Being Freelance
326 episodes - English - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsFreelancing? Being boss of your own life and business can be tough and isolating. But it can also be totally rewarding. Pick up tips, advice and thoughts on how to make it as a freelancer, an entrepreneur, as the owner of your own business, by hearing other freelancers share their experience. Hosted by Steve Folland. Come join us in the Being Freelance Community - You're not alone being freelance. Not anymore. www.beingfreelance.com/community
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A frugal mindset - Action Sports Photographer and Creative Director Reuben Krabbe
May 24, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBReuben left the life of full-time employment behind when he jumped in a van and started chasing athletes around. He’d graduated from photography school during the 2008 financial crash and, with no apprenticeship or staff job, he was finding his own way, meeting new people as he went along. He talks in detail about how he found work and clients at the beginning and now, including through networking, pitching, making a film and forming a production company with other freelancers. Reuben also...
Me vs. Me - Graphic Designer and Illustrator Kingsley Nebechi
May 17, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBWhen Kingsley landed a job as a creative director, he learned the business skills he’d need to make full-time freelancing work the next time around. After two and a half years, the freelance work he’d continued to do on the side was taking over. The second time Kingsley freelanced for Nike, a dream client, he realised “I can’t stay in this job any longer. I just want to be home, focusing all my energy on creating the best artwork I can for things like this.” Kingsley talks about the organ...
Profit first - Ghostwriter and Book Coach Helen Pollock
May 10, 2020 07:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBAfter the agency she worked for lost its major client, Helen took her first business full time. Later, when she found herself “slogging away not making enough money”, it was time for something new. Next, she set up her second business, a marketing and PR consultancy, and since then, she’s found a niche in coaching entrepreneurs to write authority-building books. Helen does some ghostwriting, too. She says she always dreamed of living a portfolio lifestyle. She enjoys the variety. She chat...
Building a business on reputation - Digital Marketing Consultant Paul Sutton
May 03, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBPaul finally took the plunge and went freelance five years ago, with a solid 18-month gig lined up but no savings. With a young family to think about, it was a big decision. These days, alongside his consultancy work, Paul produces a weekly podcast, runs an annual conference and hosts a Slack group. He talks to Steve about how each drives new business for him and how he manages his time with so much going on. This is Paul’s second time around in business. The first left him with a sense th...
Documenting the process - Data Visualisation Designer Nadieh Bremer
April 26, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBNadieh was working full-time when she launched a personal project with a friend. They documented the process closely, sharing in-depth blog posts that explained the hows and whys behind their decisions. Six months later, Google reached out to them and became a first client. And so Nadieh’s freelance story begins. She talked to friends, read books, got an accountant and started putting herself out there. She kept sharing those in-depth blog posts and soon started speaking at events. “I’m no...
A wandering journey - Graphic Designer and Web Designer Iain Cameron
March 29, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBIain’s in his fifth decade now and freelancing for the second time around. During his first stint, he painted blackboards for pubs, restaurants and shops. He started from scratch with a small portfolio and went door-to-door until he’d built a full-time business. And then, in 1996, Iain moved to Copenhagen with his Danish girlfriend. These days, he’s designing graphics, websites and illustrations for clients who usually find him via Google. He runs a couple of side projects around his busine...
A marathon, not a race - Motion Designer Hashmukh Kerai
March 22, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBHash landed his first freelance gig by accident while he was still a student at uni. It’s seven years later now and he’s never looked back. He got some studio space from that first client in return for the odd bit of work, and through word of mouth and meeting people, he was able to build up his contact list and bring in a steady flow of work. Hash has learnt as he’s gone along, bouncing back from mistakes to keep pushing forward. “When it comes to freelancing,” he says, “It’s a marathon, n...
Silicon Valley and standup comedy - Copywriter Sara DeForest
March 15, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBSara started freelancing in 2018 after she was laid off from a VP of Marketing role in Silicon Valley. Since then, she’s relied on her network and word of mouth referrals to keep the work coming in. When she’s not working for clients, Sara spends her time doing standup comedy. As well as gigging regularly, she’s spoken at the SXSW conference about the links between standup and marketing and how practising standup comedy can make you a better marketer. She chats to Steve about finding balan...
