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WinningSolo | Matthew Fenton

WinningSolo | Matthew Fenton

@WinningSolo

Longevity, balance & success on your terms for freelancers & consultants. From @Matthew_Fenton, indie brand strategist since '97. Rarely active here.

Willamette Valley, OR Katılım Temmuz 2019
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WinningSolo | Matthew Fenton
WinningSolo | Matthew Fenton@WinningSolo·
Hello, new followers & profile-peepers. I’m Matthew Fenton, indie consultant since 1997 & the guy behind Winning Solo. What’s Winning Solo about? This little thread will tell you. To put a face to the logo, here I am hard at work in Copenhagen, maybe my favorite city, in 2019:
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Its wild that Jesus had a crew of 12 dudes and never once had to talk about AI
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Grace Platon@GracePlaton·
Do work that’s remarkable enough to get you hired and referred. Why? Because that’s the easiest sale you’ll ever close says Matthew Fenton @WinningSolo buff.ly/XlzKUDj
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Jesse Koepke
Jesse Koepke@jessekoepke·
@WinningSolo Other sweet words: “Just let me know how much it is.” 🤩🙌
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WinningSolo | Matthew Fenton@WinningSolo·
Some of the sweetest words a freelancer or consultant can hear: "We're not shopping around - we want to work only with you." This only happens when you're known as an authority at what you do. So always build authority, in your marketing and your deliverables.
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WinningSolo | Matthew Fenton@WinningSolo·
@jessekoepke Only that you'll never get it if you don't ask for it! If that's your starting point, you may end up agreeing on a small discount for up-front payment, or a 70/30 split at beginning and end, neither of which are terrible outcomes.
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Jesse Koepke
Jesse Koepke@jessekoepke·
@WinningSolo You’re too kind! Anything you would add, particularly about the 100% payment up front?
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WinningSolo | Matthew Fenton@WinningSolo·
@EQuotah Good clients definitely do! And fortunately, it's not so surprising, at least in my experience. For every BigCo that pays on 90 days or more, there's a company that understands the importance of structuring payments and making them on time.
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Nicole@Nicolethebear·
@WinningSolo Every single time I've ignored it, it's come back to bite me.
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WinningSolo | Matthew Fenton@WinningSolo·
@KimScaravelli Up until they removed analytics, I was tracking my impressions per follower, and it was down over 90% under new ownership. So it's not just you. The freelance community is almost entirely gone. I'm keeping my handle for the same reasons you are, but stopping by much less often.
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WinningSolo | Matthew Fenton@WinningSolo·
I'd say my favorite thing about having a home-based business is that my printer is either "almost out of ink" or "completely out of ink," always
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WinningSolo | Matthew Fenton@WinningSolo·
A guy once contacted me *years* after I spoke at a lunch-n-learn, looking to engage my services. The long game is about steadily planting seeds, with the knowledge that you can't control how quickly they sprout.
Michelle Garrett | B2B PR Consultant/Writer@PRisUs

In consulting, it's the long game that matters. Case in point: About 13 mos ago, someone needing a B2B PR consultant working w/ industrial clients found me on LI. We had a good conversation. We kept in touch. We're getting ready to kick off their PR efforts. 13 months later.

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