The Business of Freelancing Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-business-of-freelancing If you're a freelancer, then you're not just an expert in your field. You're also a business owner, responsible for everything from bookkeeping to marketing to customer satisfaction to business development. On the Business of Freelancing, our panel of experienced freelancers discuss the issues that they have encountered while building up their business — and give you practical, actionable advice to take your career to the next level. We also invite expert guests to provide their opinions and perspectives on how you can better succeed in your freelance career. © 2025 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik fa8ca991-6664-5a45-a31d-afb339697825 no en-us Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:34:04 -0700 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:13:17 -0800 https://businessoffreelancing.com https://img.transistor.fm/hG3rF8YfEE9WQ9nVgv1bcr0PtUfZFTeD3zzgJpBWUmc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEwNDQ4LzE1OTM0/NzMwMjItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg The Business of Freelancing https://businessoffreelancing.com episodic Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik If you're a freelancer, then you're not just an expert in your field. You're also a business owner, responsible for everything from bookkeeping to marketing to customer satisfaction to business development. On the Business of Freelancing, our panel of experienced freelancers discuss the issues that they have encountered while building up their business — and give you practical, actionable advice to take your career to the next level. We also invite expert guests to provide their opinions and perspectives on how you can better succeed in your freelance career. If you're a freelancer, then you're not just an expert in your field. freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business Reuven M. Lerner No No Planning to Scale Your Practice to a Business 3 3 Planning to Scale Your Practice to a Business full 6b54170a-2458-4d6a-b101-951daf850d52 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3efa93d4 In our final episode, our panel talks about scaling up, whether you should and how to do it:

  • Pros and cons of scaling
  • What you can do to prep
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  • Pros and cons of scaling
  • What you can do to prep
  • Actionable quick tips

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In this episode, our panel talks about how to improve your career when you're working on your own:

  • Career development for freelancers vs employees
  • What is career development, really?
  • Self-evaluation – taking time to be deliberate about your practice

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In this episode, our panel talks about how to improve your career when you're working on your own:

  • Career development for freelancers vs employees
  • What is career development, really?
  • Self-evaluation – taking time to be deliberate about your practice

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  • Advantages of a full-time job
  • How often should you ask yourself this question/evaluate whether to keep going?
  • Signs that you need to do something different

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  • Advantages of a full-time job
  • How often should you ask yourself this question/evaluate whether to keep going?
  • Signs that you need to do something different

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  • Erik Dietrich
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]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:04:43 -0800 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik 2952 In this episode, our panel talks about knowing when to fold, knowing when to stop freelancing, and try full-time. In this episode, our panel talks about knowing when to fold, knowing when to stop freelancing, and try full-time. freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business No Handling Conflict with Clients 3 3 Handling Conflict with Clients full 889d33e4-6f32-4db9-aa00-12906c629243 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e4f04bf5 In this episode, our panel will be discussing everything you need to know about handling conflict with clients:

  • Sources of conflict
  • Horror stories
  • Tactical conflict management best practices
  • Avoiding conflicts

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  • Sources of conflict
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  • Tactical conflict management best practices
  • Avoiding conflicts

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]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0800 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik 3067 In this episode, our panel will be discussing everything you need to know about handling conflict with clients. In this episode, our panel will be discussing everything you need to know about handling conflict with clients. freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business No Customer Service and Client Retention 101 for Freelancers 3 3 Customer Service and Client Retention 101 for Freelancers full ad22803f-c196-4df4-8f3d-509de6cccde2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ee53a2b5 In this episode, our panel will be discussing everything you need to know about Customer Service and Client Retention:

  • Why is customer service relevant?
  • Upselling
  • Best practice & more

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  • Why is customer service relevant?
  • Upselling
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]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0800 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik 2795 In this episode, our panel will be discussing everything you need to know about Customer Service and Client Retention. In this episode, our panel will be discussing everything you need to know about Customer Service and Client Retention. freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business No Accounting and Finance 101 for Freelancers 3 3 Accounting and Finance 101 for Freelancers full 24af7bb1-4a76-4f02-94c6-9ef82a59143c https://share.transistor.fm/s/a5050ed0 In this episode, our panel will be discussing everything you need to know about accounting & finance:

