Week of 26 Oct · 20 ideas · Updated every Monday

20 LinkedIn post ideas for freelancers, this week.

Ideas from the real work of freelancing: clients, rates, scope and getting paid. Each has an opening that works. Use them free, or let Wiri write the post in your voice.

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Idea of the week01Lesson

The opening line is a message every freelancer has received. A simple script turns the story into something people save.

The post on the right is one way to write it. Yours will be your story.
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“Can you just add one small thing?” That message arrived on a Thursday, three days before handover. A website for a dental clinic. The small thing was a booking system.…
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02Question

Ask about client messages late at night

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Freelancers, do you answer client messages after 8 PM? I did for two years. Then a client sent me a “quick question” at 11:40 PM on a Sunday.
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Why it works: Everyone has a rule or wishes they did. The comments fill up fast.

03Question

Ask how others set their first rate

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How did you set your first freelance rate? I picked $40 an hour because a friend charged $45 and I didn’t want to seem greedy.
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Why it works: A slightly embarrassing answer first makes it easy for others to share theirs.

04Question

Ask about kill fees for canceled work

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Do you charge a kill fee when a client cancels halfway through? A client canceled a branding project at 60% last month. I didn’t have one in my contract.
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Why it works: A real loss and a practical question. People share their exact contract terms.

05Question

Ask whether to show prices on your site

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Should freelancers put prices on their website? I added “projects start at $2,500” in June. Inquiries dropped, and I’m glad they did.
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Why it works: A debate with two clear sides, plus a result that surprises people.

06Question

Ask how people landed their first client

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If you freelance, how did you land your very first client? Mine was my old manager, who hired me three weeks after I left the company.
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Why it works: Easy to answer, and newer freelancers read every reply for ideas.

07Story

The project you almost turned down

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In January a client asked me to rebuild their Shopify store in nine days. I nearly said no. It became the project I still get referrals from.
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Why it works: A near miss with a payoff. People want to know what made you say yes.

08Story

The week you went full-time freelance

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I handed in my notice on a Monday with one client and two months of savings. By Friday, that one client had paused the project.
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Why it works: Anyone thinking of going freelance reads every word of this.

09Story

A client call that went badly

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Twenty minutes into the call, the client said, “This isn’t what we asked for.” I had the brief open in another tab. It was exactly what they asked for.
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Why it works: A tense, familiar moment. Readers want to see how you handled it.

10Story

The referral from someone you’d never met

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A designer I’d never met sent me a $6,000 project last month. She found me through a comment I left on someone else’s post in 2024.
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Why it works: It proves small actions pay off, with a number and a date to make it real.

11Story

Working with a client 11 hours ahead

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My best client is 11 hours ahead of me. For the first month, every question they sent cost us a full day. Then we tried something simple.
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Why it works: Remote freelancers live this. A simple fix gets saved and shared.

12Lesson

Why every project now starts with a deposit

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I once started a $4,000 project without a deposit. The client vanished after the second draft. Now nobody gets a first draft until they’ve paid 50%.
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Why it works: A painful lesson with a clear rule. Newer freelancers take it straight to their next client.

13Lesson

What a vague revisions clause cost you

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My contract said “two rounds of revisions.” It didn’t say what a round was. The client sent feedback in 31 separate emails.
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Why it works: A specific, slightly funny failure that every freelancer can check against their own contract.

14Lesson

The one-page brief before you start

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I used to start projects after one friendly call. Now I send a one-page brief and wait for “yes, that’s it” before I open a single file.
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Why it works: Easy to copy, and it saves people from the mess in your first story.

15Lesson

Why you raised your minimum project size

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I used to take any project over $500. Now my minimum is $3,000. The small ones were costing me more than they paid.
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Why it works: A number change with a reason. Freelancers who feel stretched thin will recognize it.

16Lesson

What you learned from a lost pitch

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I lost a pitch last week to someone charging twice my price. The client told me why, and it had nothing to do with the work.
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Why it works: It turns cheap-is-safer thinking upside down. People need to know the reason.

17Opinion

Hourly billing punishes getting faster

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I stopped billing by the hour three years ago. The better I got at my work, the less I earned for each project. That math never worked.
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Why it works: A clear stance on a question every freelancer has, so both sides comment.

18Opinion

Unpaid test projects are a bad deal

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A company asked me to do a “quick test project” before hiring me. Unpaid, about four hours. I said no, and every freelancer should.
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Why it works: A firm line on a common ask. It gets shared by people who wish they’d said no.

19Opinion

Freelance platforms aren’t the enemy

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Everyone tells freelancers to get off the platforms. I still earn 30% of my income from one. I just use it very differently from my first year.
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Why it works: It disagrees with popular advice and backs it with a real share of income.

20Opinion

Clients don’t care which tools you use

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No client has ever asked me which design software I use. They ask when it will be done, and whether I’ll reply on a Friday afternoon.
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Why it works: A reality check that shifts focus from tools to what clients actually pay for.

KA note from KaustubhFounder, Wiral.Social

Why these ideas work

When you freelance, you’re the designer, the salesperson and the accounts team. Posting on LinkedIn lands at the bottom of that list every single week.

Then a quiet month comes, and you wish people already knew what you do. Frankly speaking, the freelancers who stay booked aren’t always the best at the work. They’re the ones clients remember when a project comes up.

These ideas come from what freelancers deal with all the time: scope creep, late invoices, rates, proposals, clients in other time zones. You have these stories already. Each one shows a future client how you work.

How to use them

Pick an idea that matches something from your last two projects. Recent work has the details, and details are what make people trust you.

Write it like you’re telling another freelancer over coffee. Name the number, the day, the message the client sent. Leave out the client’s name.

Tip: Post when work is busy, not only when it’s slow. If you only show up when you need projects, it shows.

New ideas go up here every Monday. Bookmark the page, so next week’s post is one click away.

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Questions, answered.

New ideas every Monday, at the same address.

What should a freelancer post on LinkedIn to get clients?

Post about the work and how you handle it. A problem you solved, a client mistake you fixed, what changed for them. Clients hire the freelancer they already understand and trust.

How often should freelancers post on LinkedIn?

Two or three times a week is plenty. Steady beats busy, so pick a number you can keep up during your busiest month, not your quietest one.

Are these freelance post ideas free?

Yes. Use any idea on this page, any week, with no sign-up. You only need a free account if you want Wiri to write the post in your voice.

Can Wiri write the post about my project?

Yes. Pick an idea, tell Wiri what happened on your project in a line or two, and you get three posts in your voice to choose from.

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