Setting out on a career as an independent freelancer or entrepreneur is exciting, but also TERRIFYING. How do you know when it's the right time to take the plunge?

John Nastor runs the podcast Hack The Entrepreneur, and has hundreds of hours looking into what makes a happy, healthy, and wealthy solopreneur. He joins Bryce to talk the difference between freelancing and entrepreneurship, how to strike the right balance in life and work, and how to know when you're ready to forge your own path,  

Links from today's show:

• http://hacktheentrepreneur.com/

   

• http://hacktheentrepreneur.com/start-my-own-business/

• http://hacktheentrepreneur.com/lifestyle-business/

• http://rainmaker.fm/series/showrunner/

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Honing your craft is the journey of a lifetime. It's hard enough to dedicate yourself to your discipline, but when you have to make a living doing it? Then it's even harder. 

Jerzy Drozd is a cartoonist who's made a career of making comics and teaching, well, how to make comics. He's also a warm, wonderful, and insightful fellow with a lot of great ideas, who's pursued his art through all sorts of ups and downs. He joins Bryce to talk about how to hone your focus and make a career out of doing what you love.

Links from today's show:

• The Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival: http://a2caf.com

• The Ann Arbor Art Center: http://annarborartcenter.org

• Starbunny, Inc: http://starbunny.net

• Boulder and Fleet: http://boulderandfleet.com

• Broxo: https://www.amazon.com/Broxo-Zack-Giallongo/dp/1596435518

• Jerzy's Instagram: http://instagram.com/jerzydrozd

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If you're a freelancer, like it or hate it (and most of us hate it) you're in sales. And for those of us with creative backgrounds, a lot of the time there's a real anxiety about "selling out."

Today's guest Brent Weaver makes a career of helping people with their sales strategies at uGurus. He chats with Bryce about how to get over this fear, and how to make the most money from doing your craft! 

Links from today's show:

http://bit.ly/2u6IctB

http://ugurus.com/

https://twitter.com/brentweaver

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Life is short. How do you do all the things you want to do in the time you have?

Of all the people Bryce knows, Ryan Estrada probably comes closest to doing it all. Cartoonist, artist, traveler, podcast producer, and all around asskicker, Ryan uses freelancing to make sure he's doing what he loves all around the world.

Links from today's show:

• ryanestrada.com
• bigdata.show
• https://twitter.com/forexposure_txt

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The best business relationships are built on the same the foundations as romantic ones: clear communication, trust, a mutual sense of value, hugs... So why are most of us afraid of working with our spouse? 

In today's show, Bryce talks to Marie Poulin and Ben Borowski, who live together, laugh together, love together and, yes, work together. Find out how they run a business that fits their lives while working remotely! 

Links from today's show:

• http://weareokidoki.com
• http://doki.io
• http://digitalstrategyschool.com
• http://www.mariepoulin.com
• http://typeoneerror.com

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One of the fringe benefits of freelancing? Living the kind of life that makes newspapers write angry op-eds about millennials. Doing what you like when you like, conducting business meetings over Steam chat, doing kick flips over badical guitar riffs. That kind of thing.

To the casual observer, Mark Junker is just that kind of freelancer. An art director and music producer, Junker's makes fun designs for The Yetee, composes soundtracks for Cloudrise Pictures, and just put out a new album, VELTAHL under his alias, R23X. Today he joins Bryce to talk about why your friends are you best resource, why art school is a scam, and how to do the work you love. 

Links from today's show:

• http://junker.ca
• http://r23x.com
• http://vhs.life
• https://theyetee.com/

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Going directly from school to freelancing can be tough, but one illustrator managed to do it. 

Jen Fryer joins Bryce to discuss how she locked a nationally syndicated newspaper as a client, the mistakes first-time freelancers need to make, and what creative professionals need to know to succeed in their craft as professionals. 

Links from today's show:

• http://www.jvfryer.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/drawingsheep/
• http://school.clientsfromhell.net/p/start-freelancing

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Podcast listeners save 40% with coupon code: CFHPodcast

https://clientsfromhell.net/helltopay

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Freelancers can do more than work remotely; they can live their life on their terms while making a pretty penny. 

Long-time friend of the show Jake Jorgovan helps agencies and consultants win their dream clients. He also travels the world while doing it. 

Links from today's show:

• https://jake-jorgovan.com/
• https://jake-jorgovan.com/podcast/
• https://clientsfromhell.net/helltopay

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This episode is sponsored by our new book, Hell to Pay 2: A freelancer's guide to making good money (https://clientsfromhell.net/helltopay). 

Podcast listeners save 40% with coupon code: CFHPodcast

https://clientsfromhell.net/helltopay

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Freelance designer Dylan Smith joins the show to discuss why his business degree helps him as a designer, why finding your community is so valuable, and why Leonardo is his favourite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

Dylan's also organizing the Solo Conference for Freelancers (solo-conf.com) in September!

Want to support the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!

Links from today's show include:

• Solo Conference (https://solo-conf.com/)
• Dylan on Twitter (https://twitter.com/dylanatsmith)
• Check out Dylan's meetup group (http://www.meetup.com/londonfreelancers/)

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This week's episode is sponsored by the new edition of Hell to Pay: A freelancer's guide to making good money. (clientsfromhell.net/helltopay)

Bryce's popular guide to freelance finances has a brand new edition out, featuring...

• An expanded tax section with step-by-step instructions for filing your freelance taxes
• More money-making advice
• New tactics for negotiating a higher rate

As always, Hell to Pay teaches you:

• How to determine your rate
• How to charge your clients
• How to earn better money with less work

Buy now and get the new edition when it launches in April!

Podcast listeners save 40% with coupon code: CFHPodcast

> Let's make good money!
clientsfromhell.net/helltopay

Already bought a copy? No problem: you get the new edition for free – expect an email regarding that soon. 

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Transitioning from full-time radio jobs to becoming a freelance video and audio producer: Steve Folland of the Being Freelance podcast joins Bryce to discuss his freelance journey. 

Find Steve on YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram. 

Do you have a question of your own? Shoot us an email! 

Want to support the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!

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This week's episode is sponsored by the new edition of Hell to Pay: A freelancer's guide to making good money. 

Bryce's popular guide to freelance finances has a brand new edition out, featuring...

• An expanded tax section with step-by-step instructions for filing your freelance taxes
• More money-making advice
• New tactics for negotiating a higher rate

As always, Hell to Pay teaches you:

• How to determine your rate
• How to charge your clients
• How to earn better money with less work

Buy now and get the new edition when it launches in late March! 

Podcast listeners save 40% with coupon code: CFHPodcast

> Let's make good money!

clientsfromhell.net/helltopay

Already bought a copy? No problem: you get the new edition for free – expect an email regarding that soon. 

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