Taylor Gordon

Taylor K. Gordon is a personal finance writer and founder of Tay Talks Money, a personal finance and productivity blog on hacking your way to a happier savings account. Taylor has contributed to MagnifyMoney, The Huffington Post, GoGirl Finance, Madame Noire, and The Write Life.

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Should You Add a Money-Back Guarantee to Your Digital Products?

Updated on November 24th, 2020 Published By Taylor Gordon

To offer refunds or not to offer refunds, that is the question. The fear with adding a money-back guarantee to products is the possibility that buyers will take advantage of you. If you sell products online like ebooks and courses, someone can benefit from your information and then ask for their mon...

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How Introvert Freelancers Can Network Without Feeling Overwhelmed

Updated on November 14th, 2020 Published By Taylor Gordon

There’s no way around it — your freelance business grows exponentially as your network grows. You may be the best designer, writer, or coder out there. The harsh truth is, if people are unaware of who you are and what you offer, you’re going to have a tough time growing your freelance busi...

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How Online Business Owners Can Make Money With Affiliate Marketing

Updated on October 19th, 2020 Published By Taylor Gordon

Diversifying your income streams is one of the main keys to succeeding in online business. When money is coming from multiple sources, you can rest easy knowing you’ll have money to pay the bills when one income stream dries up. Affiliate marketing is sharing third-party services or products with...

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The Easiest Way to Make Money from Blogging

Updated on October 19th, 2020 Published By Taylor Gordon

In the last few months, I’ve run into many disillusioned bloggers who’ve been blogging for a while and are at their wit’s end because they can’t figure out how to level up. By leveling up, I mean making at least a nice side income and working towards a full-time income. Now we have the C...

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How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Business Owners (and What to Do Instead)

Updated on September 14th, 2020 Published By Taylor Gordon

Comparison is something that many of us have done since childhood. It starts out innocently enough. You see a classmate getting a larger piece of pizza in the cafeteria on Pizza Day. You feel slighted for a few minutes, but by recess, you’re so focused on the monkey bars that the feeling is forgot...

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How to Find More Freelance Work During a Famine

Posted on July 14th, 2020 Published By Taylor Gordon

The feast and famine cycle that happens in the freelancing lifestyle is real. One moment you’re inundated with work and the next minute your email is completely bare. I can’t lie, during freelance famines I give myself some time to mope around and even worry that I’ll never find work again. Fo...

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Why Interim Invoicing May Be the Answer to Your Cash Flow Woes

Updated on June 20th, 2020 Published By Taylor Gordon

Raise your hand if your business is booming, you’re booked out for weeks, and clients are knocking down the door to work with you on major projects. Now raise your hand if, despite your services being in high demand and priced accordingly — COVID happened and your cash flow is severely l...

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Why Your Cold Pitches Go Unanswered

Posted on June 8th, 2020 Published By Taylor Gordon

Pitching is part of the game when you’re trying to land new freelance clients and brand partnerships. You should expect that some of your pitches will be rejected or unanswered. If you’re noticing most of your pitches are not getting a good result, there may be problems with your approach. Here ...

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4 Pricing Mistakes to Stop Making in 2020

Posted on June 3rd, 2020 Published By Taylor Gordon

Working on your pricing strategy is one way to increase your income in 2019. Many freelancers and small business owners with service-based businesses make mistakes with pricing that cause them to leave money on the table. These are mistakes to avoid in 2019: Mistake #1: Racing competitors to the bot...

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Why You Should Be Experimenting With Facebook or Instagram Live Video ASAP

Posted on April 7th, 2020 Published By Taylor Gordon

At the end of last year, I began playing around with audio and video marketing for my business. I’m in the middle of recording audio versions of each of my blog posts and planning a Facebook Live video marketing push. I hope to host Facebook live mini-workshops once or twice a month. The fact is, ...

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