Being Freelance Steve Folland
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Freelancing? 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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Niche Resistant - Freelance Writer Shea Karssing
Shea was changing jobs every couple of years. Boredom setting in again.Taking freelance projects on the side to keep things interesting, she eventually realised she didn’t need a ‘job’ after all.
Building a business without the help of social media, growing a network on a one-on-one basis. Now the freelancing side hustle has firmly become the main income. Boredom banished thanks to Shea being ‘niche resistant’. Her flexibility has become her calling card - it keeps her interested, learning, and happy - keeps her a freelancer. -
Build A Freelancing Life - Architect Turned Designer Andy Hau
Meet freelancer Andy Hau, who shifted his career from architecture to design after a chance encounter with musician Imogen Heap. From employed life to freelancing life. With no real blue print to follow.
From goals achieved to those reworked, this is Andy’s experience across 10 years as an ‘agency of one’. The importance of human connections in a world of AI and digital noise. He’s a lot happier with freelance life than that photo suggests. -
Owning your age as a freelancer: The Wrinkly Writer - Mary Cameron
Aged 58 Mary found herself staring ageism in the face.
Full time work wasn’t coming her way. And she realised perhaps she didn’t want it to. Maybe it was time for a change.
With age comes experience. A stack of it in writing, even if she didn’t know what a copywriter was. Loads of it in managing projects. Dealing with people. Giving and taking feedback…
Aged 68 Mary finds herself staring at the face of The Wrinkly Writer. Owning that age with pride.
10 years of successfully freelancing with people who love working with her. Mentoring new writers. Switching Australia for life in France. Prioritising health in mind and body alongside the work that she loves. You get the sense Mary is only just getting started. -
Winning freelance clients from Instagram & TikTok with logo designer James Barnard
Going viral on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok transformed Jame's freelancing career, bringing in a flood of clients and opportunities.
But how did he get to this point? We hear his journey from generic graphic design freelancer to niche logo specialist. From making a difference to his clients, to making a name for himself for designers around the world in the content he creates. -
Art Beyond the Arches: From McDonald's to a varied diet of design & illustration for freelancer Dan Bailey
Dan is an experienced designer and illustrator.
He went freelance twice. First for creative freedom. Secondly to free him up for his family.
Starting out as a designer for McDonald's, he wanted a more varied diet of projects. With a lot of time freelancing in agencies, Dan learnt to stand out, be indispensable and build relationships to expand his chance of finding work. He also flexed himself creatively with illustration side projects (after college tutors said he’d never make a living from drawing!)
Adding a unique flair to his freelancer personal brand as 'Rubber Penguin’. He says there’s too many Dan Baileys. But here’s one you won’t forget. -
Copywriter Adri Kopp
From big cat zookeeper to taming words as a freelance copywriter, Adri's freelancing story starts a little differently. Burnout led to her quitting the zoo before even securing a paying client. A persistence in cold emailing, dealing with rejections that would have made many give up has led to warm relationships and a niche in emails themselves.
Customer Reviews
Love the stories!
I love hearing the stories from the guests Steve has on, they inspire me and let me know I’m not alone on this freelance journey.
Awesome
I really love this podcast, as a freelancer I find the stories from the guests very refreshing and reassuring. Steve has some very great people on the show and I think gets the best out of them because he's so laid-back and has that relaxing voice.
A must listen for anyone in the freelance world.
As a freelancer it is so refreshing listening to others experiencing the same ebbs and flows, highs and lows of this crazy work path! Steve does a great job of interviewing an array of different freelancers and really is easy to listen to. He’s funny, askes great questions and keeps things entertaining. Keep it up Steve, looking forward to new podcasts!