Deliberate Freelancer

Nov 30, 2023

Listeners, I need your help! Please contribute to an upcoming episode: Email me a voice memo of you describing a specific marketing tactic you did that landed you a client. Provide your name and helpful details of what you did that might have been unique or persistent that worked in securing new work. Email it to me at 

Nov 22, 2023

Listeners, I would love your help! Please contribute to an upcoming episode: Email me a voice memo of you describing a specific marketing tactic you did that landed you a client. Provide your name and helpful details of what you did that might have been unique or persistent that worked in securing new work. Email it...

Nov 16, 2023

Today’s guest is Wudan Yan, a narrative writer and independent journalist from Seattle. Wudan is also host of The Writers’ Co-op, a podcast, online community and learning academy for freelance creatives.

In this episode, we talk about: 

• The different ways to define an “anchor client.”
• Why and how Wudan is...

Nov 2, 2023

It’s time for my analysis and reflection on how my third quarter of the year went. 

Here’s what I share with you in this episode:

1. The many ways tracking my time helps my business. 
2. How I use Freshbooks and Toggl to help me analyze my progress. 
3. The steps I use to analyze my quarter: 
   1. Calculated how much I invoiced...

Oct 26, 2023

On today’s show I discuss how I think about freelance “dealbreakers,” which aren’t only the red flags I’ve noticed over time but also may simply be quirks of my personality or assumptions I’ve made. 

Here’s what I share with you in this episode:

• Rethinking “strategy” and whether saying “I don’t do...