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A tongue in cheek, realistic appraisal of freelance life, not the romanticized weird stuff that people throw around.

Ewan Brock

  • Jan 26, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 41m AVG DURATION
  • 74 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Freelance As F

Episode 3 - Something Something Pots

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 54:16


Pots. Everyone has them. Everyone wants to make the best pot. But how do you do that? We talk about pots. Lots and lots of litte pots. We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 2 - Something Something Diversify

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 61:03


We've spoken about this before... but now we're older and wiser... maybe. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN!!! WON'T THAT BE FUN! We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 1 - This year is going to be difficult but...

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 46:29


WE'RE BACK BACK!! AND WE'RE STARTING A BRAND NEW SEASON!! OH MY GAWD!!! The guys discuss the antics of last year and have a big old catch up with all the funny goofs and gaffs from the previous season. We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 69 - Reciprocal Benefits

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 46:25


Hello dear listener... we've been a little busy but fear not! We have returned! Today we chit chat about all things freelance/69. Tee hee. Naughty number. Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 68 - When Things Go Good

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 48:15


One of our most difficult episodes to record... what to do when things are actually going well!?! We're not often in this position and I guess it shows... ENJOY! Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 67 - Inside Llewyn Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 57:22


Today, we talk about one of the best films on the planet and why it's sad, depressive, relentlessly selfish protagonist is one of the best comparisons to being a top notch freelancer!! Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 66 - Dettol

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 62:47


Hello dear listener! As the UK starts to think about leaving lockdown... we're taking a wee stroll down into London's underground to have a nice little laugh at some utterly awful advertising. COME JOIN US!! Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 65 - The Allotment w/ YUK FUN

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 64:45


This week we're joined by the incredible design and print duo - YUK FUN (also known as Lucy Cheung and Patrick Gildersleeves)!! Having very recently dipped their toe's into the murky waters of freelance, we discuss the intracacies of nuturing and cultivating a vibrant career outside of the constraints of full/part-time work. We also talk about the time Ollie made a carpark with his Dad in an allotment. We’d like to thank Lucy and Patrick for coming on to "The Show" and for being so open about their journey thus far! Please do go and check the links below for more of YUK FUN's AMAZING work: https://yukfun.shop/ https://twitter.com/YUKFUNWOW https://www.instagram.com/yukfunwow/ Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 64 - The Rice Cooker w/ Celine Choo

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 61:52


We’re on a roll as we are joined by our second (first) guest in a row - the super talented, wonderfully funny, freelance concept artist & illustrator… Celine Choo!! We breeze through topics like “why don’t you have GarageBand installed on your Mac”, mention trello boards about 1000 times and attempt to answer the most important question for any freelancer out there – why should I get a rice cooker? We’d like to thank Celine once again for coming on to the podcast, for being such a great guest and a huge support to “The Show” – thanks mate! If you’d like to find out more about Celine’s INCREDIBLE work click the links below: http://www.celinechoo.com/ https://twitter.com/pikachoo https://www.instagram.com/celinechoos/ Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 63 - The Job Interview w/ Momo (Ruud Hendriks)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 59:01


OH. MY. GOSH. Today sees FlaF feature it's first ever guest - the wonderful, talented, funny and wannabe Freelance Janitor... MOMO (aka Ruud Hendriks)!! We discuss all the hot topics affecting modern day freelancers such as how to conduct yourself in a job interview, what is a fursona, what is a scalie, how to diversify your income and for some reason we start referring to the podcast as "The Show". We were honestly so happy to have Ruud along for this one and we’re hoping to bring you many more interviews with freelance artists, illustrators, designers and gardeners. If you’d like to find out more about Ruud’s INCREDIBLE work click the links below: https://www.heyheymomo.com/ https://twitter.com/momodraws https://www.instagram.com/heyheymomodraws/ Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 62 - Milton Glaser's 10 Rules, Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 64:04


We're back for round 2. Ding ding. Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 61 - Milton Glaser's 10 Rules, Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 53:36


Hey!! We've run out of ideas... so we're stealing other peoples.... HAHAHA!! Gotcha!! Well, I mean... not really. Look, just listen to the podcast... we don't even do the whole 10!! How cool is that!!? We're VERY professional! Enjoy you lovelies! Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 60 - A Tale of Two S***ies

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 59:22


Hello again friend!! We hope you're well! Yes! You!! Anyway, this episode has a very funny title doesn't it. If you replace the asterix's with some letters they make a naughty word!! That's a bit cheeky isn't it! Anyway I don't want to say too much otherwise I'll give the episode away! And we don't want that now do we! So listen, why don't you just listen to it eh? Kick back, relax and let two middle aged men moan on for a whole 50 minutes. Enjoy! xx Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 59 - Rebirth

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 50:01


Ollie may have got his mojo back?? Maybe? This episode was streamed live over on Twitch - feel free to come and follow us there! https://www.twitch.tv/letsbrock / https://www.twitch.tv/cuthbowski Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 58 - Mojo

