Sunday Dispatches
By Paul Jarvis
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Description
Paul Jarvis’ Sunday Dispatches is a short, weekly show that helps creatives kick some ass at the intersection of creativity & commerce.
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CleanStop trying to find the courage to follow your passion | There are countless books, bloggers and thought leaders that will tell you that the key ingredient to a happy, meaningful life is to find the courage to follow your passion. | 6/4/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitProblems with the whale photo | Maybe the next time you take a photo and post it you’ll question your motivations as well. | 5/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitI barely read your articles anymore, but this one was ok I guess | Why is there such a double standard with creativity and commerce? | 5/21/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe guide to running a minimalist business | Minimalism is a mindset rather than a blind purge. If something is useful or pleasurable, you keep it. If it’s not, then you consider scrapping it. | 5/15/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOn being profitable | You can technically be profitable with a single sale of a service, if you charge more than it costs you to develop it. That’s why services are easier to push into the black than products – they take less work to set up and start doing. | 5/8/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAction-based belief | Belief is only the first step to succeeding at something, action must follow. | 4/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWrite good | Word length, grammar, typeface, first person, who cares? It’s like debating shades of white in a paint store: it really doesn’t matter at the end of the day. White paint is white paint. Good is good. Writing good simply means that you can clearly shar | 4/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanYou can't eat excuses | A doctor doesn’t wait until she’s inspired to do surgery to save a patient's life. A lawyer doesn’t wait for circumstances to be absolutely perfect before she tries a case for her client. They have work to do, so they do it. There’s no mental hack | 4/16/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat's the point of productivity? | We read about time-saving tricks so we have more time to read about time-saving tricks. We optimize our morning routines so we can have 30 minutes longer each morning to work more. It seems like we collectively want more time simply because we want to cra | 4/9/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSee one, teach one, do one | In medicine, there’s a learning model for new surgeons known as “see one, do one, teach one” — it was started by William Stewart Halsted at Johns Hopkins in 1890. Before that, there was no formal training program for people cutting into other peop | 4/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitWhat if I'm wrong? | Assuming we’re 100% right, 100% of the time is a recipe for never growing, never learning, never changing (for the better). | 3/26/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitFour Rules | My entire business strategy can be summed up in four rules... | 3/19/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSorry kitty, you actually have to do the work | There are few things that incite rage in me like seeing a motivational quote on social media. There’s a few reasons why (other than, obviously, the fact that I’m a crotchety old man in training and get mad at most things on social media). | 3/12/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitHow to make money from your mailing list | I have to start with this disclaimer… I hesitate to write articles that include phrases like “how to make money” because a) money’s a crappy goal in and of itself and b) I don’t want my writing to get lumped in with thought-leader marketing bull | 3/5/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe real reason I love mailing lists | So although I love that my list drives my revenue and the money side of my business, the real reason I love my list is because it lets me work in the way I want to. And that’s the real reason I work for myself: so I can have a business I’m happy with | 2/26/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitGrowth without growth | If you don’t want to have employees, assistants, scale up or grow a company that’s bigger than you - there can still be growth involved. It’s just a different kind. | 2/19/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe difference between tactics and strategy in marketing | Instead of chasing the latest and greatest tactics ,consider first creating a strategy for your marketing. As in, what’s the ultimate purpose and objective for what you’re doing? Who do you want to reach?And how will what you’re doing actually and h | 2/12/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSo you want to grow your audience? | Straight up: this is a pitch for my new course Grow Your audience. Let me tell you why I think you'll benefit from it. (Or, just listen to how I pitch products if you're curious). | 2/5/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitNewsflash: You don’t hate marketing, you hate what you think marketing is | I want to talk to you about what marketing is, because a lot of folks wrongly assume they understand it (and then dismiss it because they think it isn’t important or isn’t for them). | 1/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitNow what? | I’m not sure if anyone else noticed, but the world has been a lot less than awesome lately. Evil and hate are circling back around to mainstream, and it’s not just in one place or one country either. It’s everywhere. While this feels new, it’s not | 1/22/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNot everything needs to be paid back in full | Genuine business relationships aren’t a f*****g growth hack. | 1/15/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitState of the union, 2017 | 2016 was probably the most rollercoaster year for me ever. So many highs, so many lows. Oddly, all the highs were