We are lead to believe that the price of creativity is driven by quality.
We believe that the best work deserves the highest price.
Unfortunately, that isn't true.
In this episode, I discuss the true drive of the price of creativity.
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This is the final episode in this series on my book The Creative's Guide to Freelancing.
In this episode I cover working remotely. I talk about why you want to do it, the benefits that it can bring to your life and the different ways to approach it.
Then I explain the one thing that is absolutely necessary for you to build a remote income.
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This is another episode in the series on my book The Creative's Guide to Freelancing.
For the most part, creative's seem to hate sales. They feel sleazy about it, or don't enjoy the process. But it doesn't have to be that way.
In this episode I cover sales strategy and a different approach on how to think about sales. You can turn sales from something you hate into something you truly enjoy.
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This episode is specifically about pricing. Now many of you may have listened to my previous episode Unconventional Pricing for Creatives. If you haven't I actually recommend that episode as a precursor to this episode.
In this episode, I dive into some of the concepts from my unconventional pricing episode in even more detail.
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Here is another episode in the series for my upcoming book The Creative's Guide to Freelancing.
This episode is all about marketing. It's about building demand, how to handle marketing properly and set yourself up so that you have a steady flow of work.
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In this second episode of the series on my upcoming book The Creative's Guide to Freelancing, I cover positioning.
In this episode I talk about:
- Niching, if it's right for you and the proper way to approach it
- How to describe yourself and talk about what you do in person and on your website
Hey Creatives, this episode marks the start of a series of episodes that I will be releasing in preparation of my upcoming book The Creative's Guide to Freelancing.
I am going to be going through the book, chapter by chapter, and explaining key concepts from each chapter.
In this episode, I cover:
- Why I personally got into freelancing
- Why freelancing isn't as risky as you think
- How to get started and get your first clients
Drew Binkley runs Grand Palace Silkscreen and is partner in Monkey Ink Design. In this weeks episode, I interview Drew about the absolute incredible quality of his work, and how he has elevated the quality of his output over the past few years.
Drew also talks about:
- How to make a relationship work when you are married to another designer
- How to balance running a print shop and a design business
- How he built up the reputation to work with artists such as Dave Matthews Band and Ray Lamontagne
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This week I have an incredible guest Kaleigh Moore from WeAreLumen.com. Kaleigh has just recently made the jump to freelancing full time over the past couple years.
In this episode, Kaleigh talks about:
- Her journey leaving her full time job to working on her own as a freelancer
- How she built up a client base for her business before ever quitting her job
- How she makes a living as a social media consultant and copywriter
Today I am honored to have Bryce Bladon, the Editor-in-Chief of ClientsFromHell.net.
This episode is jam packed with valuable information that will help any aspiring copywriter or creative professional.
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In this episode, Danny shares how he reached the level he did and what others can do to supplement their income or launch their careers with eLance.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Copyblogger
- Made to Stick
- Influence - The Psychology of Persuasion
- Malcom Gladwell - Blink
- Daniel Pink - To Sell is Human
Software applications are all the rage these days, but the truth is there is a much easier and quicker route to building a scaleable business.
That route is called productized services and in this episode of The Creative Freelancer Show, Brian Casel of Restaurant Engine and creator of the course Productize shares with us his expertise on building a productized service.
This episode was extremely valuable and had me thinking in ways that I can products some of my own services.
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This is one of my favorite episodes to date.
Paul Jarvis is an absolutely incredible writer and web designer. His weekly newsletter has inspired me for quite sometime and I am honored to have him on the show.
Talking to Paul in this episode revealed some insights that have dramatically changed how I look at my business, I know hearing this interview will do the same for you as well.
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Tristan King is the founder of Shopify Ninjas, a web design agency focused exclusively on the Shopify platform.
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Ilise Benun is the creator of Marketing-Mentor.com where she focused on helping freelancers and creative professionals learn how to market themselves.
In this episode, Ilise shares what she calls a marketing machine.
This is a fundamental strategy that I have used in my business since the day I first learned it. My hopes are that it can help you in your business as well.
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Kurt Elster is a co-founder of the web design agency EtherCycle. In this episode, Kurt and I cover:
- His unique direct outreach strategy and what made it succesful
- How he made starting a business far too complicated
- The benefits of working a channel partner
- Creative ways for attracting new clients
- How to build an agency model that work
A few weeks ago, I was spending some time in Berlin, Germany. While I was there I was introduced to an illustrator named Mars Dorian.
In this episode of The Creative Freelancer Show Mars and I discuss:
- How to create a unique style for your work
- The advantages and challenges of unique style
- How to utilize freelancing to fund other passionate projects
Preston D Lee is the creator of GraphicDesignBlender.com, a blog that focuses on helping designers and freelancers build better businesses.
In this episode you will learn:
- Common excuses to starting your business and how to overcome them
- How to make freelancing not that risky
- Why you don't need to be an expert to start freelancing
- How you can freelance while still maintaining a full time job
Pricing isn't just about the money.
It is about the quality of life.
In this episode, I cover everything I know about pricing and share with you the methods that have helped me triple my income over the past six months.
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John McIntyre is a copywriter who goes by the nickname “The Autoresponder Guy”..
In this episode, John discusses:
How he got started and landed his first clients
His ‘break shit’ mentality on starting businesses
Actionable tips for anyone seeking to write better copy