You won’t hear Vicki say “Hi, I’m a freelance photographer”.
Instead it’s “I run a photography business”.

From the outset Vicki’s always put business before art.

When burn out threatened she hired other photographers to work with her. She’s diversified into teaching both online and in person. She organises workshops and retreats.

Right. Hit play and let’s get down to business.

For years Nathan’s been freelancing on the side of his full time jobs. It’s given him an extra income but also extra skills that have then got him better full time positions.

Nathan’s constantly learning - self taught, via groups, a Masters - digesting, discussing and sharing it with others in the freelancer community.

This feels like a lot more than a ‘side hustle’. This goes right to his core.

25% of her time spent self-marketing. That’s how Kate built her reputation. That and consistently nailing SEO to become the number one ranked copywriter in Australia.

Kate also chats about building a team, moving to a more 'passive' business, the work-life balance myth, podcasting, community building, starting a conference... A lot to get through, so start listening.

Steve Folland has interviewed over 140 freelancers now for the Being Freelance podcast, and he asks every guest the same question: “If you could tell your younger self one thing about being freelance, what would that be?” Find out what his guests from season 5 had to say and learn from their advice!

At the heart of any work-life balance struggle often lies too many tasks and not enough time. So maybe outsourcing could help freelancers get the scales tipping more towards ‘life’. Check out these 5 top tips full of quotes from past Being Freelance podcast guests.

I’ve interviewed over 100 freelancers now for the Being Freelance podcast series, and when it comes to marketing and getting your name out there, there’s one key piece of advice that almost everyone agrees with: You need to be yourself. Hear from other freelancers about what that means to them.