Panel:

Reuven Lerner
Jonathan Stark

In this episode of the Freelancer’s Show, Reuven and Jonathan discuss “Free Advice.”   Reuven mentions the importance of how to handle free advice. Jonathan and Reuven talk about their experience with providing consultation to business owners or developers who need direction. When do you provide advice?  How do you get compensated for your wisdom and expertise? How do you do this professionally and make a profit from your insight?  This is a great episode to learn when and how to provide your expertise with a price tag.

In particular, we dive pretty deep on: 

Jonathan and Reuven do some housekeeping on the upcoming Episode 300!
Email [email protected] about topics of Episode 300
Reuven tells his story on advice.
Being a mercenary or profiter
Giving rules of thumb and web base advice, or best practice
Profit building advice
It depends? It is advice quick or will it take long to explain
Providing advice on low risk verses high risk
Being asked in person, email, or over the web
Sending people to a blog or a resource to help them
Free options, communities forums, websites, etc
Privatise Consulting
Blair Enns -  The Win Without Pitching Manifesto
Pitch Deck
Opposite of sounding desperate
Dealing with discount prices
Payment plans options
And much more!

Picks:

Jonathan

The Win Without Pitching Manifesto
I Want You to Give Me One for Free - Mad Men
Learn Your Lines

Reuven

Life360