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 60:42


We're back after a teeny tiny break and we're hear to chit chat about getting your mojo back baybee! Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 57 - Clients Taking The Michael

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 55:22


Shaking that magic money tree and complaining about clients who take the Michael. Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 56 - Predictable Vs Unpredictable

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 48:02


The boys release a podcast 2 days after our regular Tuesday morning slot?! How unpredictable!! Join us as we discuss the pros and cons of being predictable in a job that incessantly throws uncertainty at you. There's also some chit chat about Jurassic Park and Elon Musk if that kind of thing floats your boat. Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 55 - PC Vs Mac

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 53:50


Are you Team PC? Or are you Team Mac? Or are you Team I Don't Even Care?? Who knows, all I know is we're going to argue for about 50 minutes about computers... something we all tend to use on a daily basis. What's your favorite flavor hmmmm? DOES IT EVEN MATTER?! Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 54 - Groundhog Day

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 41:56


A couple of cynical digital freelancers find themselves reliving the same day over and over again when a global pandemic sweeps over the globe. Their predicament drive them to distraction, until they see a way of turning the situation to their advantage. Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 53 - Donald Trump

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 49:50


Someone recently suggested something that to the vast majority of us know to be utterly moronic. Thankfully he was just being sarcastic. I wonder what that certain someone would advise freelancers to do to make a HUGE success of their chosen career? Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 52 - Self Promo

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 47:45


I'm uploading this so so late at night, that I can't remember what it's about other than self promo. Let's go on a journey of self discovery together and find out what this whole chit chat waffle podcast is all about eh? How's that for self promo? Am I doing this right? Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 51 - Games

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 54:32


The boys spend the entire episode not talking about the thing we were supposed to. Enjoy! Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 50 - Surviving the Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 58:30


Well - it finally happened. Episode 50 is here... and the world as we know it... ended... let's talk about it. Come and join Ewan and Ollie for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 49 - Working From Home

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 61:30


Apparently we all might be working from home pretty soon, so here's an HOUR LONG SPECIAL to help you with the basics. This episode features some... spicy themes... so don't play it to your Gran... or your children.... THANKS! Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 48 - Turning Down Work

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 47:30


Ewan and Ollie discuss the pros and cons of turning down work. And the chuckle brothers. Lots of chat about the chuckle brothers. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 47 - Condemn the Condemners

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 46:20


Join us for another episode of Freelance as F, where we discuss who is better? Oasis or Blur? We talk about making work that provokes a repsonse. We talk about people only making work to provoke a response and whether it's a good idea to respond to their response. We talk about how it was very mean of Obi Wan to brand Mos Eisley a "wretched hive of scum and villainy"... the people living there might not have a choice in the matter. We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 46 - Crunch

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 41:11


Hello gang! Crunch. What is it? Is it good? Is it bad? I don't know. Do you? Let's listen to 2 guys talk about it for 40 minutes and find out what they think shall we? We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 45 - Going Virus

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 45:16


Today we delve into the multi-million liked tweet of one of this podcasts hosts and find out how much his life has changed now that they have reached the big time! We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 44 - Top Tips, Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 40:03


Ewan made the terrible mistake of letting Ollie come up with an idea for the episode... so he goes off and googles tops tips for freelancing and finds an article which makes him feel very bad about the choices he's made... join us for another chit chat ramble. We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 43 - Workspace

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 38:36


Hello!! Hi! Welcome! Today we have a lovely little chit chat about workspaces and how maybe it's best to keep your desk clear from all of those old coffee mugs and cereal bowls. We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 42 - The Three P's

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 32:40


Hello! Would you like to know how to become a successful freelancer? Want to be rich and famous? Want to have happiness and fulfillment? Then just follow our simple 3-10 magical P rules and you may/may not make it!! We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

BONUS - 2020 NEW YEARS SPECIAL!!!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 47:30


We're now only make SPECIAL episodes and BONUS episodes from now on. In this episode we totally nail it and only talk about freelance stuff... and also about Turner & Hooch, New Years resolutions, side quests and special magic potions sold by ladies who knock on your house... ENJOY!! We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

BONUS - 2019 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!!!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2019 46:04


We wish you a Merry Christmas! We wish you a Merry Christmas! We wish you a Merry Christmas! We wish you a Merry Christmas! We wish you a Merry Christmas! We wish you a Merry Christmas! We wish you a Merry Christmas! We wish you a Merry Christmas! We wish you a Merry Christmas! We wish you a Merry Christmas! We wish you a Merry Christmas! We wish you a Merry Christmas! We wish you a Merry Christmas! We wish you a Merry Christmas! We wish you a Merry Christmas! We wish you a Merry Christmas! Freelance as FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF! We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 41 - Be Careful What You Wish For

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 37:57


Howdy listenership! Lovely to see/hear you again! Ollie has taken a mean gavelling and we're going to have a wee chat about what happens when you bite off a little more than you can handle? We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 40 - Bad Backs (no politics pls)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 43:27