Be a good craftsman - Audio Producer Matthew Walker
March 08, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBMatthew left uni in 2009, right after the financial crash. Ready to find a way to combine his love for music and games, he started freelancing immediately, picking up small projects and commissions, getting involved with whatever he could outside of his full-time job. But it wasn’t until 2016, after he was made redundant, that Matthew went freelance full-time. He had plenty of good contacts and some work in the pipeline, and things snowballed from there. As his clients grew so did he, and ...
Putting in the non-billable hours - Brand Strategist and Educator Melinda Livsey
March 01, 2020 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBWhat if you could find a mentor who’d teach you everything they know for free? That’s exactly what happened for Melinda when she connected with Chris Do, founder of online education platform, The Futur. After talking one on one and realising they could learn from each other, Chris invited Melinda to co-host a series on his YouTube channel, where they’d talk about the real-life issues she was having as she tried to build her freelance graphic design business. Melinda realised that she need...
Don’t let frustration stop you - Illustrator James White (Signalnoise)
February 23, 2020 07:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBJames started freelancing in 2010 after spending a couple of years building a name for himself online. He was still working for an agency during that first couple of years. He’d spend his days working on whatever landed on his desk, and his evenings creating exciting things for clients like MTV. Eventually, the balance tipped and James went freelance full time. By working on his own projects and putting that work out there, James was attracting clients who wanted to pay him for the things h...
Self-care Wednesdays - Web Designer Diane Laidlaw
February 16, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBBored at home when she first became a mum, Diane decided to launch an online shop. She didn’t have money to invest so she got to work DIY-ing the website herself. She barely sold a thing, but she did start getting questions from people who wanted the name of her web designer. And so a new business was born. It’s ten years later now and, as well as running her own web design business, Diane’s teaching others how to use WordPress via her YouTube channel. She’s struggled in the past to know w...
Own your job title - Copywriter and Content Marketer Rose Crompton
February 09, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBRose is on her second run being freelance after things didn’t work out the first time around. After realising she’d underestimated the amount of work she’d need to put in, Rose took a job at an adult store in London. She’d been a writer at a magazine for years before going freelance and then ending up in retail, so when she found out her new employers were launching a magazine and website, she put herself forward for the work and carved out a full-time writing role. Rose learnt a lot on th...
There is no magic formula - Illustrator Ruud Hendriks
February 02, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBRuud launched an illustration studio straight of university in the Netherlands with his then-girlfriend. It started well but the work didn’t keep coming, and he soon took a job as a web designer to help pay the bills. After a move to Scotland, where his girlfriend landed her dream job as a game developer, Ruud took another shot at building the studio. He set up in a co-working space and made friends who inspired him, but after his relationship broke down he eventually moved to Portugal in s...
Go with your gut - Lettering Artist Julia Broughton
January 26, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBJulia spent 8 years designing greetings cards in-house at Hallmark and Moonpig before she was “forced into freelancing”. Turning away on-the-side gigs that she just couldn’t fit in around full-time work, Julia realised she was losing money. She went freelance full-time, securing guaranteed work from her former employer for the first year, and continued to teach the calligraphy classes that were helping her get her name out there. She niched from illustration to lettering, rebranding her ent...
Relentlessly helpful - Technical Copywriter and LinkedIn Nerd John Espirian
January 19, 2020 07:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBJohn’s freelance career began in 2009 after he was made redundant from his role as a software tester. Struggling to get an interview, let alone a job, he embarked on a new adventure as a technical writer. Work came via old contacts, family and friends for the first five years, and then John discovered the world of online marketing. He developed his website, began using his skills to create “Relentlessly Helpful” content, and got really good at LinkedIn. “It feels a bit like you’re shouting ...
