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Five freelancers share tips on how to get over feeling uncomfortable with self-promotion, following up, and setting rates.

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Lauren Christiansen is a freelancer who works across B2B SaaS and traditional publishing. She specializes in thoughtful, nontechnical content as a writer, editor and strategist. The best place to connect with her is LinkedIn.
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Five freelancers share tips on how to get over feeling uncomfortable with self-promotion, following up, and setting rates.
Lauren Christiansen · Updated Jun 7, 2025

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