109. Resumés and Portfolios for Freelancers
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A resumé is not necessary if you’re a freelance creative. Instead, use your portfolio website as your primary marketing tool.
100. Helping You Navigate A Changing Landscape
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The landscape is changing for freelancers. How do we navigate successfully? I share an update about the ABC Test that’s in California’s AB5 law and
90. Red Flag Warning Signs Freelancers Should Not Ignore
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Some warning signs freelancers tend to overlook because they want the project.
89. Detours Are Not Your Destiny
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Detours prepare and train you for your greater work. Many freelance creatives deal with having to do things to pay the bills while we’re developing
How To Write Your Freelance Business Plan
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A business plan is a contract you make with yourself. You may not need a business plan to start your freelance business, but once you
Your Client Is Not Your Enemy
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How to navigate the Problem Client Ever have a client relationship turn sideways or go south? If you’ve been freelancing awhile you’ve likely experienced when
Budgeting Smarts for Freelance Creatives
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How to budget on a feast-or-famine income Money is a necessary tool in business and life, and freelancers can embrace the budgeting process creatively. Budgeting
Contracts, Spec Work and the Friends & Family Plan
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Q&A Session on various topics for freelancers Neither speculative nor pro bono work generate income for you. With each, you’re working for free. In this episode
Should Freelancers Work With Friends and Family?
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Balancing business and friendship. Friends and family should not be in your “ideal client” description. Why? Because all sorts of unexpected things happen that can
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’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
What California’s AB 5 Means for Your Freelance Business
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Changes to employment law change the landscape for independent contractors in California Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) is an expansion of California law making it
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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