Today’s guest is Wudan Yan, a narrative writer and independent journalist from Seattle. Wudan is also host of The Writers’ Co-op, a podcast, online community and learning academy for freelance creatives.
In this episode, we talk about:
- The different ways to define an “anchor client.”
- Why and how Wudan is rethinking the concept of an “anchor client.”
- How the current economy is affecting freelance creatives.
- The importance of “offboarding” clients.
- How to turn current clients into anchor clients.
- The importance of building and maintaining business relationships.
- Why Wudan and I charge mostly project rates.
- How Wudan pushes for project rates in service areas that are traditionally paid by the hour.
- Why now is the time to start planning for January and the rest of 2024.
Biz Bite: Do a business audit now at the end of the year
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