Deliberate Freelancer
By Melanie Padgett Powers
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The show for those who want to build a successful freelance business. We are NOT about the hustle. We are NOT about the feast-or-famine cycle. We are about building a business. Deliberately.
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#187: Offering Video Script Writing and Webinar Moderating, with Kelly McSweeney
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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#186: Creating a Netflix-like Membership Program for Your Clients, with photographer Annemie Tonken
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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#185: My First Year of Freelancing after Corporate Burnout, with Abby Nieten
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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#184: Becoming Comfortable and Knowledgeable with Contracts and Other Legalese, with Lawyer Brionna Ned
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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#183: The Weird State of Freelancing Right Now
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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#182: A massive pivot from freelancing to owning a business with her husband, with business coach Jenni Gritters
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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#181: Successful Marketing Tactics from Deliberate Freelancer Listeners
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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#180: How to Crush Your Fear of Self-Promotion and Get Clients Now, with C.J. Hayden
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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#179: My Best Books of 2023
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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#178: My 2023 Recap and 2024 Goals
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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#177: Your Burning Freelancing Questions Answered
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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#176: How to Use Conscious Language in Content Creation, with Crystal Shelley
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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#175: How to improve your article pitches and land your dream publications, with Ericka Andersen
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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#174: Wrap Up Your Year with These 5 Questions
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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#173: How to Rethink — and Land More — Anchor Clients, with Wudan Yan
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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#172: My Q3 Audit: Better, But Still Room for Improvement
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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#171: Why It’s Time to Rethink Your Freelance “Dealbreakers”
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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#170: Happy 10 Years of Freelance Freedom!
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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#169: Quick Website Fixes to Attract More Clients, with Brian Hall
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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#168: My Q2 Audit: It Can Only Go Uphill from Here, Right?
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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#167: How to Use a “Cornerstone” Piece to Build a Content Marketing Plan, with Cassandra Le
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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#166: Smart Advice from the Content Byte Summit
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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#165: I’m Back! Time to Get My Act Together
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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2023 Summer Hiatus Time (June-September)
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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#164: Using a “freakout” protocol to get work now, with Austin Church
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May 18, 2023 |
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#163: Dealing with Overwhelm and Uncertainty: A Mini Coaching Session, with Helen Jane Campbell
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May 11, 2023 |
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#162: My Solo Business Retreat Reminded Me to Always Be Marketing
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May 04, 2023 |
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#161: Getting Very Specific on Who Your Perfect Clients Are, with Eman Ismail
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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#160: The Dreaded Feast or Famine!
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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#159: 20+ Tech Tools to Try in Your Business, with Ernie Smith
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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#158: My Four Client Wins and One Fail in Q1
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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#157: Pain from Sitting All Day? Here’s How to Get Moving, with Pilates teacher Eva Stabenow
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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#156: The Risks and Opportunities of ChatGPT
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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#155: How to Diversify Your Income—and Protect Against Uncertain Times, with Michelle Jackson
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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#154: How to Create Your Own Benefits Package, with Miranda Marquit
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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#153: My 2022 and Q4 Audit and Six Lessons from Last Year
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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#152: How Mary Tindall Began to Earn $200,000 a Year as a Freelancer
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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#151: My Best Books of 2022
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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#150: What to Consider Before You Start a Podcast
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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#149: Evaluate—and Expand or Fire—Your Clients for a Strong 2023
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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#148: How to Line Up January Work Now
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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#147: My Q3 Audit—Grief, Brain Fog and Better Times Ahead
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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REPLAY #45: You Need to Set Boundaries
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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#146: How to Build a Team of Contractors, with Erin Brenner
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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#145: Scared (Uncomfortable, Intimidated) and Doing It Anyway, with Lauree Ostrofsky
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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#144: How I Succeed and Fail at Self-Discipline
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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#143: 7 Ways to Make a Fresh Start with Your Business
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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#142: Get Very Specific About Your Niche—and Make More Money, a Conversation with Austin Church
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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#141: Real Talk on Managing Your Money and Paying Taxes, with Bookkeeper Sabrina St. Peter
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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#140: Melanie’s Six-Figure Low-Stress Freelancing, from the Hustle & Grace Podcast with Hilary Sutton
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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#139: A Solo Biz Retreat After a Struggling Summer
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Time for a Summer Hiatus (May 20–August)
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May 19, 2022 |
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#138: Rejecting Corporate Culture and Becoming Your Own Boss, with Jasmine Smith
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May 12, 2022 |
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#137: I’m Grieving. How Can I Keep My Business Running?
