Freelancers, Don’t Fall For This Scam!
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Indy creatives are targeted with projected inquiry scams. Scammers are highly creative in who and how they target. No one is exempt. This -creative project
12 Rules For Freelance Success
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Make your rules before you need them. I share a few of my rules and business policies which have helped me build a successful freelance
7 Things You Must Do To Start Freelancing
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Mechanics of getting your creative business on the road. Do you want to build a business out of your creative work? Stop thinking like an
How To Listen To Your Clients
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Listening belongs at the start and and all the way through a creative project. Step up your listening skills. You can win better clients and
Planning For A Prosperous Year
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Steps for effective business and whole life planning from a seasoned freelance pro. It’s annual planning season! Where have you come from? Where are you
Why Clients Leave
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And how to keep them for as long as possible One inconvenient truth about freelancing is the fact that, no matter how well you get
Project Management For Creative Freelancers
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Pro tips for organizing and tracking your workflow. How do you manage your creative projects from beginning to end? How do you keep track multiple,
This Will Keep You Going
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Why you need a vision and how to discover it. Every freelance creative needs a vision — a reason to look beyond their current circumstances.
4 Keys to Success for Freelance Creatives
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Mission, Mindset, Mechanics, and Marketing Whether you serve clients by offering creative services and creative results are your clients, or you create a product that
Ethics, Motives, and Responsible Creativity
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Doing Good Work and Working for Good What’s the end result of our creative efforts? What responsibility do we as creative professionals have toward the
Are You Idling? Or Accelerating?
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Kick procrastination to the curb by taking action and moving forward. To realize success as an independent creative, we need to move forward consistently, even
Do Freelancers Have The Right To Work?
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AB5, the PRO Act, and You AB5 took effect in California in January 2020. It narrows the definition of independent contractor, and the type and
This Is Entirely The Wrong Approach
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Wisdom from a seasoned freelancer about working with clients There are good and poor approaches. In this episode I answer questions from freelancers, both of
Pricing Tip: When Should You Name Your Price?
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Negotiating price with low-budget and high-budget clients. Neither speculative nor pro bono work generate income for you. With each, you’re working for free. In this episode
Price, Value, and Anchoring
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Hard truths about setting your prices, establishing your value, and anchoring. If you’re a freelance creative who’s in it to make a living and especially
Pricing Your Creative Services
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5 strategies for setting your fees. Pricing creative services is one of the most common conundrums freelancers experience. In episode 53 of the Freelance Road
3 Questions To Ask In Your Marketing Reset
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Promotion, position, portfolio, and prospects How will clients find you? If you want to work with a certain type of client, you’ll need to define
Let’s Talk About Money
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Two reasons plus a bonus why you shouldn’t fear talking about money and price with your clients. So many of us are afraid to talk
Why Freelancers Need To Go Bold
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The key to being found is not in the platform you use. It is in identifying and engaging with people who can use what you offer. Go ahead and set yourself up on various platforms. But don’t rely alone on being there. No platform is going to promote your work for you. That’s your job.
Are You Your Client’s Cheapest Option?
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Different people don’t value the same things in the same way. One client may understand the value of your work to their increase and prosperity.
Is It Demeaning To Call Yourself A Freelancer?
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 30 Comparing Spec Work and Pro Bono Work Neither speculative nor pro bono work generate income for you. With each, you’re working for free.
Do You Have A Profit Motive?
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 44 How to prove you’re running a creative business and not pursuing a creative hobby. It’s necessary for self-employed independent creatives to turn
How To Communicate Your Value To Get Better Clients
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 43 Strategies to level up your value proposition and attract high value clients. To attract better clients, promote yourself as a high-value creative
Self-Promotion Strategies for Freelance Creatives
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 42 4 Things to consider in your marketing strategy. A strategy-level discussion about reach, frequency, momentum, and risk as an all around approach
Alvalyn Lundgren
Hi! I'm Alvalyn. I'm the founder of Freelance Road Trip and host of the Freelance Road Trip podcast. I'm a designer, illustrator and educator. I send out a free newsletter of tips and tools to help creative freelancers build lasting, fulfilling businesses.
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