Scaling Freelance: Recent Episodes

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Scaling Freelance by Devscale

Our guest today is Heather Deveaux - an experienced adult-learning specialist. She has designed and delivered programming an a ton of different topics. She works as a full-time freelance writer and business coach that teaches others to make money as a freelancer. 

Freelancer Fav Five:

1. Revenue: $18k

2. The Big Leap, You are a Badass

3. Canva, Buffer

4. KA Social Media

heatherdeveaux.com

thefreelancewritingschool.com

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Scaling Freelance by Devscale 

Our guest today is Jennah Lear, the owner of Blue Loui Studio - a brand strategy studio that helps purpose driven female entrepreneurs create a brand to attract clients. 

Freelancer Fav Five:

1. Best Month: $21k

2. Big Magic, You Are a Badass, You Are a Badass at Making Money

3. Adobe Suite, PayPal, Zoom, Moonclerk

4. Andy J. Pizza

bluelouistudio.com

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Scaling Freelance by Devscale

Josiah is an iOS developer, consultant, and bass player that helps e-commerce Shopify stores convert more sales. He's helped multiple clients scale to 5x their conversion rates. 

Freelancer Fav Five:

1. Best month of revenue: $8k-ish

2. The War of Art, Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit

3. Calendly, Todoist

4. Phillip Morgan, Jonathon Stark

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Scaling Freelance by Devscale

Freelancer Fav Five:

1. Best month revenue: $20k

2. Book Recs: Traction by Gino Wickman

3. Software Recs: Hubspot, InfusionSoft, Zapier

4. People to Follow: Greg Jenkins at MonkeyPod Marketing

Ronnie Kassiffrkinboundmarketing.com

hello@rkinboundmarketing.com

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Topics we covered:

• The biggest step in any freelancers career is the step into full-time
• How RJ figured out how to freelance full-time with no plan
• How a fake job-listing led to meeting his business partner
• What it means to scale out instead of scaling up
• How RJ implements retainer contracts
• The benefits of having an accountant and being an S-corp

Freelancer Fav Five:

1. Bests month of revenue: $18k
2. Book Recommendations: None
3. Software Tools: Buddy (deployments)
4. People to Follow: Justin Jackson

Guest Info:

RJ McCollam

The Freelance Podcast

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Our guest on the show today is Kat Boogaard! Kat is full-time freelance writer and focuses on crafting online content related to careers, productivity, and entrepreneurship.

Topics we cover:

• Full-time freelance writer for 5 years!
• Transitioning from full-time job to full-time freelancing
• How to boost referrals to land project
• Cold email and cold pitching
• How Kat sets her rates as a freelance writer
• The importance of having a niche

Freelance Fav Five:

1. Best month of revenue: $12,000
2. Book Recommendations: Tell Me More
3. Software: Quickbooks Online, Mailchimp, Toggl
4. Inspirations: Abby Wolfe, Kaleigh Moore, Maddy Osman

Guest Info:

Kat Boogaard - KatBoogaard.com

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Show Notes Our guest today is Jon Wons! John is a Digital Marketing Enabler. He helps family-owned businesses to brand, market and ignite their digital footprint.

Topics we cover:

• Chicago neighborhoods ;)
• Team structure for his freelance business
• Transitioning from full-time job to full-time freelance
• 2-3 month plan for his freelance business
• Why Jon asks for 1-year commitments from his clients
• Why doing good work is invaluable to growing your freelance business.

Freelancer Fav Five:

1. Revenue

$75k (April 2019) 2. Books

Company of One by Paul Jarvis

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Quench your thirst by Jim Koch 3. Software

WebFlow to build all websites

Canva

QBO

Dropbox

Nearbynow for SEO 4. People

Business and Biceps Podcast

Focus Three Podcast 5. Younger self

Always move forward!

Guest Info:

John Wons

designwons.com

IG: @ontheroadwithwons

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Show Notes Our guest today is Raj Nathan. Raj is a hype-consultant, keynote speaker and rap artist. Basically, he consults with startups to help them pitch better.

