Discussing the life and business
of being a freelancer.

 

 Ep2-15 Answers for Freelancers_11_06_07 -:- answersforfreelancers@gmail.com: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

A beautiful sunny July morning in Framingham Massachusetts 1989. A young artist and his art director are out for a casual morning stroll. The art director turns to the artist and without warning blurts out, “We’re laying off some people and… you’re one of them”.

Suddenly unemployed and with no where to turn Bob blindly stumbles into what will one day become a successful 20 year freelance career, but first he’ll have to spend a few years in the school of hard knocks.

Bob answers the age old question…”How did you get started?”
Hang on to your hats listeners. Bob finally tells the story of how he got started as a freelancer all those many…many…years ago.

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 Ep 2-12-Trusting your gut: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Ever have that sinking feeling like you’ve made a bad decision… one that might end up costing you both time and money? Do you listen to your gut or do you just shrug it off. Could be your instincts are trying to tell you something. In this episode Chris and Bob talk about trusting your gut.

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 Ep2-6 The M Show -:- answersforfreelancers@gmail.com [22:03m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

“M is for mailbag. “M” is also for Matt. A while back we did a mailbag show and promised to dedicate a whole episode to, friend of the show, Matt’s question.

Matt asked us to track a job from start to finish… kind of like that School House Rock where a bill becomes a law…. Well it took a little while, but here it is. Starting with a phone call and ending with an invoice. This episode is all about the life cycle of a job. Thanks for writing in Matt.

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Welcome to season 2 episode 3. In this exciting episode Chris and Bob talk about money. Addressing the age old question… As a freelancer, how much do I charge? Chris and Bob discuss the difference between a full-time salary and a freelance pay check. How much do you need to make to equal what you might be taking home from your full-time position. Chris helps us out with a handy simple to use equation. Finally the boys say good-bye to an old friend and hello to a new beginning.

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 Ep 2-1 - Networking: Its not Who You Know, its Who Knows You. -:- AnswersForFreelancers@gmail.com [45:19m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Know it or not, we all have a number of networks in our lives. Our friends. Our family. Our workmates. All are sub-networks within the larger network we call our lives. Networks happen every day, and as we change and grow, our networks change and grow with us. We use our networks for information, connections and help. We find great entertainment, deals, and services based on recommendations from our networks. Networking isn’t about selling, its about creating and passing along goodwill to those you work with, like, and respect. When you’re connected, it stops becoming about whether or not you can solve the problem, and instead becomes about whether or not your network can solve the problem. If you get that, you begin to see the power of networking. If you see the power of networking, then you start seeing the need to pay attention and manage your networking efforts. Networking isn’t about selling, its about connecting. It isn’t about selling, its about solving problems. It isn’t about selling, its about creating communities. It isn’t about selling, its about becoming top-of-mind to those who can help you build your business. Networking isn’t about selling, its about living.

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 Episode 11 - Deadlines: Keeping the Trains on Time -:- answersforfreelancers@gmail.com [25:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Whether you are freelancing or employed, no doubt deadlines are part and parcel to your life. When you’re working for someone else, deadlines can be important, and missing them can have dire consequences. When you’re working for yourself, however, missing deadlines can destroy your business, leave you clientless, and kill your ability to find more work (or even a new job).

On the other hand, deadlines can be the fuel to keep your business running on time, keeping projects from being delayed, and keeping even the toughest clients happy with your results.

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 Episode 8 - Interview with Michael Gerber -:- answersforfreelancers@gmail.com [30:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Michael Gerber, author, entrepreneur, and acclaimed business consultant, talks to us about what happens when Freelancers are ready to start growing their business into a true company. The kind of business that allows the owner to touch the world in a way that is truly meaningful and allows him the freedom to pursue those interests, both inside and outside of work, that he feels are the most important.

If you have reached a point in your career where you are looking for this kind of growth, then this is an interview you don’t want to miss.

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 Episode 5 - Wheel of Misfortune 2 -:- answersforfreelancers@gmail.com [14:21m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In this installment of the Wheel of Misfortune, we go inside a job interview with Bob, and boy, what an interview it was(n’t). Lessons learned? Don’t be too cocky, look over your potential client’s business before you go in to meet with them, and think twice before taking life-drawings on an interview.

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 Episode 4 - Where Does the Time Go? -:- answersforfreelancers@gmail.com [42:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

“When you work from home, you’re always at work.” The very freedom we gain as freelance artists can easily become the shackles that keep us working all day and all night, robbing us of our sleep, our family time and our sanity. How do we overcome this?

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 Episode 2 - It's a Small (Online) World. -:- answersforfreelancers@gmail.com [34:05m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today’s freelance market is largely an online market. While you can still find work the old fashioned way, if you don’t have an online portfolio, you are at a serious disadvantage.

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