After two very real years, we say farewell (for now) to Freelance Therapy!  Join your host, Kennedy, as she talks about the evolution of her career and her reflections on being a freelancer and now being a business owner. Want to keep in touch? Follow us @karcreative on Instagram!  Looking to work with a social agency in the near future? Shoot us an email at [email protected] 

You've heard the old adage you have to spend money to make money - but determining what you want to spend money on can be a scary and difficult thing.  This week a listener asks what should I invest in to level up my business?  And your host, Kennedy Roberts spends some time talking through her philosophy around making investments into your business. 

Once you've been with a client for a long time you might find yourself struggling to justify the project from a profit perspective.  It's honestly a tale as old as time especially if your business is growing quickly.  But the real question is HOW do you ask for more money from a long term client.  Honestly, the answer isn't that easy, but today we take you through some ways of thinking about and approaching this conversation that might be helpful.  

After you've been in business for a while, it is important to start to consider how you can niche down, find your footing as a business owner and create efficiencies that lead to more profit. But how do you figure out what is the most lucrative and what your footing looks like for you and your business?  I take you through the three things you need to determine to effectively niche down in a way that is effective and doesn't leave revenue on the table.  

Have a question?  Call the FT hotline at 619-929-0296

Get that butterfly feeling when you're on zoom?  You're not alone...I've been there and it was...well awkward to say the least.  Here's my perspective on what to do when you have a crush on a client and spoiler alert - it's all about the power dynamics, okay.  And PSA this is NOT dating advice.  

Have you ever gotten that terrible email? The one with the client feedback that makes you cringe, where they seem to hate everything you've done and want their money back? Well, same.  But I'm here to tell you - you and your career actually CAN survive this terrible, terrible moment and listen to find out how!  

PS. Have a question or need a little bit of freelance therapy? Call us or text us at 619-929-0296. 

Podcast is created by Kennedy Roberts in collaboration with KAR Creative Studios. Intro and Outro music is written and produced by Aaron Lund. 

Okay, so my laptop was stolen and the events that came after were less than savory.  But I got through it and so will you - well hopefully this doesn't happen to you - but something bad will and here is a step by step guide of how to get through it. Also a little bit of complaining on my end because..it's therapy after all. 

This podcast is created by Kennedy Roberts in collaboration with KAR Creative Studio.  Music is written and produced by Aaron Lund. 

So your a creative...a designer, a copywriter, a photographer and you've never found yourself in the situation where you need to talk to clients.  But now you're a freelancer and you're the sole person on the hook for negotiating contracts, discussing scope and talking timelines.  How do you even get started? What are you supposed to say?  How much slang can you use.  Your host and founder of KAR Creative, Kennedy Roberts, talks all of this and more in this weeks episode. 

Got a burning freelance question you want answered on an episode of Freelance Therapy?  Give us a shout at 619-929-0296. 

We're bacccckkk (yet again) and this time we're chatting about taxes.  You're in for 20 minutes of pure financial fun while I review what a tax write off is, how to organize your freelance finances and what NOT to do when you're writing things off. Curious? Get to listening!  We'll be back next Tuesday and for the next 10 Tuesday's after that. 

Today we're chatting with our good friend, Charlee Black of Good Friends Studio out of Indianapolis, Indiana.   Charlee is the founder and lead photographer of her own studio and currently in the process of building her physical space, BLOT Creative Studios.   On today's episode we chat about being a female photographer working in a geographical location not generally regarded as creative.  We also discuss pop-tart gate, supporting others in the creative community and all of the projects Charlee has going on. 

Keep up with Charlee and her projects on instagram @charleeblk @goodfriends.studio @blotcreativestudio and look out for her crowdfunding campaign coming in April via iFundWomen.