Hashtag Authentic - for creatives, dreamers & business owners online

Finally going freelance, with Fiona Thomas


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Things We Talk About In This Episode:
  • Why you don't need a huge audience online to be successful
  • How to get organic reach on Instagram without having to pay for ads
  • Photography for Instagram, and how it differs from conventional photography
  • Pivoting your business, and why it pays to put yourself at the heart of your brand
  • The difference between being a freelancer and an entrepreneur/business owner
  • Promoting a book during lockdown, and the unexpected benefits of “marketing for introverts” when almost everything has to happen online
  • How the workplace might look on the other side of COVID
  • Caring for your mental health as a freelancer, and recognising that mental health goes beyond mindset
  • Relaxing the idea of rigid timetables, and embracing routines that work for our health and happiness
  • The value of having a person outside our situation, such as a coach, help us recognise and overcome our limiting beliefs
  • Managing your finances, including building a financial buffer, pricing yourself, planning for holidays, and avoiding the limitations of exchanging time for money
  • Fiona’s experience delivering a donation-based course, giving away content, and the balance of making support and content accessible to all, while still running a profitable business
Links mentioned in this episode:
  • Tickets to Fiona's virtual Book Launch with me, October 1st 2020
  • Fiona's podcast, "Out of Office"
  • Her book “Out of Office” on Amazon
  • Her Instagram: @fionalikestoblog
  • Fiona's website, fionalikestoblog.com 
  • Her Twitter profile, @fionalikes
  • Our first podcast episode together, here on Hashtag Authentic
  • My Instagram Class, The Insta Retreat 


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