Doing It For The Kids Podcast
1) When you're struggling to get going
“Is it just me that is finding it really hard to get going again this new year? Normally I’m all for diving into the planning / organising / new year-ing but this year I just want to curl up under the...Show More
2) When someone offers to buy you out
I’ve been working freelance for an agency for a while now and have a good relationship with them .They’ve asked me to consider them buying me out of my company and coming on board as a director of the...Show More
3) When you're thinking about getting a 'proper' job
“I love the freedom, flexibility, variety and potential of freelancing, but the places I used to get work don’t need me anymore, and I’m struggling to find a new service/niche that works. So I’m wonde...Show More
4) When you should speculate to accumulate
“I’m a photographer specialising in analogue family photography (as in film, from the olden days when we were the kids!)… maternity, newborns, families etc. I’ve been in business for 15 years and hav...Show More
5) Where to draw the line between free and paid
"My question is around how to know where to draw the line between what you’ll give away for free vs what you’ll charge for in your business? In the crafting world there is so much free information av...Show More
6) Surviving the summer holidays
“I’m eternally curious about how people tackle the summer holidays once they’ve got school age kids. It’s an impossible equation and there’s no one answer, but I feel like we can maybe come closer to ...Show More
7) You’ve rebranded — now what?
"I’m writing this while feeding my baby in a sensory room. True story! Anyway, I’m going to be rebranding and renaming my business in the autumn, and wondered if you had any advice for what steps I c...Show More
8) When you don't want to let another freelancer down
“I’m subcontracting on a project with a fellow freelancer. I like them, and working with them has been great. The project however, has been anything but. The clients are difficult, their working patte...Show More
9) When you’re expected to attend endless meetings
“How do you tell clients ‘I don’t want to attend that bloody meeting’!? I know meetings are needed (could have been an email though!) but my clients are now adding me to monthly all staff meetings, s...Show More
10) When you send a quote, and then regret it
"I was asked by an organisation recently how much I’d charge to redesign a publication they produce three times a year, with a view to then designing that along with other publications for them going ...Show More