Being a geek about what you do - Email Developer Anne Tomlin
January 12, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBAnne got into web development in 2010 and eventually found that coding for email was her sweet spot. She worked in permanent roles for years while freelancing on the side, and then her cat got diagnosed with cancer and she went freelance full-time to be with him. It turned out to be great timing for Anne. She’d been involved in ‘Email Geek’ communities online, and by being active, helpful and enthusiastic about her work, her name got around and she was picking up bigger clients. She chats ...
BONUS - Live Q&As with Holly June Smith and Andrew & Pete
January 05, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40.4 MBBeing Freelance returns on Sunday 12th January with our first guest of season 10, but for now, a bonus episode with Holly June Smith and Andrew and Pete. Both previous guests in the Being Freelance community on Facebook, Holly, Andrew and Pete all joined Steve for Live Q&A sessions, where they answered your burning questions about being freelance. Holly is a life coach who helps people find their sweet spot between productivity and presence. Through their Atomic programme and community, A...
BONUS: An episode of the Doing It For The Kids podcast
December 31, 2019 15:38 - 20 minutes - 21.5 MBDid you know Steve Folland from Being Freelance also co-hosts another podcast for freelancing parents? It's with Frankie Tortora from the Doing It For The Kids community. Whilst Being Freelance is on its winter break, here's a chance for you to hear what the DIFTK podcast is like. Each episode is just 20 minutes, with a Q&A format. This episode is number 20, all about beating procrastination. Hope you enjoy - if you do, please search it out and hit subscribe or visit doingitforthekids.net...
LIVE 200th Episode - Graphic Designer Kieron Lewis
December 15, 2019 07:30 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBIt's time for the 200th episode of the Being Freelance podcast. Recorded live at the Underpinned Freelancer's Christmas Party in London. Sharing his story is Kieron Lewis, otherwise known as 'Kay' of Olga & Kay - a collaborative freelancing creative duo. Kay from London, Olga from Latvia. Designer and photographer. Kay shares how he got started freelancing on the side of his full time job and the way he and Olga work together on projects they really care about. This episode is supported ...
What is it you really want to do? - Children's Picture Book Author and Illustrator Maddie Frost
December 08, 2019 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBWhen she was burnt out from teaching and stuck in a funk, Maddie’s husband asked her “What is it you really want to do?” Suddenly it became clear - Maddie realised she wanted to create picture books for children. She phoned her boss that night to give notice and, within a month, she had an agent. Maddie hit the ground running from there, taking on small projects and saying yes to everything that landed in her inbox. Over time, she was able to build up her portfolio and develop her own styl...
Work always comes - Designer Ketan Mistry
December 01, 2019 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MBKetan left his full-time role as a graphic designer with 2 or 3 freelance clients lined up. Within a couple of years he had enough work to hire a second designer, but when they lost a big client the following year, Ketan had to let his employee go. Ketan went on to co-found his own agency in Manchester before moving to Australia with his wife and son. He worked remotely for a year before the agency folded and he found himself freelance once again. He chats to Steve about the lessons he’s ...
Will work for chicken - Composer and sound designer Joe Basile
November 24, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBJoe’s been making music forever, but his first real-world project came during an internship he took after leaving school. He freelanced on the side after that while waiting tables, and then landed a corporate sales job which he really, really hated. With help from a friend, Joe found his way back to music and began studying for his masters and picking up freelance work once again. He had a stint in-house before taking his freelance business full-time, and eventually, when an office in-jok...
Take each day as it comes - Illustrator Stanley Chow
November 17, 2019 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBStanley’s first break came when he was doodling on a bit of paper in the fish and chip shop he worked in. The customer he was serving was an art buyer, and he set Stanley up with an interview that landed him an agent. Later, back in the days of MySpace, when Stanley first began building a profile online, he got a 3am phone call from The White Stripes’ management team. They’d seen his illustrations online and they wanted to commission him. Fast-forward to today and Stanley has his own studi...
Allow the failures. They're the lessons - Brand and Marketing Designer Nik Jones
November 10, 2019 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.8 MBReady for a career change in her mid-30s, Nik landed an internship with a local design company. She took a risk and went freelance soon after, with only 1 client on her books and no cash to back her up. It worked for a while, and then Nik ended up back in employment with a boss she didn’t respect. It didn’t take long for her to return to the freelance world, and this time she came to it with fresh eyes. Through working with a life coach to overcome burnout and tackle the psychological chal...
