robwilliams88

The PHP errors may not be enough on their own to convince them that there's a problem worth fixing.

You need to tie those errors to business problems/benefits. A client may not know / care what a php error does to their site unless they know that it's losing them money, conversions, visitors, etc.

I run workshop (a service mentioned already: http://letsworkshop.com that delivers freelance consulting opportunities)

I've seen this question come up a lot and its part of the reason I started workshop. For me emailing companies who specifically said they were looking was great because I was able to control it directly.

Since starting workshop I've helped hundred of freelancers make a lot of money, but some continue to make nothing. It mostly has to do with the emails they send and a few big common mistakes:

-- emails too long -- blab on about themselves -- obviously scripted -- don't propose a next step

It's easy to focus on the wrong things. "What's the Best job board?" "There's not my exact perfect match" "there's not enough opportunities"

But if you focus on emailing one person everyday that needs help, and write an email focused on their problem and not you, you CAN and WILL make a lot of money.

I've seen it with hundreds in your position

If I missed any links or you have a discount for freelancers let me know!

that's exactly the type of feedback the document is designed to stop

You're the one saying your clients would get "snitty" if you gave them a document like this. Maybe you should work on getting better clients instead of being "snitty" yourself.

Maybe get better clients

I'd stay away from those types of sites, instead try: http://letsworkshop.com

Founder here. All the leads are for remote work so you can work from anywhere. Hope that helps :)

Well I've been running this service for 12 months now. I will literally pay you to post it elsewhere if you get a single spammy reply.

I've been running the service for almost 12 months now. I know job boards have you accustomed to using a fake email to deal with all the spam but there's no need here because it's not posted anywhere publicly. If you want to learn more about how it works, go here: http://letsworkshop.com

Umm at nap naps ocklock obv

Where in imperial county are you from? My hometown is calexico

The benefit is never just time it's whatever is the outcome of how you spend your time. Id read the article

Which option has the most valuable result to the customer? Regardless of payment, I think delivering something that is going to really blow them away upfront is going to be the best thing... And you have alot of amazing work to do that :)

Founder here, the thriving community behind the service is one of the biggest value points for members.

Thanks for posting this link :) Can confirm founder is a subscriber of my service, Workshop. http://letsworkshop.com

Can confirm founder is a subscriber of my service, Workshop. http://letsworkshop.com

Hey guys I love these threads, but if you find yourself looking forward to them every month - I started a newsletter / community for people looking for freelance work or freelancers. I send a curated email of all the best freelance opportunities each day and allow freelancers to save hundreds of hours a month by skipping looking at job boards and businesses to get almost instant access to hundreds of freelancers inboxes without getting spammed. Check out http://letsworkshop.com I even send the good stuff from threads like these :)

Hey guys, this is a great thread but if you find yourself looking for work or freelancers more then at the beginning of the month, I started a newsletter / community called Workshop where you can receive all the best leads each day or reach out to hundreds of freelancers almost instantly. Check it out: http://letsworkshop.com I send out the good stuff from this thread each month too :)

I just use mint. Much easier to use then even the best freelance accounting software.

This is a blog post, not an email :)

Why not send "Email me back directly if something happens, but I don't think anything will."???

Do you want to work on a project for someone who doesn't know what they want?

It's not exactly the same, assuming you've already proposed a solution in the email, but it is still kind of redundant to say. I think most clients will let you know if they have a question, regardless if you write that.

If you think they might have questions, why not anticipate a question and answer it in the email?

Like this: http://draft.nu/revise/

This question gets asked all the time, but there's no one source for freelance work. There's tons. Weworkremotely, authentic jobs, craigslist, stackoverflow, are good places to start... those can get time consuming because there's literally thousands of listings to go through constantly.

I created a service for freelancers called Workshop; http://letsworkshop.com, which is basically me going through these and qualifying them for you and only sending you the most awesome leads. Check it out!

I made a service where I find leads for other freelancers. Something I desperately wanted for my own freelance biz.

you can get the sample email here for free - https://confirmsubscription.com/h/i/7030908AEF2E8C7E

Thanks!!

Here's what I've used: http://copyhackers.com http://unicornfree.com/

Also, I've dissected landing pages from people like Ramit Sethi, Amy Hoy, Brennan Dunn, and Joanne Weibe.

Hope that helps!

deffffinitely, that will help make my job easier.

I'm going to charge $200 per listing and let refers keep 100%.