  • What does business finance involve in the early days for a freelancer?
  • Should you pay someone to help?  If so, when, and for what?
  • Taxes, and more

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  • What does business finance involve in the early days for a freelancer?
  • Should you pay someone to help?  If so, when, and for what?
  • Taxes, and more

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]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2022 06:00:00 -0700 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik 2671 In this episode, our panel will be discussing everything you need to know about accounting & finance. In this episode, our panel will be discussing everything you need to know about accounting & finance. freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business No Pricing 101 for Freelancers w/ Jonathan Stark 3 3 Pricing 101 for Freelancers w/ Jonathan Stark full cfd7389d-0f5b-40b7-b666-dd44b3b9dfd8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5bd2809c In this episode, we will be discussing everything you need to know about pricing with our guest, Jonathan Stark.

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Our guest this week is Jonathan Stark — He is a former software developer who is on a mission to rid the world of hourly billing. He is the author of Hourly Billing Is Nuts, the host of Ditching Hourly, and writes a daily newsletter on pricing for independent professionals.


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  • When does negotiation begin (in the sales/marketing pipeline)?
  • What is negotiation like with different kinds of companies?
  • What might you negotiate?
  • Dealing with contracts
  • Re-negotiation for future engagements
  • Tips and tricks/best practices

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  • When does negotiation begin (in the sales/marketing pipeline)?
  • What is negotiation like with different kinds of companies?
  • What might you negotiate?
  • Dealing with contracts
  • Re-negotiation for future engagements
  • Tips and tricks/best practices

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  • Erik Dietrich
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]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:00:00 -0700 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik 3223 In this episode, our panel will be discussing everything you need to know about contracts and negotiating over them. In this episode, our panel will be discussing everything you need to know about contracts and negotiating over them. freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business No Sales 101 for Freelancers 3 3 Sales 101 for Freelancers full 2be9ab10-35a8-4d32-a3c9-03470477388a https://share.transistor.fm/s/8a7cdb26 Once you're done with marketing, how do you actually start the sales funnel with a client? Today, our panel takes a deep dive into everything you need to know about sales.

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]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2022 06:00:00 -0700 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik 3160 In this episode, our panel takes a deep dive into sales for freelancers. Once you're done with marketing, how do you actually start the sales funnel with a client? In this episode, our panel takes a deep dive into sales for freelancers. Once you're done with marketing, how do you actually start the sales funnel with a client? freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business No Marketing 101 for Freelancers 3 3 Marketing 101 for Freelancers full 41b3839f-90ec-488c-a2d8-93fc3374bac9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6e016eeb In this episode, our panel takes a deep dive into marketing for freelancers. All your questions will be answered:

  • What is marketing?
  • Where does marketing stop and sales begin?
  • What are the prerequisites for marketing?
  • What do we do for marketing?
  • Best ways for getting started 

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  • Erik Dietrich
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]]> In this episode, our panel takes a deep dive into marketing for freelancers. All your questions will be answered:

  • What is marketing?
  • Where does marketing stop and sales begin?
  • What are the prerequisites for marketing?
  • What do we do for marketing?
  • Best ways for getting started 

Panelists

  • Erik Dietrich
  • Reuven Lerner

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]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2022 06:00:00 -0700 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik 3706 In this episode, our panel takes a deep dive into marketing for freelancers. In this episode, our panel takes a deep dive into marketing for freelancers. freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business No Positioning 101 for Freelancers w/ Philip Morgan 3 3 Positioning 101 for Freelancers w/ Philip Morgan full 057d1525-d6ea-4021-baec-3343fb2e15bb https://share.transistor.fm/s/2ce1a028 Episode Summary

We talk with Philip Morgan, coach & author of 'The Positioning Manual for Indie Consultants', about specialization & positioning - building a defensive advantage around your business by cultivating rare & valuable expertise.