When clients grow, you grow - Photographer Ira Giorgetti
November 03, 2019 07:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBWhen a 20-year-old Ira flew to the UK in search of his biological father, he had no idea a new life awaited him. Ira met his partner on that trip, and after 4 years long distance, he moved to London to be with him. Ira had freelanced in the Philippines before his move, and he now runs freelance photography agency Ventana. He chats to Steve about finding and keeping clients - by building relationships and being great to work with - and tells the story behind his decision to rebrand as an a...
Curate your career - Motion Designer Hayley Akins
October 27, 2019 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBHayley felt trapped working in-house on projects that didn’t inspire her, and although she moved from a sports broadcasting company to work with Google’s internal production team, she didn’t quite find the spark she was looking for. Since going freelance, Hayley’s found a way to attract the kind of projects that matter to her, and she’s produced work for both the Bill Gates Foundation and the United Nations. She’s also found time for her own projects, including Motion Hatch, a podcast and ...
We are the product - Musician Rachel Mason
October 20, 2019 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBOver the last 15 years, Rachel’s gone from unhappy administrator to IPSE’s Freelancer of the Year. Rachel teaches 1 on 1, she mentors choirs, she’s performed around the world and appeared as a judge on a SKY 1 TV show, and she runs workshops in schools and communities. And that’s not even everything. By taking her talent and finding plenty of different ways to apply it, Rachel’s been able to build a successful portfolio career with multiple income streams. “Clients are buying into you whe...
Sink or swim - Designer Evan MacDonald
October 13, 2019 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBReady for a change, Seattle-based Evan and his wife bought one-way tickets to Argentina, and Evan went freelance full-time. That’s a sizeable change. Especially with 4 daughters under 10 in tow. Evan had never been to Argentina, but he did have some experience being freelance. He’d done it on the side of permanent jobs for years, always with the idea that he’d freelance full-time one day. Evan chats to Steve about relocating his family, going freelance full-time in a new country without a...
It works until it doesn't - Copywriter Hillary Weiss
October 06, 2019 07:00 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MB“I’m working way too hard for way too little money. How do I fix this?” That’s the question that triggered a series of business model shifts in just a few years. From charging hourly and then daily, to focusing on retainers for a while, Hillary tested what worked and kept refining it as she went. She now takes on high-ticket project work, and it’s giving her the freedom she’d been looking for. Hillary’s shaping her business to work for her, and she calls entrepreneurship the Thunderdome o...
Zig-zagging along - Graphic Designer David Dooley
September 29, 2019 07:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBDavid developed an array of skills studying multimedia at university in Ireland, and he’d freelanced on the side of full-time gigs for years, as well as going solo for a while before one of his clients took him on as an employee. He didn’t stay long though. By then, David had caught the travel bug. From Ireland to Central America and everywhere in between, he’s spent the past couple of years travelling the world. He never intended to work while he was away, but the jobs kept coming in, and...
Zig-zagging along - Graphic Designer David Dooley
September 29, 2019 07:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBDavid runs his freelance design business from a spare desk in an architecture firm in Mexico. He’s originally from Ireland, but when he fell in love on an around the world trip, the flexibility of freelancing meant he could relocate to be with his girlfriend. He chats to Steve about how he got to where he is now, including freelancing on the side of full-time jobs and working on the road while he saw the world.
Making your own rules - Copywriter Robbie King
September 22, 2019 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBAfter working as a creative in an ad agency, where he developed concepts for big brands and worked across a range of media, Robbie was ready for something new. His work was fun and exciting, but it left him with no time for his own projects. And, while he admired those ahead of him in the industry, Robbie didn’t want to be them. He knew agency life wasn’t for him. Robbie now works remotely, living in places like Thailand and Bali, where he’ll often spend the morning surfing before he start...
