Having conversations with clients about money is one of the most nerve-wracking aspects of freelancing and can be enough to send even the most assured business owner into a spiral of self-doubt. 

After listening to this episode, you’ll feel more empowered to have money conversations with clients during the sales process and beyond, as well as learning more about: 

✹ How to talk about budgets with clients even if you do bespoke rates

✹ The importance of owning your pricing and believing in your rates

✹ How to avoid clients ghosting you because of your prices

✹ What to do when clients try to negotiate with you

✹ How not to get sucked into the discounts trap!

Check out Bye Bye Day Rates, my 90-minute workshop to help you get to grips with pricing your services without using hourly rates: https://www.fiercelyfreelance.co/shop

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Like SO many freelancers I speak to, marketing consultant Danni Greene once worked in the corporate world – a world that stifled her ideas and left her craving an opportunity to do things differently. Using her marketing knowledge and local connections, Danni began building a freelance business on the side of her full-time job which eventually created enough income for her to quit.

Listen in to hear how Dundee-based Danni found the courage to quit her job on a Teams call with her boss and go all-in on her marketing business, plus her top tips on making the transition from employment to freelance life.

Thank you so much for sharing your story, Danni!

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OMG we’ve changed our name!! 🐅🔥 Yes that’s right, we are now Fiercely Freelance! In this special episode I’m here to walk you through this exciting new chapter, the reason behind our name change and a few reflections on my journey so far in building the podcast and community.

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Do you often get into discussions or even disagreements with clients about the work you’ve agreed to do for them? I’ve got you covered! I’m here today to chat to you about creating a rock-solid scope of work, sharing my tips from many years of scoping large and complex projects. 

In another one of my fast-fire, strategy-led episodes, you’ll discover:

✹ Why using a scope of work is important

✹ The difference between quotations and scopes of work

✹ The reason why your clients don’t understand what they’re getting

✹ How to set out your scope of work and what to include

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This week on the podcast I am joined by the gloriously comforting and soothing company of Jo Hooper, a mental health business mentor who is here to help you re-connect with what work means to you and to share how you can set your own rules in your work to take care of yourself, your energy and your sanity.

In this episode you’ll hear Jo’s wonderfully refreshing take on:

✹ Why + how the workplace is fundamentally broken 

✹ The structures and constraints of the traditional workplace

✹ Why we feel guilty when work feels easy and well paid

✹ The importance of setting boundaries to protect your needs

✹ How to spend less time on Instagram

Quotes from the episode:

“We often go self-employed but we only give ourselves the freedom within the structure that we’ve been taught to put ourselves in”. 

“Boundaries aren’t about being a bitch – they’re about making ourselves and others feel safe”.

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https://madandsadclub.co.uk/

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When the space where we run our businesses also happens to be where we see, hear and experience what’s happening in the world, the lines can get a little blurry. Should we be sharing content about atrocious, shocking events? Should we be talking about our feelings or hiding away? Should we carry on posting our own stuff, or go quiet?

In this episode I’m here to guide you through some steps on reducing social media overwhelm, whether caused by news, other people or simply ideas that make you feel you need to act or behave in a certain way. 

I hope this episode helps you feel less confused about how to show up in your business during difficult times, and if you have further thoughts or questions I’d love to chat to you on Instagram about it more – meet me in the DM’s.

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How much do you prioritize your wellbeing as a freelancer? In this guest expert episode of Fearlessly Freelance I chat to Sophie Coulthard, co-founder of FidLeaf, a Forbes-featured workplace wellbeing company working with fashion, government, banking and tech brands.

Sophie started FidlLeaf after realizing how much wellbeing impacts on work performance and she was always sending YouTube videos to clients on how to be more assertive!

I absolutely LOVE Sophie’s insights on wellbeing because everything she shares is so engaging and fascinating.

Sophie really helps you to think about the way you connect to work and how your values and your skills relate to how you feel at work. based on Nobel-Prize winning science. 

Her work is utterly fascinating and I know you’re gonna love hearing what she has to say!

Included in this episode:

✹ How to create your own wellbeing plan at work 📖

✹ A dip into some cool Nobel-Prize winning science 🤓

✹ Why if we value ourselves more we will produce better results at work ❤️

✹ What self-driven stress is and how it affects your self-esteem 😶

✹ How the pandemic has affected our wellbeing + what we can learn from this 💁🏼‍♀️

✹ What a wedding cake has to do with your energy levels! ⚡️

Connect with Sophie

Follow Sophie on Instagram @fidleaf and @sophiecoulthard

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Get Sophie’s Workplace Wellbeing Guide: https://www.fidlleaf.com/

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Starting a freelance business? Without a doubt you’re going to have to get used to the habit of making tough decision about yourself, your work and your clients pretty quickly! In this short solo episode I’m here to give you a heads up on 5 tough decisions that will come your way when you start your freelance journey.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

✹ Why it’s so important to be decisive about your product or service

✹ How not to get distracted by shiny objects!

✹ Why quality over quantity wins every time in your marketing efforts

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Drumroll please! This week I’m joined by our first guest of 2022, the very fabulous Maddy Shine. Known in the online space as the SEO + Visibility Queen, Maddy helps female entrepreneurs to get to page one of Google and teaches them how to become more visible online.

In this episode Maddy shares a wealth of tips to get started with SEO in a way that feels accessible and exciting {so cool!}

Maddy also chats with me about the meaning of visibility, success and ‘showing up’ online, and how this doesn’t need to be a “zero to hero” moment or involve you having to do anything you feel uncomfortable about.

Maddy and I had a real ball chatting, she was such a fun guest and I hope you find this episode in equal parts inspiring as entertaining!

Tune in to find out Maddy’s top tips on:

✹ How to get started with SEO and marketing yourself online

✹ A list of the pages you need on your website to get noticed

✹ The secret to getting found on Google

✹ How to use Facebook Groups to get leads

✹ Approaching visibility in a way that works for you

✹ Why there is no ‘end point’ to being visible

✹ How to be visible and authoritative online even if you’re introverted

Thank you SO much Maddy for sharing your expertise + insights with our community – you’re a legend!

Oh, and one final takeaway – SHOW US YOUR CATS 🐈 😂

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Maddy Shine on Instagram

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Hello love! Welcome back to another episode of Fearlessly Freelance.

Over the last 20 years I’ve managed relationships with hundreds of clients, from tech-phobic small business owners to demanding stakeholders at some of the world’s top brands. 

In this week’s episode I’m here to share several strategies how to navigate client relationships in a way that helps you establish healthy, strong connections that create long-term trust and success.

Listen in if you want to learn:

✹ How to protect your energy with clients

✹ Growing + nurturing relationships with clients

✹ How to build trust

✹ Protecting your boundaries and staying sane!

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