What you really need to know about pitching

Also: Do pitching courses really help?

If I could go back in time and give my younger freelance self some advice, I wouldn’t tell myself to travel more or buy a certain camera or chase a certain trend. It would be this: Pitch more. Pitch consistently. And don’t let rejection shut you down.

I didn’t pitch nearly enough in my early years. I didn’t have a system, I didn’t treat it like a priorit…