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May 05, 2022 |
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#136: Money, Money, Money, with Finance and Pricing Mentor Susie Jackson
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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#135: Listeners Share Their Smart Processes and Tools
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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#134: My Q1 Audit—A Slow Start & 4 Big Decisions
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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#133: My Big Failure of 2022 (So Far)
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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#132: How to Choose Projects Using the 3 P’s Model, with Katherine Reynolds Lewis
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Send Me Your Best Organizational Tips!
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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#131: Building a Successful Content Marketing Agency, with nurse Portia Wofford
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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#130: Find Support and Accountability with Mastermind Groups, with Laura Poole
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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#129: A Script for Tough Client Conversations, with Treasa Edmond
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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#128: New Organization Supports Freelance Journalists of Color, with Chandra Thomas Whitfield and Katherine Reynolds Lewis
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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#127: Embrace LinkedIn to Improve Your Business, with Atlas Katari
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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#126: A Real Talk About Mental Health—and Languishing
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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#125: Why You Need a Virtual Assistant and How to Hire One, with Molly Rose Speed
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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#124: How to Create Better Habits (and my Word of the Year)
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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#123: My 2021 Business Review and Questions to Help You
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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#122: My Best Books of 2021 (and Anticipated 2022 Releases)
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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#121: Identify the Right Clients with Value-Based Decision-Making, with Ashlee Sang
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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#120: 7 Things I’m Thankful for in My Business
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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#119: Why and How to Pare Down Your Network
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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#118: Crash Landing and Being Forced to Restart Your Business, with Danna Lorch
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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#117: My Time Tracking, Money and Client Audit for Q3
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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REPLAY: #86: What I Wish for Your Freelance Business in 2021
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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#116: How to Create Case Studies to Land New Clients, with Emma Siemasko
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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#115: Time Tracking Lessons from Deliberate Freelancer Listeners
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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#114: Building a Successful Business with ADHD, with Courtney Chaal
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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#113: How to Build Relationships, Not a Network, with Anna Hetzel
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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#112: How and When to Say No
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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#111: Offering Courses and Coaching, with Translator Madalena Sanchez Zampaulo
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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#110: Getting Stuff Done in Indiana
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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REPLAY #43: 33 Ways to Find More Clients
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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#109: How to Recognize and Overcome Perfectionism, with Suzy Bills
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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#108: Should I Keep It Simple or Scale Up?
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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#107: Firing Clients and Taking Control of Your Schedule, with Sarah Greesonbach
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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#106: How to Use Video to Connect with Your Audience, with Anita Kwan
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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#105: My Procrastination Struggle and Potential Solutions
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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#104: Best Books of 2021 So Far—and New Releases This Fall
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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#103: My Time Tracking and Client Analysis for Q2
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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#102: Freelancer Survival Skills + a Pep Talk about Boundaries, with Sarah Townsend
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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#101: Combining social justice and inclusion with freelancing, after surviving brain cancer, with Bianca Gonzalez
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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#100: Lessons from a Pandemic Year, with Jennifer Goforth Gregory
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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An Extended Memorial Day Hiatus
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May 20, 2021 |
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#99: Six-Figure Freelancing: Be Persistent and Don’t Dwell, with Amy Posner
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May 13, 2021 |
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#98: Six-Figure Freelancing: The Benefits of Selling Strategy and Outcomes, with Austin Church
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May 06, 2021 |
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#97: How Copywriting Can Grow Your Business, with Quiana Darden
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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REPLAY #22: How to Create a Better Work-Life Balance, with Laura Poole
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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#96: Improve Productivity: Stop Letting Email Rule Your Day
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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#95: How to Dream Bigger and Transform Your Freelance Business, with Cathy Wilkes
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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#94: My Time Tracking Audit for Q1—I Need a Better Schedule
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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#93: Renew Your Business Now for Post-Pandemic Life
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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#92: Improve Client Relationships with Stellar Onboarding and Offboarding, with Kat Boogaard
