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
Are Local Business Listings Good For Getting Business?
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 41 Does Yelp help? Freelancers have so many options for self-promotion and marketing online. Are local business listings like Yelp, YP.com, Manta and
Should You Charge for Your Work During a Crisis?
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 40 Never give for away for free that thing that’s the main source of your revenue. Are you feeling pressured by influencers, businesses,
When Clients Ask For Your Working Files
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 39 Why you shouldn’t just give away the car if your client only needs a ride to the market. Although it’s a common
10 Items On My Don’t-Do-It List
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 38 In business and life, what we decide not to do is as important as what we decide to do. Managing time and
Of Discounts, Charge Backs, and Junk Drawer Design
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 37 Troubleshooting real-life freelance conundrums. What do you do when a client does a charge back? Should you discount during a crisis? How
How To Downshift When Things Go Downhill
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 36 Things you can do to reduce the effects of COVID-19 and AB5 (California) on your freelance business. From finding new ways to
7 Things You Must Do To Start Your Freelance Business
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 35 These crucial steps can turn your gig work into a legitimate business. In addition to your business plan, marketing, website, social media
How To Respond Creatively To Crisis
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 34 Make the most of it when things go sideways. This isn’t about COVID-19. This show is about responding to turbulence and storms,
How To Build a Better Portfolio
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 33 Pro tips for creating a portfolio that will help you get clients and land projects Use your work to get better work.
It’s All In Your Head
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 32 Creativity and success come from your mindset The best mindset for developing a relationship with success and maintaining your creative drive is
How’s That AB5 Thing Goin’ For Ya?
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 31 How Ironic that it’s called the Opportunity to Work Act. California’s AB5 law — the Opportunity to Work Act — was authored
Working For Free Is Not A Sustainable Business Model
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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.
First Impressions Happen on Both Sides of the Table
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 29 What if you went into a client discovery meeting asking, “Is this someone I want to work with?” Not all projects and
Q&A: Sketchy Prospects, Side Gigs, and Getting Paid
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 28 Road-tested advice for freelancers What do you say to a prospective client who won’t commit? How do you manage part-time freelance and
Unpacking the Freelance Contract
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 27 Four things to include in your written agreements. Using written contracts should be routine and a regular part of your creative freelance
Four More Contracts Creative Freelancers Need To Know
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 26 Communicate expectations, create a safety net, get paid. The working relationships you have with your clients should be built on a foundation
Why You Should Always Get It In Writing
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DOWNLOAD EPISODE 25 Protect your work and working relationships with written contracts. In this episode we’re continuing the conversation about freelancers and contracts. The work you create
Got Clients? Use Contracts!
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DOWNLOAD Healthy relationships with your clients begin with written contracts. If you’re a freelancer working with clients, one of the best things you can do
A 5-Point Tune-up for Your Freelance Business
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DOWNLOAD Stop regularly to diagnose and fix your creative business to keep it running smoothly. Maintaining your creative passion and creating profit in your freelance
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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