A year ago I wrote an article on why every freelancer should have a website where I shared the 5 top reasons why I decided to have an online portfolio as a fulltime freelancer. One year later, my principle has not changed. In fact, I believe that the importance of online presence is an element that every business owner should embrace. Why? Because this time, my online portfolio brings in almost 90% of my clientele with at least 2 to 3 enquiries a week, that’s a total of 12 enquiries a month. How do I do it?

We all know that the higher traffic into a website, the more popular we become in search engines. But how do we achieve that much in less than 6 months?

Are you a blogger? Or just a blog reader? Do you bloghop and read random blogs of people you don’t know of?

Ever tried googling your name or yourself when you have nothing else better to do? This idea never runs across my mind until I worked in this company two years ago. Because that was exactly what my CEO did before hiring my intern.

Which do you prefer – Your online friends saying hi and introducing themselves to you when they bump into you at the streets, or receiving an email that says, “Hey Cmate, I saw you at the park yesterday. I was the girl who jogged past you in red pants.”