Freelance

Molly Floyd talks to Jean Massad about how he went from freelancing on the side of a full-time job to running a remote design agency full-time. He covered hiring freelancers, building a sales process, and a ton more.

Rob talks to Chris Gallo who headed customer support at Highrise about how to use support to grow your business by making word of mouth your best marketing.

Rob introduces the concept behind his new app: Charm. Originally launched in 2012 by Amy Hoy, Rob and Jason are partnering up on relaunching the app. Today Rob shares one of the main reasons why.

Rob goes through one of his favorite books of all-time: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.

Rob and Jason Forrest announce they've started a new business.

This week Rob talks about a course he took on email marketing called Chimp Essentials by Paul Jarvis and why questioning how you're using email in your business is important.

Rob talks to Max Leiserson about how he chose a logo designer on Folyo. We talk about what he needed a designer for, how he picked the right one and what it meant for his group.

Rob talks to Corey Tiani of Pointpixl about exactly how he finds clients that are a match for the work he does on Folyo. He shared the template he uses along with his thought process for pitching great clients.

Rob talks to Carrie Smith Nicholson who helps virtual teams with blog content strategy. We talk about how to create great content that brings in revenue and creating a system for automating your business.

Rob talks to Theresa Neil about how she found a designer on Folyo - including the questions she asked, the qualities she looked for, and the signals that won her over in the process.

Rob talks to Nathan Allotey from Freelance Jumpstart about how to optimize your Behance profile to generate awesome clients. We talk about how to add context to your portfolio that sells your work.

Rob talks to Julia Kelly the co-founder of Rigits, an accounting service firm started in 2018 which has grown to six-figures in revenue in under a year. We talk about how she finds clients, creates a fantastic product, and is continuing to grow the business further.

Rob talks to Mike Julian about how he found a designer on Folyo - including the questions he asked, the qualities he looked for, and the signals that won him over in the process.

Rob talks to Mike Michalowicz about how to solve your freelance cashflow issues by taking a profit first, and how to focus on the most important thing in your business so you can remove yourself and let it run on it's own.

Rob talks to April Dunford about her new book (link in description). We go over how to find a market category for your product or service that aligns perfectly with your feature set.

Rob talks to Joey Kirk about how he won an RFP contract off of Folyo. We talked about how long it took, how often he followed up, and what the process looked like.

Rob talks to Jason Resnick about how to find inbound marketing channels for your freelance business that will bring in new work quickly.

Today my guest is Lee Cockerell who was Executive VP at Walt Disney World where he also taught time management to employees at the company. We talk about how to structure your day so you're getting important things done and a lot more.

Testimonials are a repeatable process that should be built-in to your freelance business. Meg Cumby specializes in creating testimonials and case studies as a service and she shares her process, what makes a great testimonial, and more.

Rob talks to Jes Albro who wont a project off of Folyo more than two months after she interviewed for it. We talk about how to craft a portfolio that sticks in the mind of your prospects and presents you as a great teammate.

Rob talks to founder and CEO of You Need a Budget, Jesse Mecham about how to create a company vision, teach through authentic marketing, and take action instead of reading internet advice.

Rob and Jason talk about the new book: Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It by April Dunford. We give a brief summary of the core concepts along with our key takeaways after reading the book.

Rob talks to a UX designer based in Austin, Texas about how he's building a freelance business while maintaining a full-time job. We jump into how to write emails that highlight what clients are looking for, and more.

Rob talks to Rachael Kay Albers about how to market a freelance business in an authentic, fun way. We talk about how she decides which client's are a fit and how uses marketing to create ideal clients.

Rob talks to Brian about how he's built his business to allow him to work on what he wants and how he designed it to work for him instead of the other way around.

Rob talks to Kevin Chang, about how he was able to land a full-time design contract with Guidea on Folyo by focusing on things that other designers ignore.

Rob talks to Zack Burt about how he recommends freelancers find clients, market themselves, and provide value by being ultra responsive. Zack also offers listeners of the pod a free copy of his books.

Today I talk to Rob Palmer about being the world's first digital nomad, how to focus your work even when you have a lot of freedom, and his approach to marketing, including writing Apple's first direct mail ever.

Rob talks to Ruben Gamez, the founder of Bidsketch, about how he approaches his business methodically, despite the endless amount of content and advice out there constantly pulling everyone in different directions.

Robby McCullough, co-founder at Beaver Builder, talks about how they've built a product people love and encouraged word of mouth by observing new opportunities.

Rob talks to Jordan Gal about a pivotal moment in his business where he made the decision to protect something fragile; his confidence, and why it's been key to his success at CartHook ever since.

Rob talks to Kurt Elster who runs Ethercycle, an agency out of Chicago which focuses on helping Shopify owners design more profitable stores. He shares how he uses his Podcast, Pipedrive, Linkedin, and Email Marketing – and also does a Borat impression.

Rob talks to Keith Perhac about why productized services didn't work for him, what he started doing instead, and winning mind games.

Maneesh Sethi talks about Pavlok, being called a con-artist by Mark Cuban on national TV, and how he structures his day to get the most out of himself and his team.

In this episode, Jason Forrest and I go over the top 5 ways we've been able to focus as internet business owners who work from home.

Forget theory, what are a few practical ways you can use jobs to be done in your business today - no matter the size? Brian Rhea stops by to discuss.

This week I talk to Andy Baldacci, CEO of SaberSim, about his transition from freelance marketing consultant to CEO of a software as a service in fantasy sports.

In this episode I talk to Marie Poulin about how creating awesome roadmaps for clients (using Notion) has changed her business.

In this episode Jason Forrest and I discuss 4 intriguing quotes from Jason Cohen's most recent essay, Kung Fu, which is a summary of everything he's learned about building companies.

In this interview Val talks about her approach to writing emails that build a relationship with your customers by providing something useful that will help their lives outside of your product - and help you keep more customers.

In this episode I talk to Mike Julian of Monitoring Weekly about growing up and acting like a real business. We cover all the scary parts like lawyers, contracts, insurance, and more in a really non-scary way.

In this episode I talk with Nick Disabato about how a designer like you can prove your worth to any business by presenting the overall impact of your work.

In this episode, I talk about how I'm helping design agencies fix painful staff shortages with my referral community for product designers.

In this episode Margo Aaron and I talk about why all those Slack communities are ghost towns and how to make virtual coworking amazing.

How can you build your network into a community of like-minded freelancers? Kaleigh Moore stops by to talk about a couple ideas for reaching clients and freelancers in an authentic way.

Two polar opposite marketing channels: LinkedIn and Podcasting. Liston Witherill (who uses both) stops by to talk about his experiments on each and what he's doing now.

Today I talk to Jason Forrest about 2019 and how we're planning to grow our bootstrapped businesses.

"How do I make my website better at attracting clients?" I discuss one idea to bring into the new year that's worked for me.

As an indie developer, how do you create plugins and products that customers want? Joe Workman stops by to talk his process and how he's made $280k/year selling niche plugins as a one man shop.

How do you decide which clients to go after? Author of the Positioning Manual stops by for a deep dive.

Jason Forrest and I do a deep-dive into how we think about expenses in our business.