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#306: Offering Recurring Subscriptions As A Freelancer | The Holy Grail Of Freelancing
6 Figure Creative - April 30, 2024 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsThe life of a freelancer sounds amazing on the surface.... The freedom of being your own boss and setting your own hours. The flexibility of working when you want. For some, even traveling the world as a digital nomad is a possibility. While that can all be true, the dark side is that there can a...
#305: There Might Be A Good Argument For Selling Your Soul For $$$
6 Figure Creative - April 23, 2024 11:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsNavigating life as a creative freelancer is all about balancing what you love doing with what pays the bills. It's often framed as "selling your soul", but really, it's about making tough choices: do you follow your passion or chase the cash? For creatives, this dilemma is pretty intense. You've ...
#304: The 10 Most Brutal Client Acquisition Mistakes That Are Wrecking Your Earning Potential
6 Figure Creative - April 16, 2024 11:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsClient acquisition is obviously an important part of running a freelance business because it’s how you make sure you keep getting paid every month. Despite how obvious this is, many freelancers don’t take this seriously enough... and it shows when work dries up and you're back into the dreaded fe...
#303: How To Set Yourself Apart From The Other 500,000,000 Freelancers In The World | Part 4
6 Figure Creative - April 09, 2024 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsIn the final episode of this 4-part series, we're diving into one of the most powerful but often misunderstood methods of standing out from the crowd. I saved the best for last. This has been the "secret sauce" behind my all of my successful businesses, from freelancing, to Airbnb, to multiple so...
#302: How To Set Yourself Apart From The Other 500,000,000 Freelancers In The World | Part 3
6 Figure Creative - April 02, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsWant to know the 3 golden rules for winning more clients than your competition? First off, forget about competing on price. It’s a dead-end street. Instead, focus on adding value in unique ways that don’t undercut your worth. It’s about quality, not the lowest bid. Second, make sure your stand-ou...
#301: How To Set Yourself Apart From The Other 500,000,000 Freelancers In The World | Part 2
6 Figure Creative - March 26, 2024 11:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsWhy should someone hire you vs alllll the other options they have? If you don't have a good answer to that question yet, it's time to start working on it before the estimated 500 Million freelancers come online by the end of this decade. This week I broke down 5 "Brute Force Differentiators" you ...
#300: How To Set Yourself Apart From The Other 500,000,000 Freelancers In The World | Part 1
6 Figure Creative - March 19, 2024 11:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratings"But they do it for less". If you've heard lines like that over the past year, get ready to hear it even more over the next 5-10 years. Why? Well here's a terrifying stat: There are an estimated 500,000,000 freelancers "coming online" by the end of this decade. WTF can we do to set ourselves...
#299: Why You Should Ask Your Clients For Feedback After Every Single Project | The Infinite Clients Series
6 Figure Creative - March 12, 2024 11:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsIf you're an obsessive learner (or ADHD) like me, there's probably a long list of new things you've learned and implemented as a freelancer over the past year. Maybe you've set up that rock-solid client contract, nailed down an onboarding process that's smooth as butter, or started following thos...
#298: 6 Client Boundaries to Keep You Healthy, Happy, Stress-free, and Profitable | The Infinite Clients Series
6 Figure Creative - March 05, 2024 12:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsSo you made it to $100,000+ per year... Congrats. Too bad you made so many sacrifices that you're constantly stressed out, you're missing out on time with friends and family, and you resent your business. The irony is that you became a freelancer because you hated your day job and you wanted to w...
#297: The Best Method For Avoiding "Revision Hell" For The Rest Of Your Life | The Infinite Clients Series
6 Figure Creative - February 27, 2024 12:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsYou have had one of those projects that went south fast? You're cruising along, and then boom, you hit the revisions stage, and it's like hitting a brick wall. Emotions run high, lists of changes start flying in, and what was supposed to be a quick fix turns into a never-ending nightmare. If you'...