It's never as difficult as you think it is - Freelance Writer and Editor Sian Meades-Williams
September 15, 2019 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBSian started freelancing on the side 12 years ago, with one gig leading to another. When a job came along that was enough to cover rent, she left the security of employment without giving it much thought. 6 months later, Sian’s client folded and she was out of work. She bounced back and found her niche, built relationships with clients, and grew and edited her own successful website. She now writes emails for a living and is crowdfunding her first book. Sian chats to Steve about the lesso...
That first taste of bacon - Motion Designer Devon Moodley
September 08, 2019 07:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBHe’s now based in Amsterdam, but South African born Devon’s freelance story kicked off in New Zealand, where he worked as a motion designer and videographer for a church. After one of the congregation offered him his first freelance gig, Devon was hooked. “It’s like that first taste of bacon…” he says, “I got the bug.” Devon freelanced on the side for years while working full-time at Xero in Wellington. When he and his wife became restless, they decided to hit the road and move somewhere n...
BONUS - Community Q&A with Kate Toon and Paul Jarvis
August 18, 2019 07:00 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MBWe've had some amazing Live Q&As in the Being Freelance Community this year. So as a bonus here's just some of the amazing answers Paul Jarvis and Kate Toon gave to questions poised by freelancers in the group. These are just SOME of their answers, but you can catch the whole replay of each in video, in the group. Here we cover topics such as personal brand versus business brand course creation audience building getting speaking gigs product creation email marketing for freelancers ...
Say yes and then work it out - Illustrator Melanie Chadwick
July 28, 2019 07:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBWhen a two-year stint in Hong Kong inspired Mel to pursue illustration, she put her fine art degree to good use and began teaching art workshops to top up her income. Mel soon bought a Mac and taught herself how to use Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, setting up a website and building a portfolio over time. Mel’s earned money in a variety of ways since then, experimenting with workshops, commissions, products, and collabs. “You’ve got to be open to having conversations with people,” Mel sa...
Get started sooner - Copywriter Leif Kendall
July 21, 2019 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBWorking in a job he didn’t like with a bully for a manager, Leif was desperate for a way out. But, nearing 30 and expecting his first child, he didn’t have many options. After discovering copywriting and feeling drawn to it, Leif began freelancing on the side; going to networking events, building up his portfolio with “friend of a friend" gigs, and launching a website, all alongside his full-time job. It’s 11 years later now, and Leif’s made a career out of copywriting. The late nights and...
An umbrella of skills - Experience Designer Stefano Bellucci Sessa
July 14, 2019 07:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MB“Be the best boss you ever had,” says Stefano, and he’s trying to live up to that himself. From not letting an employer’s limits hold him back, to re-imagining work-life balance on his own terms, to developing a portfolio that’s not just about winning work, but about showing his journey too; Stefano tries to make his professional development and mental well-being a priority. With an “umbrella of skills” and a professional title that doesn’t tie him to one specific job, Stefano’s able to bu...
Walk the walk - Copywriter Emily Read
July 07, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBAfter moving from her small island town to the big city of Brisbane, Australia, Emily set her sights on a job as a copywriter. She interviewed for positions but the market was tough, so she took on some nannying work to tide her over. As luck would have it, the dad from the family Emily worked for was a web designer, and he just so happened to need a copywriter. Emily partnered with him on some projects, building her freelance business from there. She chats to Steve about how she got to wh...
Don’t get mad, get better - Photographer Storm Santos
June 30, 2019 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBAfter leaving high school in LA, where he was born and raised, Storm toured as a professional musician for five years before transitioning to photography. When a friend passed on a lucrative job shooting for Nike, Storm knew right away that this what he’d keep doing. He soon found that the best gigs aren’t usually so easy to come by, and when a friend told him “Don’t get mad, get better”, it stuck. Storm now has an agent and a substantial portfolio, and he’s working on jobs that give him l...
