Clients From Hell Podcast
1) From garage band to concert hall for creatives: Brent Weaver on freelancing in the Deep End
The difference between playing in the garage and playing in an arena is one of finding your audience. Sure, you can stay in your garage and have your mom tell you you're great, or you can get out in f...Show More
2) Graduate from freelance to consultant with Michael Zipursky of consultingsuccess.com
The difference between a "freelancer" and a "consultant" is very fine. In many ways, it's just a shift in philosophy, but it can yield great dividends because clients view the two very differently. O...Show More
Graduate from freelance to consultant with Michael Zipursky of consultingsuccess.com
25:12 | Sep 30th, 2020
3) Never stop starting: Personal Trainer Adam Bradley on how Creatives can stay healthy
Working from home is the new reality, and with it comes a very, VERY sedentary lifestyle. Without having to leave your house to do anything, it's easy to fall out of fitness and into new health proble...Show More
Never stop starting: Personal Trainer Adam Bradley on how Creatives can stay healthy
27:53 | Sep 15th, 2020
4) Manage yourself, make money: Marcel Petitpas on project management for freelancers!
Whether you're a designer, a programmer, an illustrator, or a writer, if you work for yourself you are on some level a project manager. It can be a full-time job keeping yourself in a full-time job, a...Show More
Manage yourself, make money: Marcel Petitpas on project management for freelancers!
25:43 | Aug 18th, 2020
5) How creatives can crush crowdfunding: Nalin of Crush Crowdfunding
For many of us, crowdfunding holds a certain magical allure. It's the silver bullet, the golden ticket, the decision that can change EVERYTHING... IF we can get it together to finally put together tha...Show More
6) Order ON the menu: Kai Davis on how to productize service for better pay
If you've ever written a detailed, thoughtful proposal only to have a client glance at it and reject it right away, you know that having to describe the work you do EVERY TIME you do it is exhausting....Show More
7) DO Worry, Be Happy: Ben Lee on maintaining a creative business in pandemic
We're all going through A LOT right now, and it's not always easy to stay on track with your business, or even your creative practice. In this week's episode, host Kyle Carpenter speaks with illustrat...Show More
DO Worry, Be Happy: Ben Lee on maintaining a creative business in pandemic
24:26 | Jun 30th, 2020
8) Hard sell your soft skills: Alison Grade of The Freelance Bible
Alison Grade wrote The Freelance Bible because she saw her students develop skills in their field and then take their first, tentative steps towards running their own business... and not know what to ...Show More
9) Ami Sanyal on how to get your dream gig through your dream mentor
If you're in the habit of combing job postings, you might have come across your dream job, got excited, applied and then... didn't hear back. Nothing. Not one peep. Even though you know in your heart ...Show More
10) Want great clients? Get social proof! Meg Cumby on the art of client testimonials
You can be great at what you do, but if you can't convince your clients that you are, you're not going to get the jobs you want. That's why getting outstanding testimonials is so important to a freela...Show More
Want great clients? Get social proof! Meg Cumby on the art of client testimonials
25:03 | May 14th, 2020