Topics we cover

• How Raj helps startups not suck
• How he got into consulting
• Why it's so dangerous to NOT label things as failures

Freelancer Fav Five

1. Revenue

$15k (maybe $45k 😉) 2. Books

Shoe Dog by Phil Knight 3. Software

Calendly, Zoom, Mailtrack.io 4. People

Daniel DiPiazza

Guest Info

Raj Nathan

http://startuphypeman.com

https://www.startuphypeman.com/podcast

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Our guest freelancer today is Noelle Steegs! She's a full-time wordpress web developer focusing on the Divi theme. Her work supports her digital nomad lifestyle as she travels all around the world.

Topics we cover:

• How Noelle made the shift to working remote and eventually completely nomadic.
• Her recommendations on how to transition into full-time freelancing.
• How joining facebook groups changed her freelancing career.
• Value-based pricing vs hourly based pricing

Freelancer Fav Five:

1. $5k
2. Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss
3. Freshbooks for Time Tracking and Invoicing
4. Rodolfo Melogli from businessbloomer.com

Guest Info:

Noelle Steegs

http://noellesteegs.com

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Our guest freelancer today is Christine Lieu! She is a graphic designer that traded in climbing the corporate ladder for climbing mountains around the world.

Topics we cover:

• Started out owning an apparel brand
• Importance of transparency with clients
• What it's like quitting a great job
• How she found her first few clients
• How she's getting conversions on instagram
• Value-based pricing vs Hourly
• Eat the Frog!
• Work out of co-working spaces to beat loneliness

Freelancer Fav Five:

1. Best monthly revenue:  $13k!!
2. Book Recommendations:

Happiness Equation 3. Software Recs:

Asana

Adobe 4. Influences:

Make Lemonade Co-working

Connection Collective Co.

Katy the copywriter

Guest Info:

Christine Lieu

https://www.christineldesigns.com

https://instagram.com/_clieu

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Our guest today is Nicholas Moegly. He is an illustrator and graphic designer that creates gig posters and album art for the music industry. He's located in Cincinnati, Ohio and has worked with several Grammy award winning artists.

Nicholas and I talk about

• What it's like running a super lean freelance business.
• Why he decided to start contracting out specific parts of his business.
• Nicholas's three month plan for quitting his agency job and going full-time freelance
• How to get clients while you have a full-time job

Freelancer Fav Five

1. Revenue

2. July 2019

3. Books

4. Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris

5. Software

6. Caato Time Tracker

Guest Info

@nicholasmoely - IG

nicholasmoegly.com

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Show Notes Our guest today is Bizzy Coy! Bizzy is a freelance writer based out of the woods in upstate New York. She writes website copy, emails, and event description. This was an amazing episode where we dig into a lot of the nitty gritty details of her freelance business!

Bizzy and I talk about

• Her path from Full-time agency employee -> full-time remote -> part-time freelance -> full-time freelance!
• Why her pricing model right now is retainer-based
• How to work with small number of clients on a consistent basis
• Getting to a point where you don't have to chase clients
• What a retainer agreement actually looks like
• Time tracking sucks! Here's how to stop doing it.
• Long-term relations are so much better than one-off projects
• How to handle burn out on agency life, city life, commutes, and giant mice

Freelancer Fav Five

1. Revenue

2. $24k

3. Books

4. Setting the Table by Danny Meyer

5. Software

6. Strikingly

7. Headspace

8. People

9. Kristen Gaerlan (Website | Twitter)

Guest Info

Bizzy Coy

http://www.bizzycoy.com

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Our guest today is Shannon Colón! Her work mainly focuses on branding for startups and entrepreneurs. She also does product design for mobile apps and web apps. She's been freelancing full-time for 7 years and is based out of Providence, Rhode Island.

Shannon and I talk about:

• What it was like quitting her job to figure out how to freelance full-time
• Why there's never a perfect time to quit your job
• How to hire your previous employer to get your first freelance client.
• How joining a co-working space was 'monumental' for getting more clients.
• What to do when you have no projects lined up.
• How to raise your rates as a freelancer
• Day rates, weekly rates, hourly, value-baed. All of the pricing goodness
• How Shannon takes a 1 month long vacation without clients getting mad

Freelancer Fav Five

1. Best Month of Revenue

2. In the 5 digits

3. Book Recommendations

4. Four Hour Work Week

5. Rework

6. Software Recommendations

7. Notion.so

8. Harvest - Invoicing/Time Tracking

9. People to Follow

10. @Naval

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On today's show we have Jake Kahana! He is an artist and teacher helping people thrive in a world overrun by distractions by leading them in 'unlearning' bad habits and replacing them with new ones. He is a freelance UX/UI designer and runs his startup CaveDay on the side.

