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When Liz left uni, she was adamant she didn’t want to be a freelancer. And yet here we are, via starting a stationery business and a family. A 9 year gradual process which has resulted in her switching from treating her freelancing like a hobby, to firmly treating it like a business. Starting a podcast. Working with Adobe. Diversifying her income and having fun along the way.This is Episode 300 of the Being Freelance podcast - recorded live in the Being Freelance Community - join us! There is also a video version of this podcast on YouTube.You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com Bonus questions in this episode from BFFs (Being Freelance Friends) Angela Lyons and Elizabeth Chesney.  JOIN THE COMMUNITYYou're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).A place to ask questions, sense-check, laugh and support.With LIVE Q&As, Coworking, Meet-ups, Socials and more. JOIN YOUR BFFS AT  beingfreelance.com/community  NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU! The Being Freelance course is made for you! There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from the experience of Steve and hundreds of guests of the podcast.Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog and see this episode as a video - YouTube.com/SteveFolland    

This is actually the fourth time Jackson’s been freelance. He’s not just quit jobs, he even once quit his own company.But whereas the other times he was a ‘regular’ graphic designer, this time he’s spent a decade as a specialist: a lettering artist and calligrapher. Regularly posting to Instagram and Behance got him noticed and grew an audience as commissions from around the world reached him at his home in Brazil. He’s since launched online courses, prints, fonts and NFT collections, building his reputation so he can work when he wants around his family. There’s no sign of him quitting this time around. You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com  JOIN THE COMMUNITYYou're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).A place to ask questions, sense-check, laugh and support.With LIVE Q&As, Coworking, Meet-ups, Socials and more. JOIN YOUR BFFS AT  beingfreelance.com/community  NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU! The Being Freelance course is made for you! There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from the experience of Steve and hundreds of guests of the podcast.Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

Anna had built a career across corporate and government comms in Melbourne. But if she wanted to move her family out of the city and that meant first meant transforming the way she worked. Anna set out to prove she could match her past income, now as a freelance copywriter. The seeds she planted in the city are now bearing fruit. From a farm in rural Victoria she’s reaping the rewards - a business that feels good and that runs around her kids. Today she’s questioning the external pressures that tell us to ‘scale’. The farmers before them planted olive trees. That doesn’t mean it’s a business for her. Just because other copywriters before her have grown with subcontractors and products, does she have to follow them too? Anna goes into detail about how she has built her website and her business to work around her family. So much insight AND the sound of Australian birds too - you're in for a treat! You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com  JOIN THE COMMUNITYYou're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).A place to ask questions, sense-check, laugh and support.With LIVE Q&As, Coworking, Meet-ups, Socials and more. JOIN YOUR BFFS AT  beingfreelance.com/community  NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU! The Being Freelance course is made for you! There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from the experience of Steve and hundreds of guests of the podcast.Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

Alex trained as a musician. He followed a drumming dream to Nashville along with an internship at a 'mom & pop' business. There, they had him creating graphics and videos - those two things came together when Alex discovered motion graphics. He took to studying and developing as a motion designer. Self taught, he’s always been constantly trying to learn and improve. He didn't want to be the best in his company. He wanted to learn from the best... Finding an internship in LA working on big Hollywood movies, he kept at it. Swapping socialising for learning, upskilling and sharing his self initiated projects on Instagram - he made a name for himself and studios started coming to him. Now, post-pandemic, he’s trying to rebalance work-life. 4 day weeks are in. Snowboarding weekends are the norm. But it’s a slippery slope when you stop learning - the instability of freelancing is still keeping him on his toes.   You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com  JOIN THE COMMUNITYYou're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).A place to ask questions, sense-check, laugh and support.With LIVE Q&As, Coworking, Meet-ups, Socials and more. JOIN YOUR BFFS AT  beingfreelance.com/community  NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU! The Being Freelance course is made for you! There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from the experience of Steve and hundreds of guests of the podcast.Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

Spring 2020. A pandemic lockdown. Doesn’t sound like the ideal time to build a business, but Ayo had 20 years of marketing experience as her foundations. And a love of marketing that she’d put to good use on herself. Specialising in the ‘built environment’ - think construction, engineers, architects - Ayo launched a podcast that raised her profile and brought her clients. Repurposing content across socials and her newsletters, Ayo put the same plans, systems & processes she uses with clients to boost her own business. With award-winning added to her LinkedIn profile, she’s built something pretty special. Maybe we can learn by studying the blueprints.  Seriously so much to learn on the content marketing strategy Ayo is using!   You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com  JOIN THE COMMUNITYYou're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).A place to ask questions, sense-check, laugh and support.With LIVE Q&As, Coworking, Meet-ups, Socials and more. JOIN YOUR BFFS AT  beingfreelance.com/community  NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU! The Being Freelance course is made for you! There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from the experience of Steve and hundreds of guests of the podcast.Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland  