business-related and all the lows were personal-related. But I suppose it balanced out. | 1/8/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe shape of things to come | A quick summary of what's in store and about the name change from The Freelancer to the Sunday Dispatches. | 1/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitFinal Episode of the year | Thanks for listening to the show! | 11/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitI put a lot of people off | I swear, I’m negative, I voice my frustrations openly and I call people out when they’re mean or do something they shouldn’t. I post pictures of my pet rats in the same places I promote my products. I make jokes about everything. I’m open about ev | 11/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitSometimes your hard work isn't enough | If hard work was all it took to “win” in business, then we’d all have a clear path to victory. In the past, this was somewhat true. Sponsored by my friends at FreshBooks: freshbooks.com/thefreelancer | 11/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitLet's talk about tattoos | A lot of people ask me about my tattoos. Probably because I’m fairly covered from my neck to my feet. Sponsored by Freshbooks: https://freshbooks.com/thefreelancer | 10/31/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitWhen you should start making products | If I was just starting out, had zero audience, but still had the same skill-set as I currently have, I wouldn’t make a product. Yet. First, I’d look for a client who’d benefit from the skills I have. I’d work with them not only to solve what they | 10/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitI don't want to grow my business | It’s not that growing a company or hiring employees is evil or bad or wrong. It’s awesome and a great place to be in. For some people. But I know this about myself: I’m better at working than delegating work. And I don’t want to learn how to be be | 10/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitCopy me | Sorry: you can’t prevent others from copying or stealing your ideas. Well, you can, but that means never sharing those ideas with anyone else, never publishing anything and never putting any work whatsoever out into the world. Sponsored by Freshbooks: f | 10/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe digital astroturf is always greener on the other side | Think about this. Whether it’s selling software or a service like web design, it’s essentially the same: someone’s giving you money because they want what you’ve got. Sure, volume changes, scale can change, what’s delivered changes, and payment | 10/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAbsolutism can absolutely ruin your business | We often take what others say as absolute. When really, it may have just been something they tried one time, and it worked, and we’re assuming a data-set of one is valid (hint: it’s not). Brought to you buy Freshbooks: https://freshbooks.com/thefreela | 9/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe opposite of every GROW YOUR MAILING LIST message out there | There are SO MANY articles about growing your email list, and really, they just spew the same tired crap about “more subscribers = more profit” and using “All The Popups”. These subscribers at all costs articles are horribly short-sighted, and wor | 9/19/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitFall out of love | We need you. Not the you that you’re supposed to be, not the you that you think we want you to be, but the real you. The you that scares us a little because it’s so honest (and even a little weird). Sponsored by FreshBooks: http://freshbooks.com/thefr | 9/12/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitNeeds vs wants in your launch | We know the internet and the digital products on it are iterative, and yet we forget when we’re putting our own work out there. Assuming it has to be everything, have everything, do everything - right out the gates. This episode is sponsored by Freshboo | 9/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitWe like to complicate things | It’s tempting to make it more complicated and add more products to the mix, but I always come back to the idea that it’s easier to focus and get work done more quickly (and with greater quality) when there are fewer moving parts. | 8/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe step back | As makers, creators, doers, builders, freelancers, we focus almost entirely on those things we produce. Especially in the beginning, because that’s how we’re wired. | 8/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe business of creativity, part 2 | If I can set the record straight for a minute: just because someone sells something online, doesn’t mean they’re a fraudster, solely out to take your hard-earned money by any means necessary. | 8/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe business of creativity, part 1 | I treat business the exact same way as I treat my writing, speaking and design work: as a way I can stretch my imagination to accomplish what needs doing. This episode is brought to you by Freshbooks: freshbooks.com/thefreelancer | 8/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe one thing every aspiring freelancer or person with access to a time machine should know. | I make a living on the Internet by being myself and sharing the things I’ve learned. But I’m also scared shitless to be myself and share the things I’ve learned. Brought to you by Freshbooks: http://freshbooks.com/thefreelancer | 8/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitWork/life balance is BS | As with most things, if your focus swings the pendulum too far, for too long, there’ll be consequences. We can’t work 24/7 (not humanly possible) or even work all of our waking hours without sacrificing health, family and relationships. Brought to you | 7/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe advice gold rush | We’re currently experiencing an advice gold rush. Everyone is buying up digital land and staking a claim on some expertise they’ve got that will quadruple your audience, monetize your passions and help you receive 104,355,974 visitors to your