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Our guest this week is Philip Morgan — He helps indie consultants build an expertise moat through experiential learning. He's got a lot of hands-on experience with:

  • Hybrid revenue models that blend digital products with services,
  • Writing and publishing books that have generated in excess of $100,000 in direct revenue,
  • Using publishing to cultivate a strong point of view, expertise, and authority
  • Small-scale research.

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  • Erik Dietrich
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We talk with Philip Morgan, coach & author of 'The Positioning Manual for Indie Consultants', about specialization & positioning - building a defensive advantage around your business by cultivating rare & valuable expertise.

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Our guest this week is Philip Morgan — He helps indie consultants build an expertise moat through experiential learning. He's got a lot of hands-on experience with:

  • Hybrid revenue models that blend digital products with services,
  • Writing and publishing books that have generated in excess of $100,000 in direct revenue,
  • Using publishing to cultivate a strong point of view, expertise, and authority
  • Small-scale research.

Panelists

  • Erik Dietrich
  • Reuven Lerner

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]]> Tue, 13 Sep 2022 06:00:00 -0700 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik 2888 We talk with Philip Morgan, coach & author of 'The Positioning Manual for Indie Consultants', about specialization & positioning - building a defensive advantage around your business by cultivating rare & valuable expertise. We talk with Philip Morgan, coach & author of 'The Positioning Manual for Indie Consultants', about specialization & positioning - building a defensive advantage around your business by cultivating rare & valuable expertise. freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business No Preparing Your Freelance Practice: Laying the Groundwork 3 3 Preparing Your Freelance Practice: Laying the Groundwork full be88f0e6-bd79-4bfd-8e4f-28834de4e104 https://share.transistor.fm/s/39ef88a3 In this episode, our panel takes a deep dive into preparing your freelance practice and discusses:

  • Their stories of how they got started 
  • What they would do differently, and 
  • The things to keep in mind when you're actually starting up your practice

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  • Erik Dietrich
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  • Their stories of how they got started 
  • What they would do differently, and 
  • The things to keep in mind when you're actually starting up your practice

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  • Erik Dietrich
  • Reuven Lerner

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]]> Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:00:00 -0700 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik 2926 In this episode, Erik & Reuven share how they got started, what they would do differently, and things to keep in mind when you're actually starting up your practice. In this episode, Erik & Reuven share how they got started, what they would do differently, and things to keep in mind when you're actually starting up your practice. freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business No Freelancing 101 3 3 Freelancing 101 full 2eaad69b-e1f8-445a-ac81-17c9a7db09f7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/564b8e9d Welcome to the first episode of season 3! In this episode, our panel takes a deep dive into freelancing:

  • What does it mean to be a freelancer? 
  • Is it for you?

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  • Erik Dietrich
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]]> Welcome to the first episode of season 3! In this episode, our panel takes a deep dive into freelancing:

  • What does it mean to be a freelancer? 
  • Is it for you?

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  • Erik Dietrich
  • Reuven Lerner

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]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:00:00 -0700 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik 2683 We'll be discussing Freelancing 101. What does it mean to be a freelancer? Is it for you? We'll be discussing Freelancing 101. What does it mean to be a freelancer? Is it for you? freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business No Climbing the Value Chain & Growing Your Biz 2 2 Climbing the Value Chain & Growing Your Biz full 8b8e788d-e4f4-4afd-8976-c0dfcc6accd6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f9ed785b Episode Summary

How can you grow your business as a freelancer? Our panel discusses the different paths to grow your business, hiring a team, climbing the value chain, and aligning your growth goals with what you want out of your business.

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  • Erik Dietrich
  • Marg Reffell
  • Kai Davis
  • Meg Cumby

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How can you grow your business as a freelancer? Our panel discusses the different paths to grow your business, hiring a team, climbing the value chain, and aligning your growth goals with what you want out of your business.