Brazilian creative Victoria was working in advertising in London when in 2013 she fancied a change. A change of pace, country and language, and to help her do that she figured she’d go freelance in Spain. After 3 years she took a job in an agency. Four years on she felt ready to freelance again. A pandemic and motherhood making the flexibility of working from home even more appealing. Second time around Victoria felt much more prepared. In her positioning, her processes, her dealings with clients… in running her own business. In this conversation we cover, amongst other things: the importance of a network of fellow freelancers getting to know clients properly working around having a child how some things you want to do just can't be done right now, and that's okay... You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com  JOIN THE COMMUNITYYou're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).A place to ask questions, sense-check, laugh and support.With LIVE Q&As, Coworking, Meet-ups, Socials and more. JOIN YOUR BFFS AT  beingfreelance.com/community  NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU! The Being Freelance course is made for you! There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from the experience of Steve and hundreds of guests of the podcast.Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

It’s quite a winding route that’s taken Marcelle to be known as a fashion photographer. But from working in shops on London’s Oxford Street as a teenager, now her photos can be seen in those windows instead. Marcelle did lots of work for free early on but it built a network, a portfolio and a reputation that has since served her well. Whilst her training as a graphic designer has kept her working at times when she didn’t have a camera in her hand. She loves her job and is a self professed workaholic, but her thirty year plan finds her sitting in a beach far away from the streets of London. You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com   This episode is sponsored by AXA Business Insurance. Get cover for your work, your tools, your reputation. It feels better being protected, being freelance. Work hard, insure easy. Check out their site or Search AXA Business Insurance. AXA Insurance UK plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority This episode is sponsored by IPSE The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed -  support for UK freelancers. Advice, networking, events, perks - and sort your pension, insurance, legal, tax.. There's a lot to think about when being freelance, and IPSE have your back.   New to freelancing? The Being Freelance course is made for you! Steve’s rolled up everything he’s learnt from over 6 years of conversations with more than 250 freelancers. There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from our experiences. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Looking to learn from and connect with other freelancers? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, and be part of the Being Freelance Community! Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

Kyle left agency life and started his self-employed journey working with friends as a collective. 8 years on though, he’d built his own name through hosting meet-ups and speaking at events to the point where it made sense to go solo. From small meet-ups he ended up speaking on some of the biggest stages with the likes of Adobe as clients. Yet in 2020 decided to switch from being a freelancer to becoming a Creative Director in-house. Now, full-time at School Of Motion, a fully remote company, he still has flexibility in his life. Kyle believes his years of working independently, general skill-set, and ability to get things done that comes from being freelance is actually making him a better employee. You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com   This episode is sponsored by AXA Business Insurance. Get cover for your work, your tools, your reputation. It feels better being protected, being freelance. Work hard, insure easy. Check out their site or Search AXA Business Insurance. AXA Insurance UK plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority This episode is sponsored by IPSE The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed -  support for UK freelancers. Advice, networking, events, perks - and sort your pension, insurance, legal, tax.. There's a lot to think about when being freelance, and IPSE have your back.   New to freelancing? The Being Freelance course is made for you! Steve’s rolled up everything he’s learnt from over 6 years of conversations with more than 250 freelancers. There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from our experiences. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Looking to learn from and connect with other freelancers? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, and be part of the Being Freelance Community! Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

When Korean Hyunjin, or ‘Jenna’ as she’s also known, met her American husband, she moved to be with him and needed to find work in small town USA. Whilst blogging tips about international relationships, Jenna found readers started to approach her for help with their own written English requirements like cover letters and applications. Her freelance journey had begun. Years later she joined Elance, that became Upwork, and worked her way up to be one of the top 1% professionals on the freelancer job site. Her blog meanwhile spawned what is now the largest community for Korean/international couples. Currently based back in South Korea, along with regular clients on Upwork, her free community brings her plenty of opportunities as her members recommend her too. Maybe Upwork doesn’t have to be a race to the bottom after all. Hear Jenna's story. And her cat. You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com   This episode is sponsored by AXA Business Insurance. Get cover for your work, your tools, your reputation. It feels better being protected, being freelance. Work hard, insure easy. Check out their site or Search AXA Business Insurance. AXA Insurance UK plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority This episode is sponsored by IPSE The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed -  support for UK freelancers. Advice, networking, events, perks - and sort your pension, insurance, legal, tax.. There's a lot to think about when being freelance, and IPSE have your back.   New to freelancing? The Being Freelance course is made for you! Steve’s rolled up everything he’s learnt from over 6 years of conversations with more than 250 freelancers. There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from our experiences. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Looking to learn from and connect with other freelancers? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, and be part of the Being Freelance Community! Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland  

