EPISODE SPONSORED BY RIVERSIDE Record high quality video & audio with Riverside. See how recording, live streaming and repurposing your content with Riverside can help your freelance business.  It’s free to get started, but use code BEINGFREELANCE to save 15% on a paid plan. Use this link to help support the podcast or go to beingfreelance.com/riverside ----------- ABOUT THIS EPISODE Ettie struggled with traditional education systems due to undiagnosed ADHD and felt out of place in the normal working world.  It all changed when she started her own freelance business - literally ..read more

EPISODE SPONSORED BY RIVERSIDE Record high quality video & audio with Riverside. See how recording, live streaming and repurposing your content with Riverside can help your freelance business.  It’s free to get started, but use code BEINGFREELANCE to save 15% on a paid plan. Use this link to help support the podcast or go to beingfreelance.com/riverside ----------- ABOUT THIS EPISODE Ettie struggled with traditional education systems due to undiagnosed ADHD and felt out of place in the normal working world.  It all changed when she started her own freelance business - literally ..read more

EPISODE SPONSORED BY RIVERSIDE Record high quality video & audio with Riverside. See how recording, live streaming and repurposing your content with Riverside can help your freelance business.  It’s free to get started, but use code BEINGFREELANCE to save 15% on a paid plan. Use this link to help support the podcast or go to beingfreelance.com/riverside ----------- ABOUT THIS EPISODE Meet Brennan Gilbert, a seasoned designer based in Colorado - who after years of freelancing on the side went full time freelance in January 2023. Multiple roles in agencies and tech startups gave him a ..read more

EPISODE SPONSORED BY RIVERSIDE Record high quality video & audio with Riverside. See how recording, live streaming and repurposing your content with Riverside can help your freelance business.  It’s free to get started, but use code BEINGFREELANCE to save 15% on a paid plan. Use this link to help support the podcast or go to beingfreelance.com/riverside ----------- ABOUT THIS EPISODE Hear Hannah's journey to becoming a successful freelance social media manager, marketer and then beyond into running a membership and courses. She founded her business, HI Communications (when your initi ..read more

EPISODE SPONSORED BY RIVERSIDE Record high quality video & audio with Riverside. See how recording, live streaming and repurposing your content with Riverside can help your freelance business.  It’s free to get started, but use code BEINGFREELANCE to save 15% on a paid plan. Use this link to help support the podcast or go to beingfreelance.com/riverside ----------- ABOUT THIS EPISODE This time we're following Kirth Noel's journey from starting photography as a hobby to turning it into a freelance business.  Initially worked doing side gigs to fund his passion for photography (al ..read more

This time we're off to South Africa to hear the freelancing story of writer Shea Karssing. Shea was changing jobs every couple of years. Boredom setting in again. Taking freelance projects on the side to keep things interesting, she eventually realised she didn’t need a ‘job’ after all. In this episode we chat about - setting boundaries - building a business without relying on social media - working from home - building a one-on-one network - the benefit of writing her own book - being ‘niche resistant’. Because now the freelancing side hustle has firmly become the main income. Boredom banishe ..read more

Meet multifaceted designer and illustrator and one-person agency, Andy Hau.  Andy shatters the typical freelance mold by sharing his unique journey from architecture to the wide world of design, revealing how a chance encounter with musician Imogen Heap kickstarted his career in a new direction.  Andy discusses the challenges of marketing yourself, the evolution of social media in bringing him opportunities, and the importance of speaking to actual humans in the noisy digital age. Andy thinks the human touch distinguishes his work and approach in an era of AI and digital saturation ..read more

Age doesn't matter. Until it does. Until you get the feeling people won't hire you anymore because you're too old. For Mary, she was 58. From New Zealand, but having spent 30 years in Australia in 'normal' full time jobs. Faced with ageism, she realised maybe it wasn't just that the interview panels didn't want her. Maybe she didn't want them anymore either. Maybe it was time for a change. To reinvent herself. Someone suggested being a freelance copywriter. She didn't know what that was. But here are. 10 years later. 'The Wrinkly Writer'. Owning, literally as a business owner, her age. Turning ..read more

James Barnard shares his journey of becoming a freelancer and the strategies he uses to find clients and grow his business.  He emphasises the importance of niche specialisation. When James focussed on logo design it made it much easier to attract clients.  Steve and James discuss pricing strategies in attracting the right clients. When to first discuss budget. And how James uses forms and a CRM to help him filter who will be a good fit for his freelance business.  James also discusses the role of social media in lead generation. We hear how he creates valuable content for desig ..read more

James Barnard shares his journey of becoming a freelancer and the strategies he uses to find clients and grow his business.  He emphasises the importance of niche specialisation. When James focussed on logo design it made it much easier to attract clients.  Steve and James discuss pricing strategies in attracting the right clients. When to first discuss budget. And how James uses forms and a CRM to help him filter who will be a good fit for his freelance business.  James also discusses the role of social media in lead generation. We hear how he creates valuable content for desig ..read more