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  • Erik Dietrich
  • Marg Reffell
  • Kai Davis
  • Meg Cumby

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We talk with Brian Casel, entrepreneur and creator of ProcessKit and Productize & Scale, about how to create systems that bring order to your business and how to productize your services.

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Our guest this week is Brian Casel — an entrepreneur and product designer who has built multiple self-funded businesses since 2008. Brian runs ProcessKit, a process-driven project management software for client services. He's also Productize & Scale, a community where client services founders learn and grow with productized services.

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  • Kai Davis
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We talk with Brian Casel, entrepreneur and creator of ProcessKit and Productize & Scale, about how to create systems that bring order to your business and how to productize your services.

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Our guest this week is Brian Casel — an entrepreneur and product designer who has built multiple self-funded businesses since 2008. Brian runs ProcessKit, a process-driven project management software for client services. He's also Productize & Scale, a community where client services founders learn and grow with productized services.

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  • Kai Davis
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]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2020 04:00:00 -0800 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik 3064 We talk with Brian Casel, entrepreneur and creator of ProcessKit and Productize & Scale, about how to create systems that bring order to your business and how to productize your services. We talk with Brian Casel, entrepreneur and creator of ProcessKit and Productize & Scale, about how to create systems that bring order to your business and how to productize your services. freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business No Using YouTube as a Marketing & Promotion Channel 2 2 Using YouTube as a Marketing & Promotion Channel full c4bc6c01-1ddf-47e2-812b-1a702fb93ba4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/70b73449 Episode Summary

Thinking about using YouTube for marketing, promotion and audience growth? Our panel talks about our experiences using this channel and what we'd recommend for people considering adding this channel into the mix for their business.

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  • Marg Reffell
  • Reuven Lerner
  • Erik Dietrich
  • Kai Davis

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Thinking about using YouTube for marketing, promotion and audience growth? Our panel talks about our experiences using this channel and what we'd recommend for people considering adding this channel into the mix for their business.

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  • Marg Reffell
  • Reuven Lerner
  • Erik Dietrich
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We talk about the struggles we face with the ever-present puzzle of balancing work and life as freelancers and indie consultants and the strategies and mindsets we've developed to have some modicum of balance in our lives.

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We talk about the struggles we face with the ever-present puzzle of balancing work and life as freelancers and indie consultants and the strategies and mindsets we've developed to have some modicum of balance in our lives.

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Where can you find leads in the short term if you're in need of work now? What are strategies you can use to find better quality leads? We answer those questions and share resources to help you on your journey to building leadflow and a sustainable business.

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We talk with Alex Hillman about lessons for freelancers and indie consultants from his recently released book, the Tiny MBA. Alex drops a lot of wisdom in this episode about how to tackle and unpack some of the issues we face with money psychology, playing the long game of business, and more.

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This episode we talk with Alex Hillman. For more than 10 years, Alex and his business partner Amy Hoy have run Stacking the Bricks, where they teach creative people how to bootstrap their own businesses and become sustainably independent. Alex is also the co-founder of Indy Hall, Philadelphia's first coworking space. He's always thinking about the intersection of people, relationships, trust and business. Find Alex on Twitter at https://twitter.com/alexhillman

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We talk with Alex Hillman about lessons for freelancers and indie consultants from his recently released book, the Tiny MBA. Alex drops a lot of wisdom in this episode about how to tackle and unpack some of the issues we face with money psychology, playing the long game of business, and more.

