Hello all, and thanks for checking out Podcast for Freelancers. I have been wanting to set up a kind of collaborative team / collective of freelancers for a while to put together essentially an agency of freelance workers.
I think if we could build a team of freelance:
user interface / front end designers
front end coders
developers (Ruby [...]
Today we interview Leigh Taylor, an ex-marine turned freelancer. I bet he has very few trouble clients…
“Leigh Taylor is an ex-marine who decided to become fat, go bald and strain the only muscle left that hadn’t been strained (his brain). All in the pursuit of his one true passion - design!”
Every so often, I like to fill you guys in on the actual background goings on of the podcast & blog. And so, here we have another one of those posts. I find them fantastic in reconnaissance type feedback collection, so if you have any comments or thoughts, drop your pennies worth as they say [...]
In the much awaited 2nd episode of the Podcast for Freelancers! Today we interview Miles Burke, Author of the (brilliant) Principles of Succesful Freelancing. Miles gives Freelancers tips on the recession, marketing & using your time effectively.
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Keep your ears peeled for Sirens in the background (coming from my end)…
Miles book & [...]
Today we’re kicking off our whole new series of Freelance Interviews. Over the course of the next few months, stay tuned for new interviews with some of the coolest freelancer’s around. To mix things up, some of the interviews will be interviewed via Skype, to create special podcast episodes. If you have question you’d like the freelancers to be asked, send it off to hello@podcastforfreelancers.com.
We’d like to thank Benek for taking the time to do a breif interview with us. He’s also the debutant interviewee!
Benek: Thank you. I’m honored to be asked and I hope people find my answers and experiences useful.
We all want the perfect portfolio right? It takes a lot of work to achieve something that even resembles a great portfolio. So, we’ve given you the perfect selection of links to give you a perfect jump start.
I know the number of perfects used in the latter sentence wasn’t perfect, but hey…
In no particular order, [...]
In this post, we’re going to consider our first major method of generating some passive income. Stock. I’ve come up with ideas for every freelancer I can think of. That’s all you web designers, web developers, photographers, marketers, writers and any other types of freelancers I’ve missed. Many freelancers have more than 1 skill, so why not go crazy and combine 2 or more mediums.
This is the bit you really want to know about and read. But don’t forget, nothing is ever plain sailing. That’s why I’ve commented on each technique, giving its advantages, amount of time you’d spend, possible initial outlays, ways you’d monetize this (in case its not clear) and any other tips I can think of that specifically apply to that Passive income generator.
Look out for the next installment when we’ll talk about eBooks and books.
Will Envato ever stop? Recently, co-founder Collis & Nettuts regular Harley released a 303 page ebook, dedicated to the wonderful platform that is Wordpress. More specifically, a book to help you get to grips with Wordpress, showing you how to create theme’s & customize the system to your needs. Being a massive Envato fan, I [...]
Welcome to a series of posts on passive income! This is taken straight from a book I am writing, so enjoy 
And stay tuned for part 2.
Passive income is all about productizing what you do. And that’s why it’s such a great idea. Generally speaking freelancers are service providers. This means that whatever you make, build or create to generate income, it usually involves using your time & effort to create something bespoke for a client or company. This is a perfectly fine business model, providing you have the work to do.