#296: How Michael Janda Built A $30,000,000 Design Agency From One Super Power | The Infinite Clients Series
6 Figure Creative - February 20, 2024 12:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsBeing likable is a super power for freelancers, and here's why... This business is all about making a great first impression, keeping your clients coming back for more, and getting them to tell their friends about you. When you meet a new client, hitting it off right away can make a huge differen...
#295: How To Create An "External Brain" That Helps You Finish Projects On Time Every Time | The Infinite Clients Series
6 Figure Creative - February 13, 2024 12:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsToday, let's chat about a struggle that hits home for a lot of us creatives... We kind of have a bad rep for getting projects across the finish line on time without dropping the ball. You know the drill – underestimating how long things will take, forgetting those tiny yet crucial details, and th...
#294: The 6 BARE MINIMUM Rules For Solid Client Communication | The Infinite Client Series
6 Figure Creative - February 06, 2024 12:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsPretty much all of us got into this "trading creativity for $$$" thing because we absolutely love what we do. It's easy to forget that there's more to the game than just passion + being good at your craft. The whole "client communication" thing usually isn't the most thrilling part of your day. I...
#293: The 5-Step Blueprint for Perfect Client Onboarding | The Infinite Clients Series
6 Figure Creative - January 30, 2024 12:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsWhen you're freelancing, those first steps with a brand new client are absolutely crucial to nail. It's like when you're trying out a new app and everything from the welcome screen to the first few clicks just flows effortlessly. You instantly know you're going to enjoy using it. That's the smoot...
#292: The Rock-Solid 8 Part Client Agreement For Starting Every Project Off Right | The Infinite Clients Series
6 Figure Creative - January 23, 2024 12:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsWe're now rolling into the first real episode of this new "Infinite Clients" series, and my goal is to set up each episode in this series with a new rule... or better yet, a commandment. Maybe we'll have a full "10 Commandments For Infinite Clients" by the end, but let's just start with #1: Thou ...
#291: How To Create A Viral Freelancing Business That Gives You "Infinite" Clients | The Infinite Clients Series
6 Figure Creative - January 16, 2024 12:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsThe phrase "Infinite clients" sounds like one of those terrible, cheesy, late-night infomercials, but is something like that really possible? Absolutely not. Infinite? Come on... Here's what I love about that phrase, though. If you HAD to come up with a way to create an "infinite" supply of clien...
#290: Here Are 11 Big (And Small) Projects You Can Take On In 2024 To Bring In Big Money
6 Figure Creative - January 09, 2024 12:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsJanuary can be a slowwwwww season for a lot of freelancers. There are two approaches you can take if this is the case for you... Approach #1: Chill. Rest. Maybe complain a little. Play a lot of video games. Pout a lot. Approach #2: Realize that you're the captain of your ship, and you're the only...
#289: How To Create A 2024 Plan For Your Business (That You'll ACTUALLY Use)
6 Figure Creative - January 02, 2024 12:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsI've just returned from my year-end planning retreat in Chattanooga, TN, and DAMN it was awesome. This is only my 3rd year doing this and considering I started my freelance journey back in 2009, I discovered this secret WAY too late... Planning is the secret sauce to having your best year ever (...
#288: He Turned His 6 Figure Freelance Design Business Into A 7 Figure Agency | With Michael Janda
6 Figure Creative - December 26, 2023 12:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsEver felt like you wanted to reach out to someone, but didn't want to bother them? Maybe it was an old acquaintance, a past client, or even a prospective client you've had your eyes on for a while... Creatives typically have this voice inside our heads that says "don't do that... you'll just be b...
#287: The Follow Up Process That Helped Me Double My Freelance Business | The Sales Series
6 Figure Creative - December 19, 2023 12:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratings"This ONE trick doubled my income". As dumb and clickbaity as that sounds, it's kinda true. Here's what I mean... the last time I did a deep dive into my freelance business, I realized something interesting... More than 50% of my annual income was directly attributed to following up with leads w...
