How to crush your client discovery call

How Passive Revenue Can Be Your Freelance Design Business Hidden Gem

In this episode, Mat shares his experience of how he won a new client with a $1.2M advertising budget without showing his portfolio or giving a sales pitch. The episode highlights the importance of listening to clients' needs and identifying their marketing problems to offer creative solutions that are tailored to their target audience.

Mat's experience proves that even as a one-man freelancer, it's possible to win big clients by demonstrating creativity, expertise, and a deep understanding of the client's needs. Instead of boasting about his qualifications, Mat listened attentively to the client's needs and frustrations, which helped him offer a creative solution that met their needs.

Tax Tips for Freelancers

In this episode, I discuss ways to simplify tax preparation for freelancers.

Disclaimer: I am not a finance or tax professional and recommend consulting with a certified finance or accounting professional for advice. However, I do share my own experience in handling taxes as a freelancer and offer practical tips to make tax preparation easier and less overwhelming.

The information shared in this podcast is valuable for anyone who is a freelancer or self-employed. The speaker provides practical advice that can help freelancers save money and avoid common mistakes when it comes to taxes.

How to build an email list for your freelance business from scratch

3 Reasons why you should stop gigging and start building valuable freelance relationships

Are you tired of the constant search for new clients as a freelancer?

Do you find yourself constantly stressing over where your next job will come from?

Check out this episode to learn three reasons why you should stop the gig finding treadmill and start building valuable relationships with your existing clients.

Building relationships is far less stressful than finding a new customer, and it is much easier to sell to someone who has already done business with you.

When you invest time in building trust with your client, they will be more likely to call you for future work. When you focus on building relationships with existing clients, you can create long-term engagements that provide a consistent and trustworthy partnership.

By understanding your client's business and goals, you can become a better problem solver for them and be the go-to person they need for their business. Tune in to learn how to build successful, long-term strategies in today's gig economy.

Getting fired was the best—worst thing that ever happened to me

Ep. 12 - Defeating fear and procrastination  (so you can take positive action)

3 Strategies That Will Help You Charge More as a Freelance Designer

Taking the leap to become a freelancer is a risky decision. And, as a business owner, we are constantly faced with decisions that involve risk. Risky decisions used to keep me paralyzed and kept me from moving forward. What I share in this episode is the exact process that I follow when facing a risky decision. In fact, this is the process that I followed when I took the leap as a full-time freelancer over 15 years ago. The process is still serving me well today and I'm happy to share the secret with you.