Luke needn’t have been scared of going freelance. He’d spent 10 years of agency life making great work and making a name for himself. Through writing, speaking and community, people knew he’d be a great freelancer even if he didn’t. And whilst all of his income is derived from client work, that’s definitely not where all his time is spent Luke devotes huge amounts of energy to Birmingham Design. Joining forces with his friend Dan to organise events, workshops, a shop, website, directory, mentorship scheme and a massive festival celebrating and nurturing the creative scene around them. You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com   This episode is sponsored by AXA Business Insurance. Get cover for your work, your tools, your reputation. It feels better being protected, being freelance. Work hard, insure easy. Check out their site or Search AXA Business Insurance. AXA Insurance UK plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority This episode is sponsored by IPSE The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed -  support for UK freelancers. Advice, networking, events, perks - and sort your pension, insurance, legal, tax.. There's a lot to think about when being freelance, and IPSE have your back.   New to freelancing? The Being Freelance course is made for you! Steve’s rolled up everything he’s learnt from over 6 years of conversations with more than 250 freelancers. There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from our experiences. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Looking to learn from and connect with other freelancers? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, and be part of the Being Freelance Community! Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland  

When Australian Robyn quit her job working in comms for a French yacht company, she wasn’t expecting her boss to be so keen to keep her that he’d offer her a 2-day-a-week retainer if she went freelance. So she did. Finding work through her network and referrals along the way. 6 years later Robyn still has no website. But working solo also gradually sent Robyn into her shell. So now, she’s proactively seeking out connection once more. Making online dates with other freelancers and working with a business coach - she’s enjoying life being freelance once more. You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com   This episode is sponsored by AXA Business Insurance. Get cover for your work, your tools, your reputation. It feels better being protected, being freelance. Work hard, insure easy. Check out their site or Search AXA Business Insurance. AXA Insurance UK plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority This episode is sponsored by IPSE The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed -  support for UK freelancers. Advice, networking, events, perks - and sort your pension, insurance, legal, tax.. There's a lot to think about when being freelance, and IPSE have your back.   New to freelancing? The Being Freelance course is made for you! Steve’s rolled up everything he’s learnt from over 6 years of conversations with more than 250 freelancers. There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from our experiences. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Looking to learn from and connect with other freelancers? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, and be part of the Being Freelance Community! Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland    

While working in his first job at a small agency, Ryan started a website. He didn’t think much of it. Until its local SEO started bringing him leads and the chance to do extra work on the side. A year on, working evenings and weekends, he’d reached capacity. This was it. Time to go full time freelance. With no network of his own, he needed his site to continue to bring him clients. And it really did. In the past year Ryan’s grown a team of two fellow freelancers. Able to make the most of the leads, the retainers and enjoy the ability of having people to bounce ideas off of rather than make every decision on him. You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com   This episode is sponsored by AXA Business Insurance. Get cover for your work, your tools, your reputation. It feels better being protected, being freelance. Work hard, insure easy. Check out their site or Search AXA Business Insurance. AXA Insurance UK plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority This episode is sponsored by IPSE The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed -  support for UK freelancers. Advice, networking, events, perks - and sort your pension, insurance, legal, tax.. There's a lot to think about when being freelance, and IPSE have your back.   New to freelancing? The Being Freelance course is made for you! Steve’s rolled up everything he’s learnt from over 6 years of conversations with more than 250 freelancers. There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from our experiences. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Looking to learn from and connect with other freelancers? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, and be part of the Being Freelance Community! Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

Already established in her marketing career, Nadine went freelance in order to ‘stretch’ herself professionally. And stretch she has! Her natural networking style served her well. Nadine has been freelancing for 10 years with big name clients and still doesn’t have a website of her own. LinkedIn and her trusty Rolodex of business cards keep her ‘booked and busy’. And in the past couple of years, she’s decided to use her own success and knowledge to give back. Starting a community and investment fund for diverse, marginalised entrepreneurs. Nadine loves the entrepreneurial side of being freelance. And you’re going to love her story… You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com   This episode is sponsored by AXA Business Insurance. Get cover for your work, your tools, your reputation. It feels better being protected, being freelance. Work hard, insure easy. Check out their site or Search AXA Business Insurance. AXA Insurance UK plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority This episode is sponsored by IPSE The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed -  support for UK freelancers. Advice, networking, events, perks - and sort your pension, insurance, legal, tax.. There's a lot to think about when being freelance, and IPSE have your back.   New to freelancing? The Being Freelance course is made for you! Steve’s rolled up everything he’s learnt from over 6 years of conversations with more than 250 freelancers. There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from our experiences. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Looking to learn from and connect with other freelancers? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, and be part of the Being Freelance Community! Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland    

