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Jim's guest, Winton Churchill, shares how easy it is to leave the United States and live like a king in any number of other countries. Churchill also shares step by step how to make money online after you have left the United States. Live like a king for $1,500 a month in any number of foreign countries. As a contributor to InternationalLiving.com he is an expert on the expat lifestyle and shares his own story of leaving California and being able to travel the world. Is it safe to retire in a foreign country? What about healthcare and taxes? and strategies to supplement your income as an online freelancer.
Join Dave and Faisal on More Than Money as they discuss the current situation between Russia and Ukraine with Eric Miller, President at Rideau Potomac Strategy Group and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Also on the show, what does the 'New Retirement' look like? Winton Churchill, author at International Living, joins the show to talk about how freelancing might be a part of your retirement lifestyle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What are your expectations and goals? Whatever they are, it is going to require change. Change is required if you are expecting to grow and be successful, I am not talking about changing once, but often. As a person you must be will to evolve emotionally, mentally and physically. Winton Churchill said and I quote: "To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to change often. A caterpillar cannot become a butterfly until it changes. Change is not easy but it is required. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clenta-walker7/message
Jim's guest, Winton Churchill, shares how easy it is to leave the United States and live like a king in any number of other countries. Churchill also shares step by step how to make money online after you have left the United States. Live like a king for $1,500 a month in any number of foreign countries. As a contributor to InternationalLiving.com he is an expert on the expat lifestyle and shares his own story of leaving California and being able to travel the world. Is it safe to retire in a foreign country? What about healthcare and taxes? and strategies to supplement your income as an online freelancer.
Winton Churchill, author of “The New Retirement: The Rise of the Gig Economy and How You Can Profit From It,” has helped people turn what they know and enjoy into income they can earn from anywhere. Winton makes a powerful case for people retiring in a new way that allows you to create income and gain more control. Find out how positive it is to freelance in retirement and work wherever you want.Would you rather be restricted by a low budget or by a job you're just not that into? Winton explains how freelancing online a few hours a day puts you more in charge and provides a measure of freedom, engagement and structure. He provides resources to help you make choices for yourself that will be beneficial, and way more fun, moving forward.
The Three Boomers talk to Winton Churchill, no relation to Winston, and he is the author of the book "The New Retirement." He taught us how to make money in retirement and has valuable information for all boomers.
In this class, I'm joined by the founder of Barefoot Consultants, Winton Churchill, who shares some important strategies on how you can win new clients using Upwork. We discuss how to overcome being new and unknown in the Upwork entity and which job areas see the most success. Winton also shares some exciting stats on the growth and popularity of freelancing that show great promise for the future. Podcast Outline: 0:00 - Opening thoughts 0:46 - Introduction to Winton Churchill 2:51 - Winton's name and the opportunities he's had because of it 5:42 - How Winton got into the freelancing and training space 8:20- How Craig hired his first designer on Elance and started working virtually 9:02 - Dispelling the misconception that Upwork is a saturated marketplace 9:41 - What buyers like in a freelancer: 9:56 - A comprehensive profile 10:18 - No “I” profile (“I did this, I did that, I was here, I was there…”) 10:32 - Cultivate three to six clients that you work with on an ongoing basis. 10:50 - How most of the jobs in these networks are “audition” jobs 12:03 - The advantage of following the “audition” process, starting with a small project to land great clients 13:26 - The advantage of paying for the attributes of quality freelancers 15:00 - How people can win clients on Upwork: 15:09 - Example of proofreading 15:18 - Link your skill with the domains of knowledge. 15:49 - Examples of people who specialized in particular types of tasks 17:34 - Realize that the jobs are audition jobs and do small jobs (a 1- or 2-hour assignment, something you could probably do in your sleep). 18:42 - How to overcome being new and unknown in the Upwork entity: 19:17 - Do a comprehensive skills analysis and present the elements of it to your client. 