Ollie and Ewan are BACK... and they also have BAD backs as well. Ha. Ha ha. Yes. The freelance duo talk about health, looking after yourself, Ewan's very expensive chair that he's thinking of buying and definitely do not talk about politics. No way. Not one bit. We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 39 - How to say No

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 40:58


We're going to talk about why maybe you shouldn't say yes to everything. What happens if you get offered a couple jobs too many? Is it better to muddle through and juggle the lot - or maybe you should just say no? We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 38 - Clothing

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 38:43


Hello dear friend! Today we're going to talk about fashion! Or clothes! Or taking care of your appearance! Or something like that - I'm not sure, I can't remember... We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 37 - Treat Freelance As a 9-5

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 37:02


Oooo! Controversial!! Let’s See what your two good friends have to say about this!! We’re very sorry we’ve been away for a little while!! Please forgive us!! We’ve been very busy working! In today's episode we discuss if you should treat freelance like a 9-5 job, baby sick on your favourite jumper, travelling in 1st class and I think there’s some dating advice hidden in there too? We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 36 - Inktober

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 37:50


You know the drill! Two freelancers, talking about anything but what the name of the episode is. Good luck to everyone taking part in Inktober this year ( https://twitter.com/inktober ). Big shout out to baby Jesus and Henry VIII. We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 35 - Burnout

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 38:58


Expert freelance extraordinaires Ollie and Ewan are BACK BAYBEE!!! We chit-chat about burnout, when we've experienced it and how we've battled it. You will also know by now that we talked about A LOOOOT of other stuff that has nothing to do with anything at all - falconry, illustrators in warzones and John Bercow (Speaker of the House, UK Parliment)'s mother. Enjoy! We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 34 - Oppurtunities

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 33:25


In todays episode Ewan and Ollie chat about the very many oppurtunities that may (or may not) become available to those that pursue the freelance lifestlyle! It's not all doom and gloom you know!! Most of the time!! ... sometimes! ... We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 33 - Holidays

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 37:40


Cooee! Hi! Hello! Nice to see you again! Guess what's not very good when you're freelance? No!! Not "everything" silly! Holidays!!! Join your favorite disheveled contract mercenaries on their mission to waffle on about something for 30-40 minutes. We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 32 - Pricing

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 38:25


Riding on from last weeks episode about "CLOYANTS" we try to spend almost an entire episode discussing pricing, knowing your worth, being confident in asking for fair recompense and being paid in mobile phones. Good luck. We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 31 - Clients

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 40:35


Hello and welcome to another episode! Today Ollie and Ewan discuss all about clients. The good ones. The bad ones. The one's we'll never work with again and a whole bunch of other mundane stuff in between. Bon appetite. We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 30 - Dwayne The Rock Johnson

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2019 35:13


We are BACK! Again! All the computers work! We issue a heartfelt apology. We withdraw it. We champion inspirational videos. We then decide to turn on said inspirational videos. We're all over the place... nothing makes sense anymore - enjoy! We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 29 - Pets

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 32:22


So sorry for the delay - Ewan's computer blew up - but guess what!? We're back and more irreverent than ever!! This week your favorite filthy freelancers talk about pets (not the terrible movie). Is it a good idea to get one? Do they help? Team Dog or Team Cat? ... ENJOY! We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 28 - DTWYWTDTWI

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 34:42


Hope you guys like the movie "The Karate Kid"!! In today's episode we do a COMPLETELY BRAND NEW and NEVER TALKED ABOUT BEFORE TOPIC!! Get ready to wax OFF while we wax ON about everything self employment / freelance!! We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement 

Episode 27 - What is Freelance Worth?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 33:12


Hey!! Do you remember 2005's smash movie hit sensation "Kingdom of Heaven"?! .... No? Apparently, neither do we!! We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 26 - Baby

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 34:23


WE'RE BACK! One of us is now a dad. Well both of us are... but one of us has a brand new bundle of joy. Let's see if we can make an episode about a baby being a little like a freelance career. This probably won't work - especially seeing as though one of us is sleep deprived. We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 25 - Age / Parenthood + Freelancing

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 30:52


Hello you lovely human bean! Today we're all over the place... the title looks like we mashed two episodes together into one because we rambled into a completely different topic of conversation! We'd never do something unprofessional like that!! We talk about when's the best age to go freelance, 30 under 30 lists, small human beings that you have to look after or the police will come and take you to jail and all the other nonsense that we hope you're now accustomed to. We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

Episode 24 - Focus on One Thing to Completion

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2019 25:55


Today we're listening to Ewan's builders focus on one thing to completion and Ollie loosing it with them. Enjoy!! We (Ewan Brock and Oliver Cuthbertson) have been freelancers for 7+ years and friends for even longer. Come and join us for an informal chat about all things freelance/self employment and laugh along as we try to figure out how to "make it" and discuss a new topic every week. Follow our VERY* successful and VERY* professional careers and tell all your friends. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/FreelanceAsF *may be an overstatement

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