How do you avoid burnout and minimize stress while growing a freelance business from home? Whether you feel fully burnt out, are recovering from burnout, or are on the verge of burning out, it’s important to recognize the signs so you can stay healthy and productive in your career and life. Join us as Toni Frana from FlexJobs shares simple strategies that alert you to potential signs of burnout so you can prevent it from happening in your business!   Podcast Outline: [0:56] Introduction to Toni Frana and the topic of avoiding burnout and minimizing stress while growing your business from ..read more

How do you protect your business legally? Today’s topic is of the utmost importance because although we don’t usually think about it a lot, it’s a crucial ingredient for building and growing our freelance business with confidence. Join us as Layne Lyons shares six key ways to build a solid foundation with legal structures so you can sleep peacefully at night!   Podcast Outline: [0:49] Introduction to Layne Lyons and the topic of protecting your business legally - Layne describes her journey, how she created The Legal Umbrella and began serving entrepreneurs. [7:48] The benefits of being m ..read more

How do you sell yourself and your freelance services? In today’s episode, Ryann Dowdy shares strategies for attracting your ideal clients with a concept known as social selling. If cold calling is a challenge for you, social selling will squelch those fears. And for those of you who aren’t natural salespeople, it might be exactly what you’re looking for!   Podcast Outline: [0:38] Introduction to Ryann Dowdy and the topic of social selling - Ryann describes her journey and how she became an entrepreneur. [4:57] How selling and cold calling can be a challenge for freelancers - Ryann explain ..read more

Right now we’re in a massive growth phase In the freelance economy, and your business may be expanding. Are you wondering if you should pivot to an agency model? In today’s episode, we discuss how to turn your freelance business into a full-fledged agency. Shelby Fowler has recently gone through this journey and walks us through the steps she took. She’ll also explain some of the mistakes she made that led to valuable lessons learned along the way!   Podcast Outline: [0:43] Introduction to Shelby Fowler and the topic of expanding a freelance business to an agency model - Shelby shares how ..read more

How do you transform social media interactions and direct messages into potential clients for your business? Today, Jasmine Williams shares her wisdom and strategies for making yourself memorable so you can turn simple conversations into clients and contracts. Join us as we discuss ways to win your dream clients through this low-risk, high-reward channel!   Podcast Outline: [0:40] Introduction to Jasmine Williams and the topic of turning social media direct messages and conversations into clients and contracts - Jasmine shares how she got started in freelancing and the importance of havin ..read more

In today’s episode, we discuss ways to optimize your Linkedin profile so you can better attract your dream clients. Right now, Linkedin is one of the most popular social media channels for virtual assistants and freelancers, but not everyone knows how to use it strategically. Join us as Donna Serdula explains how to create a profile that showcases who you are and reaches your target audience!   Podcast Outline: [0:50] Introduction to Donna Serdula and the topic of optimizing our LinkedIn profiles so we can attract better clients - Donna explains where she started and how she became passio ..read more

In today’s episode, we discuss ways to optimize your Linkedin profile so you can better attract your dream clients. Right now, Linkedin is one of the most popular social media channels for virtual assistants and freelancers, but not everyone knows how to use it strategically. Join us as Donna Serdula explains how to create a profile that showcases who you are and reaches your target audience!   Podcast Outline: [0:50] Introduction to Donna Serdula and the topic of optimizing our LinkedIn profiles so we can attract better clients - Donna explains where she started and how she became passio ..read more

In today’s episode, we focus on the word “momentum.” How do you keep moving forward in your freelance or VA business when you feel stuck, or you feel like you’ve plateaued and you can’t grow any further? Join us as Lauren Golden shares some simple strategies for gaining serious forward momentum in your business and celebrating how far you’ve come!   Podcast Outline: [0:43] Introduction to Lauren Golden and the topic of gaining momentum in your business when you feel like you’re stuck [2:18] Lauren’s story - how she discovered the passion of serving women and moms, helping them build their ..read more

In today’s episode, Micala Quinn explains how to build a profitable skill set that you can turn into an income. Even though we’re navigating an uncertain world during the global pandemic, we have access to untold opportunities as freelancers. Join us as we discuss a four-step process for finding these opportunities and the types of skills you need to create a long-term, viable, and profitable business!   Podcast Outline: [0:40] Introduction to Micala Quinn and the topic of how to build a profitable skill set [2:11] Micala’s freedom story - how she got started as a freelancer and pursued f ..read more

If you have a full-time job, a family, or other commitments, how do you squeeze in the time that's necessary to grow your freelance business? Today, Abbi Perets will walk you through some steps to maximize your time and your schedule. Join us as we share strategies to help you build a thriving business when you only have short blocks of time!   Podcast Outline: [0:58] Introduction to Abbi Perets and the topic of building a thriving business when you only have short blocks of time - Abbi shares her story, how she got into freelance writing and started her business. [7:07] Some of the commo ..read more