Freelance Kills

Competing and Standing Out as a Creative Entrepreneur


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#21: One of our Instagram followers reached out with a great question! She wanted to know, "As a 35 year old beginner photographer, any advice for how to compete with the current market?" It's such a great question that will help so members of our community, so instead of a mini episode, it's getting the full episode treatment. Thanks for the question Marla! 

During this show I cover the following topics: 1) Building a solid skill set, 2) Supply and demand, 3) Concrete marketing steps. [Recorded 8/17/2020]

Episode Timecodes: 

00:30 - Introduction

03:15 - Education and Skillset, Imposter Syndrome 

05:14 - Checklist of actions you can take to build a foundation of solid skills and work towards mastering your craft. Don't forget, business skip learning business skills!

09:30 - Supply & Demand, using the example of Uber. What does Supply and Demand tell us about breaking down our strategy?

12:50 - The need for Experience

13:30 - Quality of Supply & Quality of Demand, a deeper dive into understanding how to compare, compete and analyze your market. 

15:00 - List of research questions for finding and targeting your next client.

16:22 - Marketing and getting noticed. Online portfolios to printed promotional materials and other ideas.

23:10 - Conclusion. Make sure to send me your questions through email, DM on Instagram, or by voicemail on Anchor.FM.

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Freelance KillsBy Justin Bridges

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