Jake and I talk about:

• How hourly pricing can actual make you LESS money in the long run
• Why getting fired was the catalyst to being a freelancer
• How Jake funds his business CaveDay with his freelancing work
• The three main places that Jake generates freelance leads from
• The typical day for Jake

Freelancer Fav Five

1. Best Month of Revenue

$24,000 2. Book Recommendations

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert 3. Software Recommendations

MixMax

Calendly 4. People to Follow

Jason Fried/DHH

David Cain

Guest Info:

https://www.jakekahana.com/

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Joining me on today’s episode of Scaling Freelance is Jessica Jones, a freelance designer based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Her work primarily on brand identity designs and surface pattern design. 

Jessica and I discuss:

• How Jessica gets the major of her freelance clients through SEO
• What is a Brand Identity freelancer?
• How to make the jump from full-time job to full-time freelancer
• How to manage multiple projects at the same time.
• Why increasing your freelance rate is crucial to your business
• Value-based pricing vs hourly

Book Recommendations:

1. Designers Guide to Marketing and Pricing

Software Recommendations:

1. 17 Hats

People to Follow:

1. Nicholas Moegly

Guest Info:

Jessica Jones

http://jessicajonesdesign.com

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Joining me on today’s episode of Scaling Freelance is Devesh Khanal. Devesh is the Co-founder of Grow and Convert and the CEO of Growth Rock. He got his start freelancing and transitioned into growing two agencies. Growth Rock increases conversion rates for 7 and 8-figure online businesses through A/B testing anduser research. They have deep expertise in optimization and user experience of ecommerce and SaaS business in particular.

Devesh and I discuss:

• How to successfully manage a remote team
• Why hiring can be SO hard
• What your first hires should be and how to think about it
• Why Virtual Assistants don't work for him
• Product Market fit
• Finding a repeatable channel for

Book Recommendations:

1. Small Giants
2. It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work
3. Company of One by Paul Jarvis

Tool Recommendations:

1. Trello
2. Basecamp

People to Follow:

1. Brian Harris at Growth Tools

Guest Info:

growandconvert.comgrowthrock.co

https://www.linkedin.com/in/deveshkhanal/

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Joining me on today’s episode of Scaling Freelance is Eléna Potter and Kate Busby. Eléna is a freelance designer and illustrator in Chicago and Kate is a freelance web developer who is remote in Lisbon right now. They came together to form the boutique web design studio, fittingly called Busby-Potter. And by teaming up, they offer start to finish websites with Eléna handling the design and Kate handling development.

Eléna, Kate and I discuss:

• How they quit their 9-5 to become full-time freelancers
• How to get clients as a new freelancer
• Hourly vs Value-based pricing (and why this can make you $$$$)
• What it’s like being a nomadic freelancer
• Why they decided to partner up instead of staying solo-freelancers.

Book Recommendations:

1. Run Studio Run by Eli Altman
2. Creative Strategy and the Business of Design
3. Breaking the Time Barrier

Software Recommendations:

1. Slack
2. Zeplin
3. Harvest
4. TeuxDeux by Tina Roth-Eisenberg

People to Follow:

1. https://clientsfromhell.net (blog and podcast)
2. http://www.ghostlyferns.com (IG )

Guest Info:

Kate Busby

Eléna Potter

Website - Busby-Potter

Instagram - @BUSBYPOTTER

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Joining me on today’s episode of Scaling Freelance is Joe Martin. Joe recently published a book for entrepreneurs and business owners, 6-week cycles which offers a new perspective on productivity, corporate culture, and an understanding that family should always come first.

