the shop

But today, I’m a six-figure freelance writer (I know we all hate that term now, but I want you to know it’s attainable) who has crafted content for a variety of well-loved brands like Atlassian, Glassdoor, Trello, Loom, Miro, Toggl, QuickBooks, Culture Amp, Business Insider, and The Muse. My byline has appeared in a number of swoon-worthy places like The New York Times, Fast Company, Forbes, Mashable, Inc., TIME, and more. 

The best part? I built this successful freelance business while working in a small town in Wisconsin with two aging rescue dogs at my feet. 

I like to think that I’m proof that you don’t have to live in a big city to do what you want. Freelancing is a viable option regardless of whether you’re in a major metropolis or a town of under 4,000 (hi, that’s me). If you ask me, success as a freelancer has nothing to do with location and everything to do with systems—which is why I built these products for you. 

Now that I’m on the other side of those daunting freelance hurdles (and still in that same small Wisconsin town), I want to help you skip the brutal learning curve and avoid my embarrassing blunders. So, I started this shop as a space where I can share all of the templates and tools I actually use in my own freelance business.

That’s right—I really do use these. And I’m making them available because they’re the resources I wish I had at my fingertips when I was just getting started as a freelancer. Peruse them, use them, and love them. I think they’ll make this freelancing thing a lot less stressful, a little more fun, and hopefully more profitable too.

Nope, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. These are the exact tools I use in my six-figure freelance business—and they’re available for you to start using right this very second.

Let me keep it real with you: When I started my freelance business, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. And unfortunately, my frantic and frequent “how to send an invoice” and “what goes in a contract?” Google searches only got me so far.

When it came to freelancing, I learned everything the hard way. For at least a solid year, I struggled. I lost out on projects. I wasted countless hours. I doubted every email I sent. I shed far too many tears and panic-applied to part-time jobs at Petco and Barnes & Noble (okay, but a bookstore is still my dream job).

When I managed to pull myself out of the fetal position, I gritted my teeth, clenched my fists, and pushed through all of the challenges that tried to knock me off course.