Posts tagged business
You Listen, You Do, YouTube - Social Media Marketer Latasha James

Latasha's YouTube videos didn't just gain her an audience. She gained customers. Both for her social media business and her courses helping other freelancers.

Now, with her Freelance Friday podcast it's happening again.
There's a lot going on - and that doesn't happen unless at some point you stop listening and start doing.

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Bear Essentials - Branding Designer Emma Sheppard

When Emma became a mum, she also became a freelancer. Trading as Big Bear Creative, she thought she'd get 15 hours of childcare a week and do little bits of work... But her freelance baby soon started to grow and need more attention.

Now, not only is she working four days a week, but her husband has joined the business too. Big Bear got bigger. And so did their plans.

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No Fear - Copywriter Prerna Malik

When Prerna’s husband couldn’t work due to ill health, her side project of writing suddenly became crucial for their family.

Over time they realised it had real potential, her husband joined the business, they hired others as ‘Content Bistro’ served up hungry businesses around the world. It’s an amazing story. She had no money, no other options and no fear. And no idea how much her life was about to change.

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Pug in a banana costume - Copywriter Kirsty Fanton

The title may be unconventional - but so is Kirsty's story and what she does for her client's emails. From counsellor to copywriter via French farm hand.

Hear how Australian freelancer Kirsty discovered her skill, found her niche and figured out the business side. Still taking time for herself, finding wealth in life beyond money.

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Raison d'être - Developer Elliot Taylor

Elliot doesn't shy away from making a change in his life. After a string of non-coding jobs, he self-taught himself WordPress and became a freelance developer. From that he built up a successful agency - Raison.

But when fatherhood beckoned he stripped back the pressure of being a boss to freelance once more. More flexibility, more time for his family, more ability to be a specialist. And plenty more to hear about too…

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Make yourself unavoidable - Ben the Illustrator

Ben O'Brien, started out as a freelance illustator and animator, even forming a successful studio. But being creative was usurped by being a manager. So he went solo again and freelancer 'Ben the Illustrator' was born.

Ben tells us about being there for his family, making connections to peers around the world through an awesome survey and whether by knocking on doors or using side projects and social media - making himself unavoidable.

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Creating Your Own Rules - Brand Strategist Jenni Heffernan Brown

From working for mega corporations to teaming up with another freelancer to form an agency.  It's been quite a journey for Jenni. Rules or no rules.

We chat about the importance of 'systems, systems, systems', taking time for your own creative projects, letting go by using other freelancers, taking time off and the secret to letting potential clients know what it's like to work with you.

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Don't Panic - Virtual Assistant Jess Ostroff

Jess knew she wanted to work on her own terms.
What she didn't know, was what a 'virtual assistant' was.

And yet when an opportunity came up to be one, to work remotely and become freelance... she jumped at it. As years went by, the amount of work started to overwhelm her. So she hired her own virtual assistants to help out... and her company Don't Panic Management was born. Everything 'virtual' had gradually become very real.

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