have you been searching for that first social media client to work with? Is your search for that first paying client still on? You’ve come to the right place! We at Social Media Pro have trained well over 30,000 social media managers to become business owners…