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This episode we talk with Alex Hillman. For more than 10 years, Alex and his business partner Amy Hoy have run Stacking the Bricks, where they teach creative people how to bootstrap their own businesses and become sustainably independent. Alex is also the co-founder of Indy Hall, Philadelphia's first coworking space. He's always thinking about the intersection of people, relationships, trust and business. Find Alex on Twitter at https://twitter.com/alexhillman

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]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2020 03:00:00 -0800 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik 4105 We talk with Alex Hillman about lessons for freelancers and indie consultants from his recently released book, the Tiny MBA. Alex drops a lot of wisdom in this episode about how to tackle and unpack some of the issues we face with money psychology, playing the long game of business, and more. We talk with Alex Hillman about lessons for freelancers and indie consultants from his recently released book, the Tiny MBA. Alex drops a lot of wisdom in this episode about how to tackle and unpack some of the issues we face with money psychology, playin freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business No Making Sales Less Painful Through Marketing 2 2 Making Sales Less Painful Through Marketing full be8177bf-e32a-4ed7-a1ec-cb90fbc6f14b https://share.transistor.fm/s/765d09b6 Episode Summary

Today we'll be discussing sales and marketing and how to use marketing to improve the sales experience as a freelancer.

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Sales pages. As a freelancer or indie consultant, when does it make sense to use them? What's their "job" for your business? How should you approach writing them? How do you handle creating a sales page if you aren't yet specialized in a particular area? Our panel discusses that and more on this week's episode.

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Our panel chats about what building expertise and becoming an expert looks like as a freelancer or indie consultant and some steps you can take to better build and demonstrate your expertise.

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We chat with Annie Duke about her new book How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices, in which she teaches how you can improve your decision making process to ****feel more confident, second-guess yourself less, and ultimately be more decisive and be more productive.

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This episode, we talk with Annie Duke. Annie is a former professional poker player and now a consultant in the decision-making space and the author of Thinking in Bets and the newly released How to Decide.

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We chat with Annie Duke about her new book How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices, in which she teaches how you can improve your decision making process to ****feel more confident, second-guess yourself less, and ultimately be more decisive and be more productive.

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This episode, we talk with Annie Duke. Annie is a former professional poker player and now a consultant in the decision-making space and the author of Thinking in Bets and the newly released How to Decide.

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Today our panel chats about proposals — including tips, techniques and tactics we've seen that makes the difference as you grow from freelancer to indie consultant and beyond.

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Our panel dives into client onboarding — what it means, how we've approached it in our businesses, and how you can customize and improve your onboarding over time.

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We talk with Dave Hulsen about the wild world of responding to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and why you may (or may not) want to consider diving into it. 

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We talk with Dave Hulsen about the wild world of responding to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and why you may (or may not) want to consider diving into it. 

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This episode, we talk with Dave Hulsen, Co-Founder and the Chief Operating Officer of RFP360, which offers software to streamline the RFP process. Dave has an extensive history of issuing and responding to RFPs as a technology consultant and is "one of the few people that makes a living by loving RFPs."

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Our panel discusses signs that client isn't worth taking on and how you can guard against bad fit clients, saving yourself time and headaches in the process.

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We're going to talk about our experiences with burnout, what are the non-so-obvious signs of burnout, what's worked for us to buffer against it and how we make sure we're taking care of ourselves.

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Baz (Rahoul) Baruah learned many lessons about the mechanics of running a sustainable business during his own journey as a freelance software developer (which included a detour of taking an investment of a half a million pounds). Today, Baz is a Profit First Professional who helps coaches and consultants escape the anxiety and build a business that supports them so they can live their best life.

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Baz (Rahoul) Baruah learned many lessons about the mechanics of running a sustainable business during his own journey as a freelance software developer (which included a detour of taking an investment of a half a million pounds). Today, Baz is a Profit First Professional who helps coaches and consultants escape the anxiety and build a business that supports them so they can live their best life.

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Our panel discusses the value of mastermind groups, how to find one, and the black magic it takes to do it well in our experience.

