Being Freelance

By Steve Folland

Freelancing? Being boss of your own life and business can be tough and isolating. But it can also be totally rewarding. Pick up tips, advice and thoughts on how to make it as a freelancer, an entrepre... more

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November 19, 2023 Webflow Expert Robert Smart
Study, determination, and a knack for design were going to take Robert out of his poor upbringing in South Africa. But the death of his brother, drew him back again. To help young people see a brighter future for themselves, he needed time. To have time, he needed to go freelance.
Faced with the daunting reality of having to survive without savings or a backup plan just one month before COVID kicked in, Robert shares how he made the most of platforms like LinkedIn and ultimately doubled his income during the pandemic.
He eventually had so many leads, he started hiring others. Plus, through content creation and organising meetups, he’s giving back, while moving forward.
You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com

EPISODE SPONSOR
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JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
A place to ask questions, sense-check, laugh and support.
With LIVE Q&As, Coworking, Meet-ups, Socials and more.
JOIN YOUR BFFS AT beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from the experience of Steve and hundreds of guests of the podcast.
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.
Find out more about the course.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:
Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelance
YouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance.
Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:
Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelance
YouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland
...more
33min
November 05, 2023 Web Designer Hannah Dossary
Hannah wondered how the people she met whilst travelling could afford to travel non-stop. It turned out, they were freelancers.
And so began a journey into figuring out how she could make that happen, whether she’d like it when she did - and finding her niche along the way. Now back in the UK, she is ‘Hannah from Shiny Happy Digital Design’.
Happy when working. Happy when on holiday. Happy to put her prices on her site thanks very much.
You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com

EPISODE SPONSOR
This episode is sponsored by Freelancer Magazine - SUBSCRIBE today and get those sweet glossy pages in your hands!

JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
A place to ask questions, sense-check, laugh and support.
With LIVE Q&As, Coworking, Meet-ups, Socials and more.
JOIN YOUR BFFS AT beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from the experience of Steve and hundreds of guests of the podcast.
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.
Find out more about the course.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:
Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelance
YouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance.
Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:
Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelance
YouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland
...more
54min
October 22, 2023 Case Study Buddy Joel Klettke
Joel was originally on the Being Freelance podcast in November 2015.
Now it’s time to catch up on the intervening 8 years. As he’s gone from a single solo copywriter to being a married father and founder of a company.
We hear how Case Study Buddy grew out of a freelancing side project into a company with major clients and seven figure revenue. But is the grass greener?
From freelance to founder - Did being his own boss set him up well to be a boss of many?
You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com

EPISODE SPONSOR
This episode is sponsored by Freelancer Magazine - SUBSCRIBE today and get those sweet glossy pages in your hands!

JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
A place to ask questions, sense-check, laugh and support.
With LIVE Q&As, Coworking, Meet-ups, Socials and more.
JOIN YOUR BFFS AT beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from the experience of Steve and hundreds of guests of the podcast.
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.
Find out more about the course.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:
Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelance
YouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance.
Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:
Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelance
YouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland
...more
48min
October 08, 2023 Graphic Designer & Illustrator Sam Minton
Sam was drawn to freelancing when the bar he pulled pints for, asked him to design a poster.
The writing was on the wall. Well, it wouldn’t have been a great poster otherwise. Sam became known as a designer/illustrator for bars, pubs and clubs.
And then covid hit. Overnight all those places shut. But Sam’s happiest when he’s working…
You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com

EPISODE SPONSOR
This episode is sponsored by Freelancer Magazine - SUBSCRIBE today and get those sweet glossy pages in your hands!

JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
A place to ask questions, sense-check, laugh and support.
With LIVE Q&As, Coworking, Meet-ups, Socials and more.
JOIN YOUR BFFS AT beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from the experience of Steve and hundreds of guests of the podcast.
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.
Find out more about the course.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:
Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelance
YouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance.
Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:
Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelance
YouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland
...more
37min
September 24, 2023 Brand & Web Designer Kayleigh Hall
For a long time Kayleigh didn’t even see what she had as a 'business'.
She was trading time and skills for money.
But a few years ago she embraced outside help. Coaches. Group coaching. Working with a strategist, a photographer and copywriter. She polished her brand and found her niche. With this new confidence and focus, her rate quadrupled. As did her satisfaction. Working with clients with the right vibe for her and them.
She wasn’t an island. With help, her business thrived. And she was Queen of Proposals.
You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com

EPISODE SPONSOR
This episode is sponsored by Freelancer Magazine - SUBSCRIBE today and get those sweet glossy pages in your hands!

JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
A place to ask questions, sense-check, laugh and support.
With LIVE Q&As, Coworking, Meet-ups, Socials and more.
JOIN YOUR BFFS AT beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from the experience of Steve and hundreds of guests of the podcast.
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.
Find out more about the course.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:
Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelance
YouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance.
Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:
Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelance
YouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland
...more
46min
September 10, 2023 Copywriter Franky Shanahan - Revisited
8 years after Franky first appeared on the podcast, it’s time to catch up.
Still a freelance copywriter. Still in Bristol. But so much has changed.
Not just her kids getting taller.

In this episode, Franky shares how she had to reshape her business around a chronic illness, diagnosed less than a year after we last spoke.
And how she found a co-mentor in the back in the taxi. It’s been one heck of a journey. Not just the one back to their homes.
Franky’s business has evolved around her family, her interests and her health. With resilience, determination and good people around us, perhaps the flexibility of freelancing can help us adapt to anything.

You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com
Check out Franky and her co-mentor Charlie on their own podcast 'Friends with business benefits'.