blog, al | 7/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitDon't find your passion | I also don’t think there’s a single passionate calling that we can find one day, as if it was hidden until that exact moment, that will turn our lives into the best ever. Brought to you by http://dot.me/thefreelancerpodcast | 7/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Creative Virus | There’s no option to sit on the sidelines, to simply consume other people’s art and visions or wait until you’re ‘more ready’ (which never, ever happens—trust me). Your mind is constantly taking ideas and turning them into tangible expressions | 7/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitMake things because you want to make things | Maybe you want to write a book because you want to be a best-selling author. Maybe you want to create a course because you want to blog about making $100,000 from it. Maybe you want to start a mailing list because you want to reach 10,000 people. But here | 6/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitGiving Notice | Noticing means we’re open to exploring ideas. Noticing means we’re paying attention without bias. And amazing things can happen when we do. Sponsored by Freshbooks: freshbooks.com/thefreelancer | 6/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitOn being digital hoarders | We live in a world of tips & tricks, listicles and deep thoughts (in 140 characters or less). This is a world we actively perpetuate by continually showing how eager we all are to consume this type of information. It lures us in with promises of saving ti | 6/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitUsing anger to motivate | Anger is most often thought of as aggressive and awful, but really, that’s not always the case. Anger != aggression. In fact, most of the time, anger isn’t expressed as aggression at all. Bad anger leads to violence, aggression and sometimes worst of | 6/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitDon't let your brain talk you out of things | Motivation is to action as reading about exercise is to being in shape. Certainly, both can happen, but simply being motivated accomplishes nothing while seeming like it’s accomplishing something. Get 30 days free from Freshbooks: http://freshbooks.com/ | 5/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe next big thing | What if all my best writing is behind me? What if last week I finally said everything I had to say about … everything? What if the last thing I wrote was the best thing I’ll ever write, and nothing else will ever come close? What if it’s all downhil | 5/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitSurvivorship bias | We need to be skeptical. Not as disheartening pessimists, but as critical thinkers who don’t blindly apply advice. Most of the time, doing well is a matter of guessing or experimentation. No one (not even those experts) know for sure if something will w | 5/16/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAre you someone you'd want to pay attention to? | We have to pay attention to our work, and not just stay busy doing it. Otherwise we could end up becoming someone that even we wouldn’t want to pay attention to. This episode is sponsored by FreshBooks, freshbooks.com/thefreelancer | 5/9/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitFreelancer stories (part 2) | A few weeks ago I asked you to share your freelancing stories with me. And you did. Lots of you did. So many of you did that I broke the stories up into two parts, and this is the second part. This episode is sponsored by FreshBooks, https://freshbooks.co | 5/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitSharing your stories (pt 1) | This week I'm telling your freelancer stories. | 4/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAre we going to be doing this forever? | Freelancing, working for yourself, launching digital products and really just making a living online is fairly new. It’s uncharted long-term territory. There’s no data or studies or information (outside of asking Zoltar) to guide us in figuring out wh | 4/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitStop doing s**t you don't like | If you hate doing something, but do it anyway just because you think it’ll help in the long run, you might want to think again and think hard about it. You’ll start to cultivate some self-knowledge and direction to move you toward doing your own s**t, | 4/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitWhat's your story? | Each week I tell you my stories. This week I want to hear your freelancing story. The rules: 1. It must be short. 2. It must be true. Send audio or text to instructor@creativeclass.io. I'll read/listen to them all and share the ones I liked the most. | 4/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThere is a war going on for your mind | It’s so much easier to do things like complain, begrudge, procrastinate, dismiss, put down or ignore. That’s the first wolf’s plan: to encourage the easier and seemingly better option. Those things take almost no energy because they don’t require | 3/28/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitSweet, delicious gravy | Developing a mindset that attaches some worth to the effort you put into something makes the process enjoyable and rewarding. Otherwise, it’s too difficult to start (let alone finish and launch) what you’re working on. | 3/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitI Could Never | A successful creative freelancer is rarely limited with “I could never…” thoughts. | 3/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitProject partnerships for freelancers | Working for yourself doesn’t necessarily mean you always got to work alone. | 3/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitChimp Essentials! | My new newsletter course for MailChimp is now available. | 2/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitWhy "do what you love" is f*****g ridiculous. | Even as someone who works for myself and makes a living off of creativity, it’s not always fun and holding hands while letting the rays of sunshine wash over my face. | 2/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitShould you get specific or have varied skills as a freelancer? | I got an email the other day from someone asking me if being a “Jack of all trades”, generalist freelancer was on purpose (since I do everything from design to programming to marketing to audio/video production, etc). They wondered if they should try | 2/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitStart with the audience you've already got | Growth happens when your audience shares what you do with their own audience. | 2/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitScreening and qualifying clients | Not enough freelancers know that projects are a two-way street. Meaning: you’ve got just as much say in what you do or don’t get hired to do as the people and businesses that offer you projects. | 2/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitLines in the sand | The thing with lines in the sand is that they create division. | 1/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitFreelancer health | When you use your mind for work, you also need to keep your body running great. | 1/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitState Of The Union | A brief walk-through of what worked in 2015, what didn't and what's in store for the new year. | 1/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe one percent of a lasting career | Wanting a successful career is kind of myopic. Any career will have its highs and lows, times when you feel on top of the world and times when you feel like giving up. | 11/22/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAs a freelancer, you've also got to work on your own business sometimes | You can't just do the work, you also have to work on your own business sometimes. Plus, if you are constantly playing in someone else's playground online, they can take their bouncy ball and go home. | 11/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitQuick marketing wins for your freelance website | Here are some easy things you can do to turn up the juice on your portfolio site (or even on your client's websites). | 11/9/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitWhat to do when someone copies your freelance work | What if someone rips off your designs? Your code? Your writing? Here's what I do as well as what I do not suggest. | 11/2/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe importance of testimonials for freelancers | Do you collect testimonials from clients? If so, do you do it the right way? I dive deep into words from clients that help you get more business. | 10/28/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitMastermind groups for freelancers | Why is starting a mastermind group a good idea when you work for yourself? What should the format be? Who should you ask? I get into this. | 10/24/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitA business name vs your own name (when you're a freelancer) | Should you use your own name or a business name when you're a freelancer? I weigh the options and tell my own story about switching from doing business with a company name to using my own name. | 10/19/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitDealing with difficult clients | What happens when take on a project that seemed like a great fit, and then it goes off the rails? We've all been there—here's how I deal with it. | 10/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitA letter to a young freelancer | My letter to a young freelancer. | 10/8/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitYour own projects are absolutely necessary | When you work for yourself, you should do projects where you are the client. | 10/5/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitBuilding a great portfolio and networking (when you're a student) | How do you build a portfolio and network when you're still a design student? I REALLY draw a line in the sand with this answer. | 10/3/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitHow to market yourself as a freelancer | You've got to wear the marketing hat when you work for yourself. That just means there are a few things to consider in how you position the skills you've got as problems you solve for a specific audience. | 9/28/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitSaying no to potential clients | How do you say no to potential work? And why? There's also a short discussion (is it still a "discussion" if it's just me talking?) about finding time for passion projects and tools I use to manage my business. | 9/23/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitCommitments and focus | Focus and commitments are difficult when you work for yourself. Here's how I handle both - even when I get sick or when life s***s on my face. | 9/20/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitTalking yourself out of what you actually want to do | Our brains don't always have our best interests at heart. Here's how I got over 15 years of talking myself out of things I actually wanted to do. | 9/13/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitMaking mistakes as a freelancer that are 100% your own fault | What happens when you mess up with client work and it's your fault? How do you handle it? What do you do about it? | 9/13/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitActing like a professional freelancer | In this episode I talk about how I act like a professional and why the most common "professional" traits are simply artifacts of b******t. | 9/6/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe introverted freelancer | In this episode I talk about why being introverted actually helps when you work for yourself. | 9/3/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitInbound vs outbound for freelancers | In this episode I cover the difference between inbound and outbound marketing for freelancers and why it's important. | 9/1/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAn introduction (of sorts) | Welcome to the freelancer. In this episode I'll cover what the show is about, who it's for and how I got started as a freelancer 17 years ago. | 8/31/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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