Comments on: Freelance Smackdown – Did It Blend?

By: 25 Tips you Can Learn From the Launch Coach, Dave Navarro | Jade Craven

Tue, 11 May 2010 11:37:25 +0000

[...] his assessment of his freelance smackdown, Dave said If you’re just starting out, take it, generate some income and then use the magic of [...]

By: 25 Tips you Can Learn From the Launch Coach, DaveNavarro | Blogging Tips From Jade Craven

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:40:00 +0000

[...] his assessment of his freelance smackdown, Dave said If you’re just starting out, take it, generate some income and then use the magic of [...]

By: I Love It When A Plan Comes Together : Million Dollar Leverage

I Love It When A Plan Comes Together : Million Dollar Leverage — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:08:33 +0000

[...] with an A-Team reference in the title, but I don’t care. Since I’ve started along the freelance writing path, I recognize the value of having people who can send work my way rather than pour my time into [...]

By: Dave Navarro

Dave Navarro — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:05:10 +0000

Thanks! Glad to have you drop by

By: Kris Stone

Kris Stone — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:46:30 +0000

I’ve read your stuff at Freelance Folder a lot. Great stuff! And then I saw Christine’s piece about your programs. Glad to have ventured over to your blog! Congrats on your freelancing successes!

By: Dave Navarro

Dave Navarro — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:16:39 +0000

@Michael -
That’s the truth, brother!

@Christine -
Thanks, chica – a$$-kickin’ is my fav-o-rite pasttime. It’s nice to see it work out so cleanly this time. I’ve had just as many times I’ve crashed and burned as I’ve succeeded so I won’t let it go to my head … LOL

I think part of what really helped me to pump my rates up was seeing that other people were doing it too. It’s like the four minute mile … considered to be unbreakable for thousands of years, yet as soon as it was broken, people did it again and again.

I think my next smackdown may be blog related … I want to triple my subscribers in 30 days, so I’ll have to do some serious crunchin’ to make that happen …

By: Christine OKelly

Christine OKelly — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:44:11 +0000

Yeah Dave! You actually managed to take my strategy and raise your billable rate in one month what it took me almost a year to do in the trenches – damn! I think it’s an understatement to say that I’m thrilled that you took my $12 e-book and turned it into $1,225 in 30 days. According to my calculations, that means that you got back 102 times what you invested – nice!!!

I totally agree with James – you are awesome at figuring stuff out quickly and re-adjusting your strategy until it’s serving you best. What really caused you to make 100+ times your investment was your willingness to pull the trigger and take action.

You’re an a$$ kicker Navarro!

By: Michael Martine, Blog Consultant

Michael Martine, Blog Consultant — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:42:04 +0000

Congrats, Dave! The nice thing about raisin the bar is that it doesn’t want to go back down again!

By: Dave Navarro

Dave Navarro — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:31:16 +0000

James -

This has been a lot of fun for me as well. Planning my next smackdown to start on Monday …

By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens

James Chartrand - Men with Pens — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:13:13 +0000

No, thank you for the linkage!

It’s kind of cool to watch you go – you’re like an American version of how I tend to seize ideas and run with them. It’s also interesting to watch you analyze – and quickly – what works, what doesn’t, where the problem is and what you need to do to resolve it.

I think it’s important for everyone to do the same. Most people don’t take the time.