#286: The SUPER Simple 4 Part Process For Sales Calls | The Sales Series
6 Figure Creative - December 12, 2023 12:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsHere's one of the biggest traps I see freelancers fall into when it comes to sales calls: They think they're good at them, but they're really not... Why? Two reasons: 1. They've never actually tried to close anything other than friends/family/referrals (the easiest to close, but rarely enough to ...
#285: The Entire Freelance Sales Process From Beginning To End | The Sales Series
6 Figure Creative - December 05, 2023 12:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsIf you're a freelancer who's ever felt like sales is a foreign language, prepare to have your mind changed. First, it starts with understanding what sales really is. Sales is not just about persuasion... it's a process. In this new podcast series, I'm going to give you a comprehensive guide to th...
#284: Stuck With Low $$$ Projects? Here's How To Level Up To $50,000 Projects | With Ryan Koral (Replay)
6 Figure Creative - November 28, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsThe dark side of freelancing (that no one wants to discuss) is the wasteland of low-dollar "Fiverr Freelancers" charging bottom-dollar rates for "butt-in-seat" projects. Whether you're on Fiverr or not, you may still be trapped in this low-dollar wasteland that is essentially just another soulles...
#283: The 3 Strategies For Staying Top-of-Mind & Getting More Gigs | The Lead Nurture Series
6 Figure Creative - November 21, 2023 12:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsAs we wrap up The Lead Generation series, you likely already know how important staying top-of-mind is. If you're not top-of-mind when the client is ready to hire someone, you won't get the gig. Period. So what are the 3 best strategies for nurturing your leads, and ultimately getting more gigs?...
#282: Mapping Out The 7 Essential Stages Of The Complete Client Journey | The Lead Nurture Series
6 Figure Creative - November 14, 2023 12:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsWant to know the biggest sticking point in a freelancer's career? It's when you run out of friends and family to sell your services to. The moment you move into the world of getting strangers to hire you is the moment you find out what you're made of. It's honestly a scary place to be, but most p...
#281: The 4 Building Blocks of Turning Strangers Into Clients | The Lead Nurture Series
6 Figure Creative - November 07, 2023 12:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsAh, freelancing, my friend! Let's talk about the art of nurturing relations in this wild, wonderful, sometimes impossibly difficult world. You see, it's a bit like trying to find love on a dating app (which is where I met my wife 8 years ago). You don't just swipe right and immediately pop the bi...
#280: Hackers Spent $3k Of My Money Promoting Elderly Women's Bras, And Here's What I Learned | Cyber Security Basics
6 Figure Creative - October 31, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsAnd on September 29th, someone played dirty and swiped access to my ads account. 19 days, folks. Nineteen. That's how long I was locked out, twiddling my thumbs while some hacker ran ads for elderly women’s bras on MY dime. As hilarious as that sounds, they threw a huge wrench into my marketing ...
#279: Mastering The Art Of Self-Promotion | The Lead Generation Series
6 Figure Creative - October 24, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsRaise your hand if you suck at self-promotion... 🙋🏻♂️ 🙋🏼 🙋🏿♂️ 🙋🏻♀️🙋🏽♀️ (←that's probably you.) Sadly, self-promotion is where most freelancers hit a wall. It's one thing to create an amazing service or irresistible lead magnet, but it's entirely another to promote it effectively. If your cale...
#278: The 4 Types of Lead Magnets That Actually Work | The Lead Generation Series
6 Figure Creative - October 17, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsLet’s dive into a crucial piece of the freelancer's marketing toolkit: The Lead Magnet. Imagine your lead magnet as an introductory handshake in the online world. It's your first impression, and we all know how vital that is. Your lead magnet isn’t merely a "hello"... it’s an "I understand your p...
#277: The Secret to Consistent Clients | The Lead Generation Series
6 Figure Creative - October 10, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsListen, I've heard it a hundred times, and I bet you have, too... "If you're good enough, you can just wait for clients to come to you." They say. "Word of mouth is all you need." They say. But here's the deal: sitting on your hands and hoping for that magical email notification of a new client i...
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