In episode 32, I spoke about why I chose to be a freelancer, but in this episode, I delve a bit deeper and explain why I chose to specialise in social media as opposed to any other area of marketing.

Looking back at when I first started, I believe there were two main reasons I chose social media as my specialism, both are which are probably still relevant to people starting out down the same track today.

To keep up to date with my journey, follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (@TheMJSocial).  And to learn more about the services I offer, visit my website.

https://www.themattjohnson.co.uk/

Thanks for listening.

Matt

As we hit the milestone of 35 episodes of The My Journey Podcast, Tom and I try out a new idea for the main section of the pod.

If you're a regular listener, you might remember us mentioning that we wanted to try out debating topics instead of just a general discussion. Well, here it is!

The topic is networking events and one of us will be assigned For and the other Against. But who will you side with?

To keep up to date with my journey, follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (@TheMJSocial).  And to learn more about the services I offer, visit my website.

https://www.themattjohnson.co.uk/

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Matt

I've previously shared the story of how I attracted my first ever client as a freelance marketer. This time around, I jump to the present day.

Over the last month or so, I've continued to grow my business, receiving more enquiries than ever before. But how do I get these leads? Well, I've spotted three common trends which I share with you in this episode.

If you're new to the freelance life, let me know how you plan to build your customer list. If you've been in the game a while, which method do you find most effective?

To keep up to date with my journey, follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (@TheMJSocial).  And to learn more about the services I offer, visit my website.

https://www.themattjohnson.co.uk/

Thanks for listening.

Matt

Thanks for picking The My Journey Podcast! This time, Tom and I discuss our recent trading challenge. Each of us picks one thing we learnt, one thing we loved and one piece of advice to share with you guys. And, most importantly, reveal who is the better trader.

If you want to watch the full series, visit our new YouTube channel where we'll be competing at a whole range of different things.

(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHXcVV8gWg0qg0xaRgviq7Q)

To keep up to date with my journey, follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (@TheMJSocial).  And to learn more about the services I offer, visit my website.

https://www.themattjohnson.co.uk/

Thanks for listening.

Matt

When most people leave university, they take up a junior position at a firm and set out trying to work their way up the career ladder to where they want to be.

Not me.

I decided to go it alone and become a freelancer.

Some may see this as a crazy decision. But here's the story behind how and why I went that route.

To keep up to date with my journey, follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (@TheMJSocial).  And to learn more about the services I offer, visit my website.

https://www.themattjohnson.co.uk/

Thanks for listening.

Matt

Self-confidence, self-belief, being yourself... whatever you call it, it's something many people struggle with. In this episode of The My Journey Podcast, Tom and I explore how our self-confidence has developed over time and how we believe we've been able to build our self-belief. Unlike other episodes, we struggled to nail a succinct set of top tips and instead chatted around our experiences hoping, you the listener could take something away.

This is one of our most open and honest episodes to date and one I thoroughly enjoyed recording.

To keep up to date with my journey, follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (@TheMJSocial).  And to learn more about the services I offer, visit my website.

https://www.themattjohnson.co.uk/

Also, don't forget to check out the new content I'm sharing over on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgKSME8_iBr6r2uzWEoLqGg

Thanks for listening.

Matt

Ever wondered how to get your first client as a freelancer?

In this episode of The My Journey Podcast, I dive into the unusual story of how I secured my first client.

None of the above.  This is a story which includes Hull Pride, a Gin Distillery and a chance encounter. 

As The My Journey Podcast hits the 30 episode milestone, I'm introducing a new strand of content. I'm deep-diving into topics specific to my journey and key moments in my career to provide more context for anyone else looking to start their own freelance career.  If you'd like me to cover anything specific, drop me a message on social media.

To keep up to date with my journey, follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (@TheMJSocial).  And to learn more about the services I offer, visit my website.

https://www.themattjohnson.co.uk/

Thanks for listening.

Matt

In Episode 29 of The My Journey Podcast, we hear about Tom's return to work and my new found love for Sports Cards before randomly generating this week's topic, work-life balance.

We chat through how we feel about work-life balance, how we've managed it during 2020 and settle upon 3 top tips for anyone else who is looking to get on top of their work-life balance.

To round off the pod, we chat about changes to our side project, the Idiot Trading Challenge.

To keep up to date with my journey, follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (@TheMJSocial).  And to learn more about the services I offer, visit my website.

https://www.themattjohnson.co.uk/

Thanks for listening.

Matt

Welcome to all our new listeners!

After a crazy couple of weeks which saw the podcast climb to the number 77 spot on Apple Podcasts, we're back with the long-list and random number generator. And this time, it's thrown us "presenting" as a topic. We discuss our different views on presenting, how it makes us feel and what techniques I've used to get myself to a place where I'm very rarely phased by the prospect of standing up in front of people and sharing my thoughts.

To keep up to date with my journey, follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (@TheMJSocial).  And to learn more about the services I offer, visit my website.

https://www.themattjohnson.co.uk/

Thanks for listening.

Matt

Episode 27 sees our first interview since the change in format. This time, I sit down (virtually) with Peter Andrews, Head of Marketing & Business Strategy Subject Group and Senior Lecturer at the University of Hull. He's also my old lecturer.

We chat through how the university prepares marketing students for life in the real world, whether a university education is the right route for entrepreneurs and the latest marketing trends businesses should be aware of.

To keep up to date with my journey, follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (@TheMJSocial).  And to learn more about the services I offer, visit my website.

https://www.themattjohnson.co.uk/

Thanks for listening.

Matt