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John Morris, an 18-year veteran of freelancing, shows you how to turn your passion (web development, design, writing, etc) into your livelihood.
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    • Business
    • 4.8 • 30 Ratings

John Morris, an 18-year veteran of freelancing, shows you how to turn your passion (web development, design, writing, etc) into your livelihood.
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    JMS464: Business growth doesn't happen on accident

    JMS464: Business growth doesn't happen on accident

    Business growth is proactively created. In a service business, referrals and repeat business (the secret to long-term success) don't happen by chance. We make them happen... by how we deliver, but also some tricks you can use to conjure up that word of mouth and repeat clients. Those tricks are what we cover in this episode.
    If you're ready for the next level, get my courses without paying here: https://myjohn.us/skillshare
    Show notes: https://johnmorrisonline.com/6-ways-to-create-a-great-offboarding-experience-to-get-more-referrals-and-repeat-clients-in-your-freelance-business/

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    • 10 min
    JMS463: Silly Johnny, this shish don't matta!

    JMS463: Silly Johnny, this shish don't matta!

    Referrals, word of mouth, repeat clients... these are the secretst o success in any service business. Service business that don't generate them lose. The ones who do... win. It's really that simple. Luckily, I've picked up a number of universal tricks that can be applied to any service to create a "wow" generating delivery. The kind of delivery that creates word of mouth and referrals and repeat clients. Learn 'em, implement... and watch your freelance business grow.
    Learn more about the Skillshare offer here: https://myjohn.us/skillshare
    Show notes: https://johnmorrisonline.com/7-ways-to-drastically-improve-the-service-delivery-in-your-freelance-business/


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    • 27 min
    JMS462: Men trust their ears less than their eyes

    JMS462: Men trust their ears less than their eyes

    You've made the sale! Created your irresistible offer, nailed down a contract, got a deposit... now, it's time to WOW your client so they hire you again and again... and spread positive word of mouth... bringing you even more future clients. The most important part? A good argument to be made that it's the first impression you make right after they hire you.That's where onboarding comes in. Here's 7 things to include in your onboarding sequence to make a good first impression.
    Beginner's Guide to Freelance Course: https://myjohn.us/bgtf
    Show notes: https://johnmorrisonline.com/7-things-to-include-in-your-client-onboarding-experience-to-make-a-great-first-impression/

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    • 22 min
    JMS461: Little things make big things happen

    JMS461: Little things make big things happen

    We crafted an irresistible offer. We made clients what to hire us. Now, we need to smoothly transition them from "ready to hire" to signed contract and deposit. Lock it in, essentially. Here's the tricks I've learned the last two decades to do that.
    Beginner's Guide to Freelance: https://myjohn.us/bgtf
    Show notes: https://johnmorrisonline.com/freelance-contracts-payment-terms-request-forms-and-all-the-details-of-getting-paid-and-not-screwed-over/

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    • 22 min
    JMS460: When in doubt, go to the source

    JMS460: When in doubt, go to the source

    Continuing from the last episode... we're going to craft a truly irresistible offer. The point is to make both the solution AND the offer superior so it's a clear, obvious, "no-brainer" why a potential client should choose our service over everyone else who does the exact same thing. Do THAT and marketing and sales become almost obsolete -- or at the very least... a helluva lot easier.
    Beginner's Guide to Freelance Course: https://myjohn.us/bgtf

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    • 22 min
    JMS459: For everything you gain, you lose something else

    JMS459: For everything you gain, you lose something else

    What makes you better than all the other options clients have for freelancers? Why should they pick you over everyone else? To get hired, you need to start with good answers to these questions... and, in this episode, I'll show you how to create those good answers -- that is, how to position your service as superior to every one else in your market and the "no-brainer" option for potential clients.
    Beginner's Guide to Freelance course: https://myjohn.us/bgtf

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    • 16 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
30 Ratings

30 Ratings

Jim_dJ ,

Solid advice

John's show gives some great advice. You'll hear about things you didn't know and things you knew but forgot. John's got an easy, straightforward manner of presenting, and he addresses a lot of career concerns for web professionals.
I've also taken copious notes on this SkillShare courses. I'd recommend those, too.

Keeleyboy ,

Very informative and eye opening

Almost every morning for about 2 years I walk my dog listening to John's podcast. I enjoyed this one so much I had to post about it. I've never written a review for any podcast on iTunes but I feel as though I owed it to John for providing such inspiring and informative information. I have no plans of learning PHP any time soon but his content is so valuable that I look forward to his emails about a new podcast. Thanks for everything John!

scottplude ,

Great “big picture “ info

Not just learn to code but what to do after that. A ton of great info.

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