19:41 - Consider life experience too. 20:09 - You have free run of what you like to do. (It's like an appetizer tray.) 21:04 - Expectations around how many bids you have to do to get the job: 21:27 - Be proactive. 21:39 - Most people bid on 10 to 20 jobs before they get their first job. 22:05 - Proposals on Upwork can be as little as 150 words to about 300 words. (You can edit it for each job situation.) 22:29 - It's like trying to jump on a moving merry-go-round. (You just have to get that volume of proposals out there before you get the first job.) 23:16 - Don't give up early on. 23:28 - The value of Upwork 24:38 - Where Winton's students are finding the most success: 25:04 - Working with words 25:29 - Internet research 26:10 - Skills (like Microsoft Excel) 26:26 - Customer service / Customer support 28:07 - Technology specialization 28:39 - Most jobs are at the beginner-intermediate level. 29:24 - You need to keep learning to keep earning. 30:33 - How the pathway to new opportunities can be fairly short because of courses 31:18 - Example of PowerPoint presentations 32:56 - How one small project can turn into a long-term client relationship 33:30 - Don't look at jobs; look at the client for ongoing potential. 34:29 - How many marketplaces people should focus on 36:22 - The importance of using many different strategies to build your client base 36:45 - Rumors about possible changes to LinkedIn 37:27 - The growth of freelancing in the United States 39:14 - How freelancing is becoming more mainstream and popular 39:46 - Final thoughts and how to connect with Winton Resources and tools discussed in this episode: Winton is providing three awesome resources: 1. Five Tips to Becoming a Top Freelancer 2. How to Succeed on Freelance Networks 3. Finding Your Golden Goose (AKA High Paying Clients) Here is the link to the above FREE resources: https://wm110.infusionsoft.com/app/form/freelanceu-webform Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/ How to connect with Winton: Barefoot Consultants: https://barefootconsultants.com/ The Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/ Entrepreneur Magazine: https://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine Apple: https://www.apple.com/ Elance Odesk Grammarly: https://www.grammarly.com/ Microsoft Excel: https://products.office.com/en-us/excel Microsoft PowerPoint: https://products.office.com/en-us/powerpoint ConvertKit: https://convertkit.com/ ActiveCampaign: https://www.activecampaign.com/ MailChimp: https://mailchimp.com/ Freelancer: https://www.freelancer.com/ Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/ Guru: https://www.guru.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/ MIT Media Lab: https://www.media.mit.edu/
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Winton Churchill is a top international living expert. In this excerpt of the "Selling Your Business for More" telesummit with Marian Cook, Winton Churchill offers us 'Statistics and Reasons to Retire Abroad‘. The entire telesummit is available at http://businesstransitionexperts.com/telesummit.For twenty-five years, Marian Cook has been a trusted advisor to the hundreds of owners and executives worldwide whom she has helped to improve business performance and value. She has worked globally with firms ranging in size from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. She has helped them develop and execute their strategies, realize their goals, and maximize their businesses' valuations and their transitions to new ownership.
Selling Your Business for More - Business Transition Experts
Winton Churchill is a top international living expert. In this excerpt of the "Selling Your Business for More" telesummit with Marian Cook, Winton Churchill offers us 'Retiring Overseas: The Top Spot for Americans'. The entire telesummit is available at http://businesstransitionexperts.com/telesummit.For twenty-five years, Marian Cook has been a trusted advisor to the hundreds of owners and executives worldwide whom she has helped to improve business performance and value. She has worked globally with firms ranging in size from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. She has helped them develop and execute their strategies, realize their goals, and maximize their businesses' valuations and their transitions to new ownership.
Selling Your Business for More - Business Transition Experts
Winton Churchill is a top international living expert. In this excerpt of the "Selling Your Business for More" telesummit with Marian Cook, Winton Churchill offers us 'Advice on Retiring Abroad'. The entire telesummit is available at http://businesstransitionexperts.com/telesummit.For twenty-five years, Marian Cook has been a trusted advisor to the hundreds of owners and executives worldwide whom she has helped to improve business performance and value. She has worked globally with firms ranging in size from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. She has helped them develop and execute their strategies, realize their goals, and maximize their businesses' valuations and their transitions to new ownership.