Being Freelance Podcast LIVE at IPSE's National Freelancers Day in London
June 23, 2019 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBThis week, we’re LIVE in London at IPSE’s annual event, National Freelancers Day. Steve chats to past IPSE award winners, Iona Bain (Freelancer of the Year 2018), and Harvey Morton (Young Freelancer of the Year 2018). Taking part in a school enterprise competition aged only 13, Harvey was given £25 to start his own company. He launched the IT Support business that’s been his side hustle throughout GCSE’s, A-Levels, and university. He now runs Harvey Morton Digital, a marketing agency based...
Being Freelance Podcast LIVE at IPSE's National Freelancers Day in London
June 23, 2019 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBThis week we have not just one but TWO freelancers for you. They’re being interviewed by a freelancer, in a room full of freelancers, for the Being Freelance podcast. Which was, of course, recorded live on National Freelancers Day, at IPSE’s annual event. And now we’re sharing it with you - another freelancer! (Or aspiring freelancer). That’s a lot of biscuits.
Protecting my health - Designer Tatiana Mac
June 16, 2019 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBAfter graduating in 2008 during the Great Recession, Tatiana found herself looking for a next step that would make sense financially. Calling on the design skills she’d picked up as a kid, she started out freelance, sending personalised “Do you need a designer?” emails to everyone she knew. Tatiana’s come a long way since then, finding her focus as an independent designer who works with accessibility and inclusion in mind. Hear her talk about speaking internationally, working in a way that...
Moving the needle every day - Lead Generation Strategist Cathy Wassell
June 09, 2019 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBCathy only needed 3 days work when she first started out as a freelance social media manager, and she was lucky enough to fill those slots without too much effort. When she lost a client later down the line and found herself exploring lead generation strategies, Cathy retrained as a Facebook Advertising specialist, re-positioning herself and her services in the process. Cathy talks about her experiences of training, finding clients, pricing her services, taking on associate freelancers, and...
We are not entrepreneurs - Content Producer Nick Saalfeld
June 02, 2019 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MB“We don’t become freelancers to sell,” Nick says, “we become freelancers to do.” Nick tried the entrepreneurial route of scaling and managing people, but he soon realised it wasn’t for him. And yet, despite his reluctance to build an agency, Nick’s still going after those big money clients where budget is no issue. Find out how he positions himself in order to win that kind of work, what his take is on Brexit in relation to freelancers, and hear some helpful tips on things like planning, ...
Building authority - Conversion Copywriter Paige Poutiainen
May 26, 2019 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBPaige got her start on Upwork after moving to Finland for love. Struggling to find work in a country where she didn’t speak the language, Paige jumped into freelance life without much of a plan. She’s levelled up several times since then, using a mix of courses, mastermind groups, and authority building content to establish herself as a trusted expert. These days, Paige plans everything. She talks in detail about the 90-day planning process that helps her meet her goals, and chats about th...
The best way to sell is not to sell - SEO Consultant Steve Morgan
May 19, 2019 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBHow do you find clients when you hate sales? Steve’s built his business through networking and word of mouth, and despite being an SEO consultant with the skills to drive traffic to a website, he prefers to work with people he’s connected to. Steve chats about managing his workload alongside a chronic illness and two kids under 5, and shares some of the techniques he’s used to find new clients, including co-working, speaking, networking, and running a meet-up. This episode is supported by ...
Pay what you can - Podcast Producer Steph Colbourn
May 12, 2019 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBFinding the right price for your services can be a tough one to crack. We’ve heard about all sorts of pricing models on the podcast before, but Steph’s the first to tell us she charges on a sliding scale. Steph tells her clients: "This is the least amount of money that I can make this project on, and this is the most amount of money that I would charge to do this project. Whatever you can afford to pay me in between those two, please do." Interesting, right? Steph tells us how that works ...
Finding the sweet spot - Designer Tom Ross
May 05, 2019 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBIf you discount the 3 consecutive Saturdays he spent at Waitrose, Tom’s a thoroughbred entrepreneur. He started out knocking on the doors of local businesses at 16 years old, and then went from freelance to founder when he launched Design Cuts - a global marketplace of resources for designers. Tom loves his company, but he’s learnt some hard lessons along the way. He talks openly about his experience of burnout that led to serious illness, and how he’s still dealing with the effects of that...