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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#91: All Things Pricing: Project Rates, Day Rates, Retainers and More, with Jennifer Duann Fultz
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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REPLAY #73: We Must Fight Against the Anti-Freelance PRO Act, with Kim Kavin & Karon Warren
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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#90: Coping with One Year of COVID-19 Lockdown, with Therapist Emily Derouin
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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#89: Being the Only Black Man at a TV News Station, with Mario Boone
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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A Short Message This Week
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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#88: Positioning Yourself as an Agency and Partnering with Other Freelancers, with Reggie Holmes
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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#87: My Most Anticipated 2021 Books (and Fave 2020 Books)
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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#86: What I Wish for Your Freelance Business in 2021
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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#85: How and Why You Should Choose a Word of the Year
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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#84: My 2020 Business Audit & Lessons for 2021
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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A Short Holiday Message
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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#83: A Conversation about Practicing Anti-Racism in Freelancing, with Eva Jannotta
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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#82: Six-Figure Freelancing: Embracing an Entrepreneurial Mindset, with Gresham Harkless
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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#81: Six-Figure Freelancing: Focus on a Niche and Partner with Other Freelancers, with Lynne Testoni
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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#80: Six-Figure Freelancing: Writing B2B Tech Content, with Satta Sarmah Hightower
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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#79: Six-Figure Freelancing: Consistently Sending LOIs and Using Upwork, with Laura Pennington Briggs
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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REPLAY: #27: 10 Micro Habits to Improve Work-Life Clarity
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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#78: Building Your Community as a Newish Freelancer, with Alicia Chantal
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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#77: 5 Ways to Make the Most Out of Virtual Conferences
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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#76: Embrace These 7 Core Principles for a Successful Freelance Business
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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#75: How to Embrace Mindfulness in Your Marketing, with Sarah DeGeorge
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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#74: How to Get Paid on Time & Charge Late Fees, with Wudan Yan
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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#73: We Must Fight Against the Anti-Freelance PRO Act, with Kim Kavin & Karon Warren
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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#72: How to Grow Your Email List + Earn Passive Income, with Anthony Moore
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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#71: 3 Failures and the Lessons They Taught Me
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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#70: Techniques to Deal with Anxiety from My New Therapist
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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#69: 9 Nonfiction Books that Improved My Freelance Business
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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#68: Yes, You Need to Build a Personal Brand, with Hilary Sutton
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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#67: How to Fight Imposter Syndrome, with Kristen Hicks
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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#66: How to Price Your Projects
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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REPLAY #12: This Is a Smartphone & Social Media Intervention
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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#65: The No. 1 Way I Find New Clients
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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#64: How to Increase Your Visibility and Get More Clients, with Amelia Roberts
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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#63: How I Got a PPP Loan as a Sole Proprietor
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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#62: How to Prevent and Deal with Burnout, with Alan Heymann
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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#61: 6 Ways to Be an Ally with Your Freelance Business
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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#60: Set a New Income Goal & Diligently Track Your Finances
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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#59: Parenting while Freelancing (with or without a pandemic), with Amy Ragland
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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#58: How to Reimagine Your Goals during a Crisis
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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#57: Mini Episode: Take a Break
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May 28, 2020 |
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#56: How to Use Instagram to Grow Your Business, with Jessica Thiefels
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May 21, 2020 |
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#55: How to Use Pinterest to Grow Your Business, with Julia Bocchese
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May 14, 2020 |
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#54: Think Digital First and Other Ways to Make Money Now
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May 07, 2020 |
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#53: Pivoting and Finding Resilience
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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#52: Embracing Self-Care without Guilt, with Acupuncturist Rachel Brumberger
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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#51: Reading and Book Recommendations during Coronavirus
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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#50: Technology and Tools to Work from Home, with Omar Gallaga
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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#49: Appropriate Marketing and Promotion during the Coronavirus Pandemic, with Michelle Garrett
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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REPLAY #31: How to Get Motivated to Work When You’re Feeling Blah
