Pay vs exposure, less than professional clients, and diplomatically firing a client

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Ask a Freelancer is a new Cushion podcast where an experienced freelancer answers questions about freelancing.

This episode's questions include:
- Is it smart or stupid to do a job without pay for experience/exposure?
- How do you handle payment and contracts with less than professional clients?
- How do you diplomatically fire a client?

Hosted by Andy J Miller
Music by Metavari
Brought to you by cushionapp.com

005 - If You Want to be Treated Like a Pro, Act Like One

Ask a Freelancer is a podcast series where experienced freelancers 
answer questions about freelancing.

Arts

Literature

Performing Arts

Design

Food

Fashion & Beauty

Visual Arts

Bigger clients aren’t always better clients, business resources, and buying back your soul.

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Ask a Freelancer is a new Cushion podcast where experienced freelancers answer questions about freelancing.

This episode's questions include:
- How do you get bigger clients that gave you more job security?
- What are the best resources for getting started with the business side of freelancing?
- Did the money you make buy back your soul?

Hosted by Andy J Miller
Music by Metavari
Brought to you by cushionapp.com

016 - Be You

Progressing your career, splitting your time, and promoting yourself.

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Ask a Freelancer is a new Cushion podcast where experienced freelancers answer questions about freelancing.

This episode's questions include:
- I have a full schedule, I'm booked for a few months in advance with regular clients, and I enjoy my work. Now what? What should be my next step to progress my career?
- What's a rough estimate of how you split your time promoting yourself, following leads, interacting with clients, and doing billable work?
- How do you increase sales and engagement?

Hosted by Andy J Miller
Music by Metavari
Brought to you by cushionapp.com

015 - Accept Help

Promoting, rights & usage, and building up client work with a full-time job.

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Ask a Freelancer is a new Cushion podcast where experienced freelancers answer questions about freelancing.

This episode's questions include:
- Do art directors still expect illustrators to snail mail them postcards or do they prefer to see digital work now?
- I was approached by an agency to do some illustration work for a 2-month project on-site and they asked me for my day-rate. I think they want a work-for-hire situation, which seems a bit odd for me. Aren’t there rights, usage, etc., which need to be factored into the cost even if I work on-site?
- How do you build up enough client work to freelance full-time while working a full-time job?

Hosted by Andy J Miller
Music by Metavari
Brought to you by cushionapp.com

014 - Take The Plunge

Balancing workloads, passion projects versus paying the bills, and maintaining social health.

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Ask a Freelancer is a new Cushion podcast where experienced freelancers answer questions about freelancing.

This episode's questions include:
- How do you strike the balance between too little work and too much work?
- How do you balance doing work that you’re passionate about versus work that pays the bills?
- As an extrovert, the hardest part of freelancing for me is the lack of human contact. In particular, I miss those consistent relationships you build over time with people on your team or in the office. What are your strategies for maintaining your social health?

Hosted by Andy J Miller
Music by Metavari
Brought to you by cushionapp.com

013 - Strike the Ultimate Balance

The ups and downs, entering new markets, and switching to retainers.

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Ask a Freelancer is a new Cushion podcast where experienced freelancers answer questions about freelancing.

This episode's questions include:
- What did your first year look like? How long did it take before you realized you made the right choice?
- How do you enter new markets when your existing clients are in a different market?
- How do you transition from per-project pricing to retainers with larger clients?

Hosted by Andy J Miller
Music by Metavari
Brought to you by cushionapp.com

005 - If You Want to be Treated Like a Pro, Act Like One

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