Momina realised traditional office life didn’t fit with taking care of her mental health. Sh'e’d go freelance and be a better boss to herself. Having quickly built up a personal brand and relationships on Twitter, work soon came her way. This was in January 2022. So when she spoke for the podcast in July of that year, she’d really not been freelancing long. But that doesn’t mean she didn’t have a lot to share. A lot for us to learn from. Having already experienced and dealt with burn out, the issues with outsourcing in a hurry, prejudices from those refusing to consider hiring someone from Pakistan… but also the flip side of community, building great client relationships and ultimately creating that work life that works for her. You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com   This episode is sponsored by AXA Business Insurance. Get cover for your work, your tools, your reputation. It feels better being protected, being freelance. Work hard, insure easy. Check out their site or Search AXA Business Insurance. AXA Insurance UK plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority This episode is sponsored by IPSE The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed -  support for UK freelancers. Advice, networking, events, perks - and sort your pension, insurance, legal, tax.. There's a lot to think about when being freelance, and IPSE have your back.   New to freelancing? The Being Freelance course is made for you! Steve’s rolled up everything he’s learnt from over 6 years of conversations with more than 250 freelancers. There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from our experiences. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Looking to learn from and connect with other freelancers? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, and be part of the Being Freelance Community! Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland  

Stephen wasn’t looking to go freelance, but when redundancy came 10 years ago, he took on a contract for a few months. And here is all those years later saying he’d never go back. In between he’s evolved specialisms, written a book that became a course and started working remotely. Stephen takes time out on side projects and courses to always stay on top of trends, tech and skills - thinking about what his clients might want now and in the years to come. And what about what he wants? As he nears the end of his 40s, Stephen’s now exploring what a future in freelancing will look like for him and his family. You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com   This episode is sponsored by AXA Business Insurance. Get cover for your work, your tools, your reputation. It feels better being protected, being freelance. Work hard, insure easy. Check out their site or Search AXA Business Insurance. AXA Insurance UK plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority This episode is sponsored by IPSE The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed -  support for UK freelancers. Advice, networking, events, perks - and sort your pension, insurance, legal, tax.. There's a lot to think about when being freelance, and IPSE have your back.   New to freelancing? The Being Freelance course is made for you! Steve’s rolled up everything he’s learnt from over 6 years of conversations with more than 250 freelancers. There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from our experiences. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Looking to learn from and connect with other freelancers? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, and be part of the Being Freelance Community! Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

In 2011, taking a family holiday from his job as a Ford engineer, changed David’s life forever. An accident on the beach left him paralysed from the chest down. Quadriplegic.When David was ready to work again, an old friend remembered their shared love of music. He suggested David create audio tracks for the animated videos his company were creating. His freelance business ‘Quadriphonic Sound’ was about to make some serious noise. Without the flexibility of being freelance, David wonders if he’d be able to work at all. Instead he’s making a name for himself on dream projects for huge brands, doing it all remotely around his health and family needs. You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com   This episode is sponsored by AXA Business Insurance. Get cover for your work, your tools, your reputation. It feels better being protected, being freelance. Work hard, insure easy. Check out their site or Search AXA Business Insurance. AXA Insurance UK plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority   New to freelancing? The Being Freelance course is made for you! Steve’s rolled up everything he’s learnt from over 6 years of conversations with more than 250 freelancers. There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from our experiences. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Looking to learn from and connect with other freelancers? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, and be part of the Being Freelance Community! Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

The small agency Nick had joined had become a big agency. He’d become part of the leadership team. HR. Management. Meetings. He missed doing the ‘work’. He did know how much big clients were willing to pay for that work though.So Nick set out as a high-billing tone-of-voice specialist. A company of one. With various side projects, Nick embraces the freedom of freelance life - allowing moments of ‘high performing procrastination’ to explore his creativity. We chat about pricing, using a business name alongside a personal brand, thinking like a business (rather than a freelancer), side projects including products and newsletters, becoming a thought leader and more... You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com   This episode is sponsored by Pension Bee. The flexible pension for the self-employed. Get set up in minutes and then get back to business. Start saving for a future beyond being freelance. Download the app or head to PensionBee.com PensionBee is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.With investments your capital is at risk.   This episode is sponsored by Ahrefs. Time to boost your search rankings with Ahrefs Webmaster Tools - and it's FREE!  If the idea of getting Google to work for you sounds confusing, Ahrefs also offers helpful tutorials on Search Engine Optimization. Want to get your freelance site more search traffic? Visit ahrefs.com/webmaster-tools and get this free tool working for you today.    New to freelancing? The Being Freelance course is made for you! Steve’s rolled up everything he’s learnt from over 6 years of conversations with more than 250 freelancers. There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from our experiences. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Looking to learn from and connect with other freelancers? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, and be part of the Being Freelance Community! Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

