Scaling Freelance

By Sean Crowe

Scaling Freelance is all about the business side of freelancing. We uncover the tips, tricks, and strategies from the most successful freelancers around the world. The freedom of working for yourself,... more

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How many episodes does Scaling Freelance have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

Scaling Freelance episodes:

April 15, 2020 023: How getting kicked off Upwork catapulted her freelancer career w/ Heather Deveaux
Scaling Freelance by Devscale

Our guest today is Heather Deveaux - an experienced adult-learning specialist. She has designed and delivered programming an a ton of different topics. She works as a full-time freelance writer and business coach that teaches others to make money as a freelancer.
Freelancer Fav Five:
1. Revenue: $18k
2. The Big Leap, You are a Badass
3. Canva, Buffer
4. KA Social Media
heatherdeveaux.com
thefreelancewritingschool.com

...more
30min
April 08, 2020 022: Why this freelancer curates a local community of 300 female leaders w/ Jennah Lear
Scaling Freelance by Devscale
Our guest today is Jennah Lear, the owner of Blue Loui Studio - a brand strategy studio that helps purpose driven female entrepreneurs create a brand to attract clients.

Freelancer Fav Five:
1. Best Month: $21k
2. Big Magic, You Are a Badass, You Are a Badass at Making Money
3. Adobe Suite, PayPal, Zoom, Moonclerk
4. Andy J. Pizza

bluelouistudio.com

...more
27min
April 01, 2020 021: How connecting with others (and NOT pitching them) can get you more clients w/ Josiah Mory
Scaling Freelance by Devscale
Josiah is an iOS developer, consultant, and bass player that helps e-commerce Shopify stores convert more sales. He's helped multiple clients scale to 5x their conversion rates.

Freelancer Fav Five:
1. Best month of revenue: $8k-ish
2. The War of Art, Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit
3. Calendly, Todoist
4. Phillip Morgan, Jonathon Stark

...more
32min
March 25, 2020 020: How this freelance marketing wizard is using LinkedIn to get clients w/ Ronnie Kassiff
Scaling Freelance by Devscale
Freelancer Fav Five:
1. Best month revenue: $20k
2. Book Recs: Traction by Gino Wickman
3. Software Recs: Hubspot, InfusionSoft, Zapier
4. People to Follow: Greg Jenkins at MonkeyPod Marketing
Ronnie Kassiff
rkinboundmarketing.com
[email protected]

...more
29min
February 19, 2020019: How this freelancer makes $120k a year w/ RJ McCollam
Topics we covered:
The biggest step in any freelancers career is the step into full-time

How RJ figured out how to freelance full-time with no plan

How a fake job-listing led to meeting his business partner

What it means to scale out instead of scaling up

How RJ implements retainer contracts

The benefits of having an accountant and being an S-corp
Freelancer Fav Five:
Bests month of revenue: $18k

Book Recommendations: None

Software Tools: Buddy (deployments)

People to Follow: Justin Jackson
Guest Info:
RJ McCollam
The Freelance Podcast
...more
31min
February 12, 2020018: How this freelance writer got her work in the New York Times w/ Kat Boogaard
Our guest on the show today is Kat Boogaard! Kat is full-time freelance writer and focuses on crafting online content related to careers, productivity, and entrepreneurship.
Topics we cover:
Full-time freelance writer for 5 years!

Transitioning from full-time job to full-time freelancing

How to boost referrals to land project

Cold email and cold pitching

How Kat sets her rates as a freelance writer

The importance of having a niche
Freelance Fav Five:
Best month of revenue: $12,000

Book Recommendations: Tell Me More

Software: Quickbooks Online, Mailchimp, Toggl

Inspirations: Abby Wolfe, Kaleigh Moore, Maddy Osman
Guest Info:
Kat Boogaard - KatBoogaard.com
...more
30min
February 05, 2020017: Going from $500 websites to $50k deals w/ John Wons
Show Notes
Our guest today is Jon Wons! John is a Digital Marketing Enabler. He helps family-owned businesses to brand, market and ignite their digital footprint.
Topics we cover:
Chicago neighborhoods ;)

Team structure for his freelance business

Transitioning from full-time job to full-time freelance

2-3 month plan for his freelance business

Why Jon asks for 1-year commitments from his clients

Why doing good work is invaluable to growing your freelance business.
Freelancer Fav Five:
Revenue
$75k (April 2019)

Books
Company of One by Paul Jarvis
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Quench your thirst by Jim Koch

Software
WebFlow to build all websites
Canva
QBO
Dropbox
Nearbynow for SEO

People
Business and Biceps Podcast
Focus Three Podcast

Younger self
Always move forward!
Guest Info:
John Wons
designwons.com
IG: @ontheroadwithwons
...more
34min
January 22, 2020016: This consultants plan to hit $150k in revenue this year w/ Raj Nathan
Show Notes
Our guest today is Raj Nathan. Raj is a hype-consultant, keynote speaker and rap artist. Basically, he consults with startups to help them pitch better.
Topics we cover
How Raj helps startups not suck

How he got into consulting

Why it's so dangerous to NOT label things as failures
Freelancer Fav Five
Revenue
$15k (maybe $45k 😉)

Books
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

Software
Calendly, Zoom, Mailtrack.io

People
Daniel DiPiazza
Guest Info
Raj Nathan
http://startuphypeman.com
https://www.startuphypeman.com/podcast
...more
31min
January 15, 2020015: How joining Facebook groups was game changing for her freelance business w/ Noelle Steegs
Our guest freelancer today is Noelle Steegs! She's a full-time wordpress web developer focusing on the Divi theme. Her work supports her digital nomad lifestyle as she travels all around the world.
Topics we cover:
How Noelle made the shift to working remote and eventually completely nomadic.

Her recommendations on how to transition into full-time freelancing.

How joining facebook groups changed her freelancing career.

Value-based pricing vs hourly based pricing
Freelancer Fav Five:
$5k

Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss

Freshbooks for Time Tracking and Invoicing

Rodolfo Melogli from businessbloomer.com
Guest Info:
Noelle Steegs
http://noellesteegs.com
...more
29min
January 08, 2020014: Why she quit her high paying job to become a freelancer w/ Christine Lieu
Our guest freelancer today is Christine Lieu! She is a graphic designer that traded in climbing the corporate ladder for climbing mountains around the world.
Topics we cover:
Started out owning an apparel brand

Importance of transparency with clients

What it's like quitting a great job

How she found her first few clients

How she's getting conversions on instagram

Value-based pricing vs Hourly

Eat the Frog!

Work out of co-working spaces to beat loneliness
Freelancer Fav Five:
Best monthly revenue: $13k!!

Book Recommendations:
Happiness Equation

Software Recs:
Asana
Adobe

Influences:
Make Lemonade Co-working
Connection Collective Co.
Katy the copywriter
Guest Info:
Christine Lieu
https://www.christineldesigns.com
https://instagram.com/_clieu
...more
32min

FAQs about Scaling Freelance:

How many episodes does Scaling Freelance have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.