EPISODE SPONSOR
This episode is sponsored by Freelancer Magazine - SUBSCRIBE today and get those sweet glossy pages in your hands!

JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
A place to ask questions, sense-check, laugh and support.
With LIVE Q&As, Coworking, Meet-ups, Socials and more.
JOIN YOUR BFFS AT beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from the experience of Steve and hundreds of guests of the podcast.
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.
Find out more about the course.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog and see this episode as a video - YouTube.com/SteveFolland
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance.
Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:
Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelance
YouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland
...more
44min
July 23, 2023 BONUS - LIVE Q&As with Prerna Malik, Beth Gladstone and Tom Garfield
In this special bonus episode of the Being Freelance podcast we take a selection of the regular Live Q&As that we host in the Being Freelance Community and let you soak up the wisdom once more.
You can catch full video replays of all of our Live Q&As in the Being Freelance Community.
In this episode, we've got:
- Freelance content marketing and SEO strategist Beth Gladstone
- Tom Garfield who creates websites alongside his wife Ellie, as ‘Brand New Notebook’
- Conversion copywriter Prerna Malik of Content Bistro
Find a full transcript and links at the website.
Questions that are answered
1. HOW DO YOU GET TO WORK WITH SUCH HIGH PROFILE CLIENTS?
2. HOW MUCH SHOULD I BE SPENDING ON A WEBSITE?
3. ARE REGULAR BLOGS STILL WORTH DOING?
4. HOW WOULD YOU LAUNCH AND SELL AN ONLINE COURSE WITHOUT AN EMAIL LIST?
5. SHOULD I PUT MY FREELANCE PRICES ON MY WEBSITE?
6. HOW DO YOU SPEND REGULAR TIME ON YOUR OWN MARKETING WHILST ALSO DOING EVERYTHING ELSE?
7. SEO WISE, HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT PEOPLE ARE SEARCHING FOR WHEN IT COMES TO OUR FREELANCE SERVICES?
8. WHAT MAKES A GREAT SALES PAGE?
9. IS EMAIL MARKETING WORTH DOING IF YOU’RE NOT A GOOD WRITER?
10. ANY TIPS FOR HIRING OTHERS?
11. ANY TIPS ON COMING UP WITH CONTENT IDEAS?
12. WHAT IS A BACKLINK? SHOULD WE BE TRYING TO GET THEM?
Join the Being Freelance Community and catch full video replays of these and many more Q&As!
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance.
Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:
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...more
38min
March 26, 2023 Graphic Designer Liz Mosley
When Liz left uni, she was adamant she didn’t want to be a freelancer.

And yet here we are, via starting a stationery business and a family. A 9 year gradual process which has resulted in her switching from treating her freelancing like a hobby, to firmly treating it like a business.
Starting a podcast. Working with Adobe. Diversifying her income and having fun along the way.

This is Episode 300 of the Being Freelance podcast - recorded live in the Being Freelance Community - join us!
There is also a video version of this podcast on YouTube.

You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com
Bonus questions in this episode from BFFs (Being Freelance Friends) Angela Lyons and Elizabeth Chesney.

JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
A place to ask questions, sense-check, laugh and support.
With LIVE Q&As, Coworking, Meet-ups, Socials and more.
JOIN YOUR BFFS AT beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from the experience of Steve and hundreds of guests of the podcast.
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.
Find out more about the course.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog and see this episode as a video - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance.
Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:
Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelance
YouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland
...more
53min
March 19, 2023 Lettering Artist Jackson Alves
This is actually the fourth time Jackson’s been freelance. He’s not just quit jobs, he even once quit his own company.

But whereas the other times he was a ‘regular’ graphic designer, this time he’s spent a decade as a specialist: a lettering artist and calligrapher.
Regularly posting to Instagram and Behance got him noticed and grew an audience as commissions from around the world reached him at his home in Brazil.
He’s since launched online courses, prints, fonts and NFT collections, building his reputation so he can work when he wants around his family. There’s no sign of him quitting this time around.

You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com

JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
A place to ask questions, sense-check, laugh and support.
With LIVE Q&As, Coworking, Meet-ups, Socials and more.
JOIN YOUR BFFS AT beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from the experience of Steve and hundreds of guests of the podcast.
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.
Find out more about the course.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance.
Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:
Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelance
YouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland
...more
58min
March 12, 2023 Copywriter Anna Rogan
Anna had built a career across corporate and government comms in Melbourne. But if she wanted to move her family out of the city and that meant first meant transforming the way she worked.
Anna set out to prove she could match her past income, now as a freelance copywriter.
The seeds she planted in the city are now bearing fruit. From a farm in rural Victoria she’s reaping the rewards - a business that feels good and that runs around her kids.
Today she’s questioning the external pressures that tell us to ‘scale’. The farmers before them planted olive trees. That doesn’t mean it’s a business for her. Just because other copywriters before her have grown with subcontractors and products, does she have to follow them too?
Anna goes into detail about how she has built her website and her business to work around her family. So much insight AND the sound of Australian birds too - you're in for a treat!

You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com

JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
A place to ask questions, sense-check, laugh and support.
With LIVE Q&As, Coworking, Meet-ups, Socials and more.
JOIN YOUR BFFS AT beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from the experience of Steve and hundreds of guests of the podcast.
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.
Find out more about the course.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
You're not alone being freelance.
Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).
beingfreelance.com/community

NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!
The Being Freelance course is made for you!
Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership.

FREELANCER MERCH
Get Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shop
Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:
Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelance
YouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland
...more
54min

FAQs about Being Freelance:

How many episodes does Being Freelance have?

The podcast currently has 348 episodes available.

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