After a long hiatus, Ben returns with a new episode of the HomeWorkingClub podcast.

He discusses a "three pronged" approach to self-employment, recommending consecutively working on slow-burn passive income projects, "bread and butter" client work, and side gigs and "money taps."

This approach to working freelance delivers variety, flexibility and a diversification of income that can help through periods of recession and uncertainty.

MENTIONED / INCLUDED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Save 40% on the Freelance Kickstarter course by using code LIFESTYLE here. (Only valid until November 21st 2022).
• Find Paid Market Research options here.
• Check out our huge list of side gigs.
• Read about User Testing.

In this episode we talk about the growing pressure for employees to return to the office.

Alex and I discuss whether the pandemic is truly over, and how we feel employers and employees should handle the current situation.

Click here for full show notes and a written transcript.

Included in this podcast:

• Is the pandemic over? (0:28)
• Pressure to go back to the office (3:10)
• What constitutes good behaviour from an employer? (10:29)
• How can employers make their employees feel safe? (15:46)
• What who want to continue working from home do? (19:28)
• Recap (27:15)

Supplementary Links and Information

• How to ask your boss to let you work from home.
• If you are interested in learning more about keeping safe and staying sane as lockdowns ease, you might want to check out this article from TinyLittleChanges.

The HomeWorkingClub podcast is back!

Today, we have an insightful and inspiring interview with a HWC success story.

After following advice provided on HomeWorkingClub, my interviewee, a teacher-by-trade, has built a whole fresh career in freelance writing.

Lyn now has more work than she can handle, and only takes on gigs she knows she will enjoy. Who wouldn't want to be in that position!

Hear how Lyn got started, and her advice for new freelancers.

Listeners who would like to follow in Lyn's footsteps can grab a 20% discount on my Freelance Kickstarter Course by signing up here using code PODCAST (offer valid until 31st July 2021).

For show notes and a full transcription, click here.

Included in this podcast:

• Introductions (0:20)
• How Lyn got started in freelance writing (2:02)
• The positives of the freelance lifestyle (7:22)
• The negatives of freelancing (10:06)
• Lyn's advice for new freelancers (15:47)
• Lyn's experience of the Freelance Kickstarter course (18:29)

All freelancers soon discover that there are many different types of clients - and they are FAR from equal!

In this fun podcast episode of the podcast, we examine several different client types and provide tactics to help you deal with them.

If you're already a freelancer you're sure to recognise these. If you're new to freelancing, you really should learn about them!

Included in this podcast:

• "The Gem" (2:15)
• "Mr Flash" (6:27)
• "The Minimal Communicator" (10:53)
• "The Penny Pincher" (13:53)
• "The Realist" (20:16)
• "The Micromanager" (23:31)
• "The Late Payer" (28:15)
• Tactics to help avoid late payment (30:15)

For show notes and a complete transcription, click here.

Supplementary Links and Information

• How to chase late invoices - with templates. 

Alex talks to Lisette Sutherland of Collaboration Superpowers, a firm that delivers workshops for teams to help them work effectively remotely.

Subjects include how to best set up your home office, and the future of the working world.

You can find a full transcription and show notes here.

Included in this podcast:

• Collaboration Superpowers (0:58)
• Building your home working environment (4:05)
• Remote workshops (8:18)
• Life in "2D" (12:20)
• Themes in collaborative working (14:41)
• The future of work (19:40)
• Team agreements (26:19)

Supplementary Links and Information

• Find Collaboration Superpowers here.
• The Collaboration Superpowers podcast.

In today's episode we discuss blogging - a very popular subject that many people have questions about.

"Getting a website" is NOT the first thing you should do. There are several other factors you should carefully consider before that. In this podcast we explore them in detail. 

There's an expanded version of this podcast exclusively available to my blogging group on Patreon - you can find out about it and join here. 

Included in this podcast:

• Deciding if you're committed enough (2:00)
• Learning what's really involved (4:34)
• Checking out the competition (9:46)
• Being ready to spend some money (13:22)
• Deciding on your niche (15:57)
• A quick introduction to our Patreon group (18:23)
• Recap (19:49)

For a full transcript and show notes, click here.

Supplementary Links and Information

• Our Patreon blogging group.
• Help on choosing your niche. 
• How to create a profitable blog.

In today's podcast we talk about common problem of procrastination. It's something we know many listeners struggle with.

We all put things off sometimes, but it can become a real block to achieving your goals when it happens all the time. With that in mind, we discuss seven ways to stop procrastinating.

Included in this podcast:

• Just stop it! (2:52)
• Eliminate busy work (4:27)
• Stop setting those false goals (6:58)
• Doing unpleasant tasks (9:55)
• Eat the Frog (12:23)
• All About the Pomodoro Technique (16:16)
• Put some "skin in the game" (19:56)
• Trim your to-do list (22:16)
• Can procrastination be a good thing? (23:41)

You can find full show notes and a complete transcription here.

Supplementary Links and Information

• The Importance Trap. 

In this episode of the HomeWorkingClub podcast, we look back on thousands of reader emails and discuss the questions we are most often asked about freelancing and remote working.

We cover writing, blogging and the importance of choosing the right home working tech.

Included in this podcast:

• Making money from writing? (1:20)
• Starting a blog? (9:28)
• What laptop to buy? (17:07)

For full show notes and a complete transcription, click here.

Supplementary Links and Information

• "Why does everybody want to be a writer?.".
• Choosing a blog niche . 
• Laptops for freelancers.

This podcast was brought on by a really encouraging statistic, showing that remote job adverts have nearly trebled during the course of this year.

We talk about this in detail. We also look at five places where aspiring home workers can begin their search for these jobs. It's much easier than you may think.

For full show notes and a complete transcription, click here.

Included in this podcast:

• Remote-first firms (04:29)
• Our Own Job Board (10:58)
• "Traditional" Job Sites (12:50)
• Specialist Job Boards (14:54)
• Premium Services (19:43)
• How things could change (27:08)

Supplementary Links and Information

• 31 Fully Remote Companies
• Our remote job board
• A list of specialist remote job boards
• FlexJobs Review.
• Virtual Vocations. Review here. 

In this episode of the the HomeWorkingClub podcast, we finally introduce Freelance Kickstarter, a comprehensive course for aspiring freelancers. 

We talk about how the course came to be, why it was created, and what students will be able to do once the course is complete.

(If you listen to the end you may also find a temporary discount code!)

Full full show notes and a complete transcription, click here.

Included in this podcast:

• An introduction to the course (2:21)
• Personal branding (5:15)
• Why Freelance Kickstarter won't work for everybody (7:18)
• Practicalities around finding clients and knowing what to charge them (9:32)
• Why you need to lay your cards on the table to yourself (15:09)
• Learning from mistakes (18:25)
• Details on course availability and the exclusive discount (19:09)