I like to post stories on here about other freelancers who find success after cold calling (so if you have one, please send it).
Piggy backing on today's earlier post, here's the story of Diana Schneidman who lost three corporate jobs after 40 -- and used a variety of techniques (cold calling included) to build a successful freelance writing and consulting biz.
Diana also posted recently about her own cold calling experiences, and she even Tweets. Could be another great resource for us all, and especially for the DMS refugees who are hoping to replace their lost income.
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI heard you on the Freelance Writers Den, and I have a question for you.
I have publication writing experience, but none for companies. When you were starting out, what did you use as a portfolio? Did you do a few free jobs to get samples? Or something else.
Would love to hear from you.
Thanks!