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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#48: How to Cope with Coronavirus Anxiety, with Therapist Mira Dineen
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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REPLAY #40: Reflect, Analyze and Plan for the New Year
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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REPLAY #19: Visualize Your Perfect Work Day and Then Create It
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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REPLAY #3: Host a Solo Business Retreat
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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#47: How to Get Better Sleep to Improve your Freelance Life
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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#46: Keeping It Real—Sometimes I’m Mentally Drained
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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#45: You Need to Set Boundaries
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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#44: How to Track and Reach Your Goals
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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#43: 33 Ways to Find More Clients
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Jan 23, 2020 |
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#42: Tips from My First Solo Business Retreat of 2020
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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#41: How to Create and Stick to Habits—the Backbone of Your Life and Business
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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#40: Reflect, Analyze and Plan Now for the New Year
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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#39: Raise Your Rates—Without Emotion
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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#38: My Nutrition Journey as a Freelancer
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Nov 28, 2019 |
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#37: California’s Harmful New Freelancer Law, with Randy Dotinga
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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#36: Spotting Red Flags and Scope Creep
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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#35: Learning to Pivot as a Freelancer, with Jonathan Small
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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#34: Recognize and Relieve Burnout with a Refill Plan, with Latisha Carr
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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#33: 5 Lessons for Freelance Business Owners from She Podcasts Conference
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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#32: Time Freedom: Work Less for More Money, with Vincent Pugliese
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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#31: How to Get Motivated to Work When You’re Feeling Blah
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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#30: How a Virtual Assistant Can Help Your Business, with Cat DiStasio
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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#29: 3 Big Financial Changes I Made This Week
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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#28: Take Charge of Your Finances, with Pamela Capalad
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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#27: 10 Micro Habits to Improve Work-Life Clarity
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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#26: Delegate, Automate and Terminate to Improve Your Business
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Sep 05, 2019 |
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#25: Finding Your Community, with She Podcasts Co-Founder Jessica Kupferman
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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#24: Networking Tips, Especially as an Introvert
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Aug 22, 2019 |
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#23: Five Questions to Evaluate and Diversify Your Services
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Aug 15, 2019 |
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#22: How to Create a Better Work-Life Balance, with Laura Poole
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Aug 08, 2019 |
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#21: A Short Report from Indiana + a Biz Bite
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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#20: How to Use LinkedIn Better to Find Clients, with Phaedra Brotherton
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Jul 25, 2019 |
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#19: Visualize Your Perfect Work Day—Then Create It
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Jul 18, 2019 |
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#18: How to Set Higher Rates
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Jul 11, 2019 |
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#17: My Favorite Books of the Year So Far
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Jul 04, 2019 |
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#16: Creating a Podcast Network and Publishing with an Independent Book Publisher, with Daniel Ford
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Jun 27, 2019 |
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#15: 6 Tips to Get More Work during Slow Periods
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Jun 20, 2019 |
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#14: Freelancing with a Chronic Illness, with Christy Batta
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Jun 13, 2019 |
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#13: How to Set Better Goals for Your Business, with Andrena Sawyer
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Jun 06, 2019 |
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#12: This Is a Smartphone & Social Media Intervention
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May 30, 2019 |
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#11: How to Find the Right Anchor Clients
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May 23, 2019 |
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#10: Think Like a Marketer to Grow Your Business, with Megy Karydes
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May 16, 2019 |
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#9: The Money Lessons I’ve Learned the Hard Way
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May 09, 2019 |
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#8: 5 Ways to Make Your Clients’ Jobs Easier
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May 02, 2019 |
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#7: Blogging and Tweeting to Build Your Business, with Michelle Garrett
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Apr 25, 2019 |
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#6: Make the Most of Conferences
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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#5: Track Your Time for Better Efficiency
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Apr 11, 2019 |
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#4: Work Only with Nice Clients, with Jennifer Goforth Gregory
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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#3: Host a Solo Business Retreat
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Mar 25, 2019 |
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#2: Discover Your Unique Brilliance
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Mar 25, 2019 |
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#1: Change Your Mindset: You Own a Freelance Business
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Mar 25, 2019 |