Fungi left university as a scientist. But it was her experiments with Photoshop that had unexpected results. She now wanted to be a designer. Whilst working full-time in science, she designed on the side. By changing her entire persona online, she began to turn what started as a passion project, into a full-time freelance career. Fungi’s focus is in lifting African culture and narratives to the forefront of her design. From the ‘Sunshine City’ Harare, Zimbabwe, she’s brightening brands, packaging and websites the world over. You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com   This episode is sponsored by Pension Bee. The flexible pension for the self-employed. Get set up in minutes and then get back to business. Start saving for a future beyond being freelance. Download the app or head to PensionBee.com PensionBee is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.With investments your capital is at risk.   This episode is sponsored by Ahrefs. Time to boost your search rankings with Ahrefs Webmaster Tools - and it's FREE!  If the idea of getting Google to work for you sounds confusing, Ahrefs also offers helpful tutorials on Search Engine Optimization. Want to get your freelance site more search traffic? Visit ahrefs.com/webmaster-tools and get this free tool working for you today.    New to freelancing? The Being Freelance course is made for you! Steve’s rolled up everything he’s learnt from over 6 years of conversations with more than 250 freelancers. There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from our experiences. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Looking to learn from and connect with other freelancers? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, and be part of the Being Freelance Community! Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

Levi left art school with no job, but worse, no love of art. Eventually he started creating and experimenting. Finding his style, he also found an art director and his lucky break. Going from flipping burgers to turning over big meaty clients. Still Levi has worked hard to keep the ‘play’ of art in his life. Joining a studio and forming a collective. He’s not going to let getting paid to create detroy his love for it. You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com   This episode is sponsored by Pension Bee. The flexible pension for the self-employed. Get set up in minutes and then get back to business. Start saving for a future beyond being freelance. Download the app or head to PensionBee.com PensionBee is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.With investments your capital is at risk.   This episode is sponsored by Ahrefs. Time to boost your search rankings with Ahrefs Webmaster Tools - and it's FREE!  If the idea of getting Google to work for you sounds confusing, Ahrefs also offers helpful tutorials on Search Engine Optimization. Want to get your freelance site more search traffic? Visit ahrefs.com/webmaster-tools and get this free tool working for you today.    New to freelancing? The Being Freelance course is made for you! Steve’s rolled up everything he’s learnt from over 6 years of conversations with more than 250 freelancers. There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from our experiences. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Looking to learn from and connect with other freelancers? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, and be part of the Being Freelance Community! Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

Over 10 years ago Frankie crowd funded her training as a graphic designer. It’s fair to say she doesn’t look at problems the same way everyone does. And when pregnancy took her flourishing freelance career a few steps back, when she felt isolated amongst parents with full-time jobs, she didn’t settle. She searched. She got creative. As her first child was born, so was ‘Doing It For The Kids’. Through a blog, Instagram, award-winning podcast and thriving community, she’s forged a second family of freelancers juggling kids & business. Finding her feet, her people, her niche. And along the way, finding a co-mentor in Steve Folland (yep, of Being Freelance).Together, they took to figuring out how to run their ridiculously big side projects around everything else. You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com   This episode is sponsored by Pension Bee. The flexible pension for the self-employed. Get set up in minutes and then get back to business. Start saving for a future beyond being freelance. Download the app or head to PensionBee.com PensionBee is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.With investments your capital is at risk.   This episode is sponsored by Ahrefs. Time to boost your search rankings with Ahrefs Webmaster Tools - and it's FREE!  If the idea of getting Google to work for you sounds confusing, Ahrefs also offers helpful tutorials on Search Engine Optimization. Want to get your freelance site more search traffic? Visit ahrefs.com/webmaster-tools and get this free tool working for you today.    New to freelancing? The Being Freelance course is made for you! Steve’s rolled up everything he’s learnt from over 6 years of conversations with more than 250 freelancers. There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from our experiences. Find out more about the course.  FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop Looking to learn from and connect with other freelancers? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, and be part of the Being Freelance Community! Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland