Why Consistency is a Freelance Superpower

Brad Bartlett
4 min readFeb 8, 2023

Add this simple habit to your freelance career, and watch it soar.

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Consistency is one of the most important traits that any freelancer can have. Whether scheduling a regular writing block or following through on projects, consistency is crucial to success in the freelance world.

I know this personally because I’m one of those freelance writers who had to learn the hard way. When I started freelancing, my attitude was, “I’ll do what I need to do when I feel like it.”

And while that POV worked for my personal life, it quickly became a professional nightmare.

Not only did I lose out on potential jobs and opportunities because of my lack of reliability, but I was also constantly running late on projects.

Once I finally realized the importance of consistency in freelance work and decided to take action, things started changing for the better. Fortunately, this hard-learned lesson came early in my freelance experience while I was still working on the side.

For those who are making the jump into full-time freelance work, learning the skill of consistency is critical for building and scaling your business.

Why? Here are just a few of the benefits that daily consistency can bring to your freelance business:

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Brad Bartlett

Professional Freelance Copywriter. (www.bradleebartlett.co) Musings on #freelancing, #productivity, #self-development, and more!