Advance praise for Real Skills, Real Income: A Proven Marketing System to Land Well-Paid Freelance and Consulting Work in 30 Days or Less “Engaging, readable, realistic, detailed, practical, and comprehensive roadmap.” —Peter Bowerman, Author, The Well-Fed Writer “Will help you land business quickly and confidently.” —C.J. Hayden, Author, Get Clients Now! “Like having a really smart, sassy, and caring coach by your side.” —Tama Kieves, Author, Inspired & Unstoppable: Wildly Succeeding in Your Life’s Work Is this you? • You are unemployed and fed up with the dysfunctional job market. • You are underemployed and eager to use your skills to make more money in work of your choice. • You have been freelancing or consulting but you don’t have enough paying work. • You are working your buns off for bad clients and you’re underpaid to boot. Diana Schneidman wrote Real Skills, Real Income: A Proven Marketing System to Land Well-Paid Freelance and Consulting Work in 30 Days or Less to help the unemployed, the underemployed, and current solopros who underearn to land more clients quickly. The book explains exactly what to do and say to start building your clientele in less than a month. Put your real skills to work earning a real income from business clients (because businesses have the money to pay for services and they want your help). Real Skills, Real Income: A Proven Marketing System to Land Well-Paid Freelance and Consulting Work in 30 Days or Less shows you exactly how to land desirable assignments as a: • Writer • Graphics designer • Accountant / bookkeeper • Computer programmer • Editor • Engineer • Fundraiser • Grant writer • Medical / billing administrator • Package designer • Photographer • Political advisor • Translator / interpreter • Computer consultant • Corporate trainer • Human resources administrator • Marketing consultant • Internet marketing consultant • Conference and event planner • Virtual assistant providing administrative and technical support services • A freelancer or consultant doing almost anything that a company needs done Specifically, the book recommends that you: 1. Offer a service as similar as possible to what you did in your last good full-time job. 2. Contact the best prospects individually . . . and since today’s marketing gurus recommend developing personal relationships, why not start with a no-pressure, simple phone call? 3. Get real! Let’s define quickly as 30 days, not 30 minutes. The book has two unique features that make it especially useful to people who do not already have a large clientele: 1. Instructions on 15 fast actions to put all your business pieces in place on Day 1. 2. Seventeen widely recommended marketing tools to take off your to-do list for the next month and perhaps far into the future. These activities seldom yield substantial results in 30 days and furthermore take time away from faster-acting marketing. Move your bank account into the black and enjoy the career opportunities and income you deserve. Real Skills, Real Income: A Proven Marketing System to Land Well-Paid Freelance and Consulting Work in 30 Days or Less can help you achieve exactly that! P.S. Keep reading the book to the very end. You’ll find a secret link (unavailable through Google) to an MP3 audio and Word script that will help you telephone with ease. "Highly recommended." --Peter Bowerman The Well-Fed Writer and The Well-Fed Self-Publisher "You'll avoid expensive, time-wasting mistakes, and begin earning an income sooner than you might have thought possible." --C.J. Hayden Get Clients Now! "Like having a really smart, sassy, and caring coach by your side..." --Tama Kieves Inspired & Unstoppable: Wildly Succeeding in Your Life's Work! "A must read for everyone thinking of leaving their corporate job to start their own business." --Gail Zelitzky You're in Business...I'm Your Coach!, gailzelitzky.com "The only book you'll need to succeed as a freelancer." --Sandra Beckwith buildbookbuzz.com "Every new or underemployed freelancer should read this book for a different perspective on how to grow a business and should follow its advice." --Laurie Lewis What to Charge: Pricing Strategies for Freelancers and Consultants "Diana Schneidman's book gives them [millennials] the tools to reinvent the way they make a living by becoming solopros." --Adam S. Poswolsky The Quarter-Life Breakthrough "Read this book, follow its advice diligently, and you'll never worry about having a job again." --Neil Patrick 40pluscareerguru.blogspot.com "Diana's get-it-done-now advice freed me from the shackles of overthinking. Her list of 'Don't Do's' (my favorite) is a dream come true." --Melzetta "Mele" Williams webtvbymel.com "When I started reading her book, I found myself laughing out loud and nodding my head at some of her comments." --Janet Tilden exec-rewrites.com "Practical, down-to-earth advice [that] is easy to follow with just