Freelance As F***: Recent Episodes
Daniel Meek
Join Dan and Paul on the weekly pod as they discuss all the things freelancing. Topics cover, Going from Full Time to Freelancer, how to find new project, how to fire clients and everything in between from two freelancers and their guests.
Dan talks about the steps he is taking to get his first client and Paul gives some advice.
This week Dan talks about the new name and asks Paul what he thinks are the most important things he does in the next week.
Dan has thought about a cleaning business for a long time and finally makes the commitment to give it a try.
This week Paul talks about a set back in making money from the newsletter and discusses some other ways to generate income from the side project.
Paul started a newsletter for the fun of it and provides an update on how much he has spent, how many people he has signed up.
Paul discusses an opportunity he received to sub contract work with the potential to partner up down the road.
Dan and Paul discuss how to use Twitter and write a thread to see if they can generate new inbound leads.
Paul and Dan continue their talk about how to summarize what they do in one line which proves harder than they expected.
This week Dan and Paul discuss what keeps them up and how to get to the root of client concerns or questions.
This week Paul discusses frustration with a client and their team and they discuss how to work with internal and external team members.
This week Dan and Paul give some updates and talk about how many hours and what type of work works.
This week Dan and Paul discuss when freelance is a survival tool and when it turns into a career. Paul talks about how to think about what is enough if it ever is.
This week Dan and Paul discuss how AI might impact our jobs - check back in 5 years if we are still working...
Dan joined a co-working space and in some ways it feels like a step back in time. Paul had some success with Twitter.
Paul caught a big fish this week. Dan talks about if he needs to be right in every conversation.
This week Dan and Paul talk about some personality traits that are helpful for freelancers. Dan wanted to talk about the ideal client and if he is too crazy for the freelance life.
This week Dan and Paul talk about what's productivity porn vs. what's actual work. Paul asks what other businesses we would be doing if we weren't freelancing.
This week Dan and Paul discuss what to do when you have a strong referral that you cannot work with and how to generate more referrals.
This week Dan and Paul discuss how to manage time, when to invest in your business and when to say no.
This week Dan and Paul discuss a recent pitch that bombed. What went wrong and what can be learned from the experience.
This week Paul and Dan discuss what it means to be freelance to them today, how they got started and what to expect on this weekly podcast.
This week Dan and Paul discuss how being productive is different as a freelancer vs. when you are full time. Paul talks about what to do when a client takes a project in house.
This week Dan shares feeling like he should be charging more which make him question his relationship to money.
This week Dan and Paul talk about how it can sometimes be lonely as a freelancer and what if anything they can do about and then Paul pitches some ideas for a side hustle.
This week Paul and Dan discuss how much you can blame the economy and when you need to take responsibility and turn things around.
This week Dan and Paul talk about creating and managing services that are both high and low margin and when to make a change.
This week Dan and Paul discuss how to set boundaries after Dan has a client call and text him 10 times in a day.
This week Dan is ready to fire all of his clients. Paul helps talk about what to do when you are feeling burned out.
This week we talk about how to create structure and set boundaries to create your perfect day.