By the way I liked the outdoor work freelancing. I am going to give it a practical try

Ruan, I get most of my work from clients I’ve worked with before, and they usually contact me rather than the other way around.

Thanks for dropping by Peter.

I’ve seen that book before and it definitely has some good advice. The key with good advice is actually applying it!

I like the idea of looking into ways how you can turn one assignment into a few more from the same client/editor. I do have to agree that most clients probably don’t think about this either so I think it will be an excellent idea discussing the possibilities with them.

Thanks for sharing; I’ll definitely give this more thought and see how I can implement this into my services.

Cathy, thanks for sharing your experience in corporate writing. There are lots of opportunities to get multiple assignments on a specific subject; it’s up to each of us to figure out the best ways to do it.

Since I do primarily corporate writing, there are several opportunities for the same topic – a ghostwritten article, blog post (sometimes can work into a series), a case study, a white paper or an ebook.

Sometimes the client doesn’t think about the various mediums. So, it’s good strategy to share your ideas with your clients. With some of my clients, they take some work inside, but I often get more than one project out of the topic.

I’m fortunate that my higher education writing does lend itself to getting multiple assignments on one textbook, but, as you point out, the overall principles I discuss apply in most niches.