Joe and I discuss:

• Why nurturing your clients is so important to boost referrals
• Branding as yourself vs a company name
• How to work for 6 weeks and then take off for 2 weeks
• How Joe got is first few clients

Book Recommendations:

1. 6-week Cycles by Joe Martin
2. ReWork by Jason Fried

Tool Recommendations:

1. Dropbox Paper

People to Follow:

1. Joanna Wiebe

Guest Info:

http://hijoemartin.comhttp://6weekcycles.com

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Joining me on today’s episode of Scaling Freelance is Abbey Woodcock. She is a freelance copywriter that has been featured in some of the largest brands online. Over the years, she's developed systems and strategies that have boosted her revenue beyond what she imagined. Aside from freelancing, she also started freelancecoop.org to help make creativity sustainable.

Abbey and I discuss:

• How to get your first freelance copywriting clients
• Going to networking events can CHANGE your freelance business
• Why you should NOT tell your first client that they are your first client
• What you should actually DO at networking events to get business
• How to network as an introvert

Book Recommendations:

1. Never Lose a Customer Again by Joey Coleman
2. Design is a Job by Mike Monteiro

Tool Recommendations:

1. Seventeen Hats

People to Follow:

1. Justin Blackman
2. Allison Carpio

Guest Info:

https://onlifeandwriting.comhttp://freelancecoop.org

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Joining me on today’s episode of Scaling Freelance is Jessica Chan, the founder of Coder-Coder. She got her start out in web development at an advertising agency. She went full-time freelance in June 2018 and has since launched a tutorial site to help people how to code!

Jessica and I discuss:

• How to learn how to code on your own
• What it's like going from 9-5 to full-time freelancer
• Selling digital goods like courses and e-books

Book Recommendations:

1. The Science of Selling by David Hoffeld
2. Authority by Nathan Barry

Software Recommendations:

1. Trello

People to Follow:

1. Nathan Barry
2. Indie Hackers
3. Smart Passsive Income

Guest Info:

http://coder-coder.com

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Joining me on today’s episode of Scaling Freelance is Phillip Van Nostrand. Phillip is based out of New York City. He has a strong background in weddings, commercial, and lifestyle projects, and is an expert in capturing bright, cinematic lifestyle imagery. He travels abroad 5 times a year and has photographed in over 40 countries.

Phillip and I discuss:

• How to become a photographer with no formal training
• Charging more for your work
• How he is able to travel the world and support is lifestyle
• How to live an epic freelance life

Book Recommendations:

1. Four Hour Work Week
2. I will Teach You To Be Rich
3. Never Eat Alone

Tool Recommendations:

1. Networking Events

People to Follow:

1. Jeremy Redleaf

Guest Info:

http://phillipvn.com

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Joining me on today’s episode of Scaling Freelance is Preston Lee. Preston is the founder of Millo.co where he and his team have been helping freelancers thrive for over a decade. His advice has been featured by Entrepreneur, Inc, Forbes, Adobe, and many more.

Preston and I discuss:

• How to get consistent income as a freelancer
• Finding your first client
• 68 Freelance Job Sites to find your first gigs
• How to get to the next level of income while freelancing
• How to leverage past clients to generate more revenue
• How to successfully structure a retainer contract
• Why you don't need to be afraid of SALES

Book Recommendations:

1. $100 Startup

Software Recommendations:

1. Ahrefs

People to Follow:

1. Ryan Robinson
2. Fizzle

Guest Info:

Millo.co

Connect with Preston on Twitter

HandyWP

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Joining me on today’s episode of Scaling Freelance is Avani Miriyala, the host of the podcast The Six-Figure Freelancer. Avani is a business coach for freelancers. Her mission is to help freelancers who want MORE andbreak free of the hamster-wheel so they can get more clients with ease and scale sustainable to 6-figures and beyond.

Avani and I discuss:

• Why networking is THE most important tool for freelancers
• How Avani time blocks like crazzzzy to be super efficient
• How to balance money-later tasks, maintenance tasks, and money-now tasks
• How to structure a retainer projects with clients
• Why growing a team is KEY to freelance growth

Book Recommendations:

1. Profit First by Mike Michalowicz
2. Untethered Soul

Software Recommendations:

1. Figma
2. Asana
3. Toggl
4. Sales Handy

Blogs/People to Follow:

1. Liz White
2. LionHearth Money Matrix

Guest Info:

https://avanimiriyala.com

Instagram

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