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]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0700 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik 2754 Our panel discusses what positioning is, why it's important, and how to get started choosing your positioning. Our panel discusses what positioning is, why it's important, and how to get started choosing your positioning. freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business No Pivoting Your Niche with Marie Poulin 1 1 Pivoting Your Niche with Marie Poulin full 569a707b-9307-4da4-b93a-4f6cf729669a https://share.transistor.fm/s/d2593fb8 Links Mentioned

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This episode, we talk with Marie Poulin — Marie is a business strategist and productivity expert. She specializes in training individuals and teams how to organize and streamline their businesses with Notion. Strategy and design are in her blood, and today we’re going to chat about how she got where she is, and the fact that you SHOULD always be looking to pivot your niche in order to serve your audience

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This episode, we talk with Marie Poulin — Marie is a business strategist and productivity expert. She specializes in training individuals and teams how to organize and streamline their businesses with Notion. Strategy and design are in her blood, and today we’re going to chat about how she got where she is, and the fact that you SHOULD always be looking to pivot your niche in order to serve your audience

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  • Margaret Reffell
  • Meg Cumby
  • Erik Dietrich

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]]> Tue, 21 Jul 2020 04:00:00 -0700 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik 3056 Our guest is Marie Poulin, business strategist and productivity expert, and we chat with her about her journey through many pivots and how to continually pivot your niche in order to best serve your audience. Our guest is Marie Poulin, business strategist and productivity expert, and we chat with her about her journey through many pivots and how to continually pivot your niche in order to best serve your audience. freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business No Freelance Horror Stories: Projects Going Terribly Wrong 1 1 Freelance Horror Stories: Projects Going Terribly Wrong full 377d6017-effc-4d13-8f5d-9df082c64704 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bf1d0f6b Panelists

  • Reuven Lerner
  • Jeremy Green
  • Erik Dietrich
  • Kai Davis

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]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2020 06:00:00 -0700 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik 2749 Our panel shares stories of failures we've had with client projects and how you can avoid similar disasters in your own business. Our panel shares stories of failures we've had with client projects and how you can avoid similar disasters in your own business. freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business No Thriving in the Passion Economy with Adam Davidson 1 1 Thriving in the Passion Economy with Adam Davidson full 823eed31-927d-48ad-8303-684bef51998d https://share.transistor.fm/s/b230f919 Links Mentioned

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In this episode, we talk with Adam Davidson about why it's an opportune time to succeed in business and about how to do it successfully.

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]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:53:11 -0700 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik 2820 We talk to Adam Davidson — a business reporter, co-founder of NPR's Planet Money, and author of The Passion Economy: The New rules for Thriving in the 21st Century. We talk about why it's an opportune time to succeed in business by combining your unique passion and your abilities and about how to do it successfully. We talk to Adam Davidson — a business reporter, co-founder of NPR's Planet Money, and author of The Passion Economy: The New rules for Thriving in the 21st Century. We talk about why it's an opportune time to succeed in business by combining your unique p freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business No Getting Closer to Your Financial Reality with Luke Frye 1 1 Getting Closer to Your Financial Reality with Luke Frye full 18a14f74-7fed-45dc-8ef8-8eb40fb316c8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/76ea1588 Guest
This episode, we talk with Luke Frye of TimberTax.co. TimberTax provides excellent Tax Services for Entrepreneurs.

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]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:45:05 -0700 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik 3136 We talk to Luke Frye, CPA and Co-Founder of Timber Tax, about cash flow forecasting, planning in these uncertain times, and how to get a firmer grasp on your financial reality so you can succeed in your business. We talk to Luke Frye, CPA and Co-Founder of Timber Tax, about cash flow forecasting, planning in these uncertain times, and how to get a firmer grasp on your financial reality so you can succeed in your business. freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business No Origin Stories: Who Are These People In Your Ears? 1 1 Origin Stories: Who Are These People In Your Ears? full 47ad6bdf-7b5d-47c6-8627-e0750b330f3f https://share.transistor.fm/s/e37d233f Episode Panelists

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]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:23:50 -0700 Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik Panel: Reuven, Margaret, Kai, Meg, Jeremy, Erik 1182 Get to know more about our panelists, how we got our start in the wild world of freelancing, and why we're chatting to you about the Business of Freelancing. Get to know more about our panelists, how we got our start in the wild world of freelancing, and why we're chatting to you about the Business of Freelancing. freelance, freelancing, consulting, indie consultant, business No