After working with creatives for 10+ years, Clay and I know it can be hard making a living from your art and creativity.If your creative business needs a little boost, I suggest you listen to Creative Elements—a really great podcast from my friend Jay Clouse.Creative Elements is a highly produced narrative-interview show where Jay talks to high-profile, successful creators about how they built a business from their creativity. He’s had conversations with legendary marketer Seth Godin, Grammar Girl founder, Mignon Fogarty, Atomic Habits author, James Clear, and Etsy expert Morgan Nield, just to name a few.Track down the full episode we recently shared right here in the Freelance to Founder feed and have a listen for yourself. You won’t be disappointed. In fact, you’ll be inspired to keep moving forward, leveraging your creativity to build a business you can be proud of.You should subscribe and listen to Creative Elements on Spotify, Apple Podcasts  or wherever else you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have a coaching call with Joseph, a digital nomad working in Mexico. Joseph is building his Wordpress development company on the side of his day job with dreams of becoming a full-time entrepreneur.But there’s one major thing standing in Joseph’s way. As you’ll hear him explain during the show, Joseph is charging what he calls “employee” prices which just doesn’t give him enough cashflow to scale.Clay and I are up to the challenge as we spend the full second half of the episode tackling the question: how to do I raise my prices?Here’s a hint: it’s all about demand and value. If you don’t have those dialed in, you’ll never be able to raise your prices.If you’ve wanted to raise your rates for a long time, but were unsure how to do it, then this episode is for you.Get your own on-air coaching callWe'd love to feature your business and offer some free on-air advice for growing your business. To see if you're a good fit, click here.Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts:If you enjoy the show, can you do us a favor and leave us an honest rating and review on Apple Podcasts? We'll love you forever. Click here to leave a review.Support our sponsors so we can keep airing new episodes: GoodLife Clothing — Essentials for Modern Living. Offering ultra-premium essentials to ensure you always look your best even when you're at your most comfortable.  LinkedIn Jobs — Find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. Blinkist — Acquire knowledge from top non-fiction and podcasts, so you can learn anytime, anywhere. 4books — Learn the key concepts of the best business books, to read or listen to, anywhere in just 15 minutes. Go to your AppStore or Google Play and download 4books now. Dripify — Premium learning platform for entrepreneurs. SolidGigs — Get more freelance jobs. More Recommended Listening:This show is a part of the Podglomerate, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter.We suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows about entrepreneurship, business, and creativity such as Rocketship.fm and Creative Elements.Podglomerate Privacy Policy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s coaching call is with Andy who’s calling in from Colorado, USA. And while Andy runs a business that Clay and I know virtually nothing about, he’s facing a question we have lots of answers to:Should Andy do his own marketing?He’s already working 40-50 hours a week in his business and he’s trying to figure out who to hire next, where to find them, and what tasks to assign them.It’s a common question for service-based businesses: should you focus on doing the work for current clients or generating leads and clients for the future.If you’re not sure how to balance doing your own marketing with all the other tasks you have to tackle in your business, stay tuned because this episode will be an eye-opener for you.Get your own on-air coaching callWe'd love to feature your business and offer some free on-air advice for growing your business. To see if you're a good fit, click here.Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts:If you enjoy the show, can you do us a favor and leave us an honest rating and review on Apple Podcasts? We'll love you forever. Click here to leave a review.Support our sponsors so we can keep airing new episodes: GoodLife Clothing — Essentials for Modern Living. Offering ultra-premium essentials to ensure you always look your best even when you're at your most comfortable.  LinkedIn Jobs — Find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. Blinkist — Acquire knowledge from top non-fiction and podcasts, so you can learn anytime, anywhere. 4books — Learn the key concepts of the best business books, to read or listen to, anywhere in just 15 minutes. Go to your AppStore or Google Play and download 4books now. Sesame — a healthcare marketplace where patients pay doctors directly for telehealth visits at affordable cash prices - without insurance. Dripify — Premium learning platform for entrepreneurs. SolidGigs — Get more freelance jobs. More Recommended Listening:This show is a part of the Podglomerate, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter.We suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows about entrepreneurship, business, and creativity such as Rocketship.fm and Creative Elements.Podglomerate Privacy Policy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever found yourself approaching burnout in your business and wondered: is there any way to generate revenue on autopilot?On this episode, Clay and I hit record on a rather personal conversation we were having about our businesses. The question is: can we make enough money on autopilot to finance a nice lifestyle without having to put in long hours every single week or—as Clay hopes—without really any work at all.Throughout the episode, I share how I’ve outsourced most of my daily tasks, focusing instead on the work I enjoy most and the recent discovery Clay made about passive income in his business.It’s this discovery that launched Clay into a small moment of questioning everything about his business. And it led to a nice conversation which is what we share with you today in this episode.Get your own on-air coaching callWe'd love to feature your business and offer some free on-air advice for growing your business. To see if you're a good fit, click here.Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts:If you enjoy the show, can you do us a favor and leave us an honest rating and review on Apple Podcasts? We'll love you forever. Click here to leave a review.Support our sponsors so we can keep airing new episodes: GoodLife Clothing — Essentials for Modern Living. Offering ultra-premium essentials to ensure you always look your best even when you're at your most comfortable.  LinkedIn Jobs — Find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. Blinkist — Acquire knowledge from top non-fiction and podcasts, so you can learn anytime, anywhere. 4books — Learn the key concepts of the best business books, to read or listen to, anywhere in just 15 minutes. Go to your AppStore or Google Play and download 4books now. Sesame — a healthcare marketplace where patients pay doctors directly for telehealth visits at affordable cash prices - without insurance. Dripify — Premium learning platform for entrepreneurs. SolidGigs — Get more freelance jobs. More Recommended Listening:This show is a part of the Podglomerate, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter.We suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows about entrepreneurship, business, and creativity such as Rocketship.fm and Creative Elements.Podglomerate Privacy Policy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode Clay and I are joined by the editor of Entrepreneur Magazine, Jason Feifer to talk about how to get press for your freelance business.Whether you want to get more visibility to your brand or attract new clients using earned media, this conversation with Jason will give you actionable, real-world advice on getting featured by journalists and influencers.We also kick off the conversation chatting about the current state of freelancing and the future of freelancing in a post-pandemic world. Get your own on-air coaching callWe'd love to feature your business and offer some free on-air advice for growing your business. To see if you're a good fit, click here.Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts:If you enjoy the show, can you do us a favor and leave us an honest rating and review on Apple Podcasts? We'll love you forever. Click here to leave a review.Support our sponsors so we can keep airing new episodes: GoodLife Clothing — Essentials for Modern Living. Offering ultra-premium essentials to ensure you always look your best even when you're at your most comfortable.  LinkedIn Jobs — Find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. Blinkist — Acquire knowledge from top non-fiction and podcasts, so you can learn anytime, anywhere. 4books — Learn the key concepts of the best business books, to read or listen to, anywhere in just 15 minutes. Go to your AppStore or Google Play and download 4books now. Sesame — a healthcare marketplace where patients pay doctors directly for telehealth visits at affordable cash prices - without insurance. Dripify — Premium learning platform for entrepreneurs. SolidGigs — Get more freelance jobs. More Recommended Listening:This show is a part of the Podglomerate, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter.We suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows about entrepreneurship, business, and creativity such as Rocketship.fm and Creative Elements.Podglomerate Privacy Policy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show, we talk with Mannat, a student calling from India with questions about her freelance business.Mannat is a typographer—she works with lettering and fonts.But everytime Mannat posts her work to social media, she gets packaging design clients and others reaching out who just don’t match her target audience.This leaves Mannat asking “what exactly should I be posting on social media to attract my ideal client?"We walk her through a few key social media strategies that’ll also help you build your online presence and attract the right clients on social media.Get your own on-air coaching callWe'd love to feature your business and offer some free on-air advice for growing your business. To see if you're a good fit, click here.Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts:If you enjoy the show, can you do us a favor and leave us an honest rating and review on Apple Podcasts? We'll love you forever. Click here to leave a review.Support our sponsors so we can keep airing new episodes: GoodLife Clothing — Essentials for Modern Living. Offering ultra-premium essentials to ensure you always look your best even when you're at your most comfortable.  LinkedIn Jobs — Find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. Blinkist — Acquire knowledge from top non-fiction and podcasts, so you can learn anytime, anywhere. 4books — Learn the key concepts of the best business books, to read or listen to, anywhere in just 15 minutes. Go to your AppStore or Google Play and download 4books now. Sesame — a healthcare marketplace where patients pay doctors directly for telehealth visits at affordable cash prices - without insurance. Dripify — Premium learning platform for entrepreneurs. SolidGigs — Get more freelance jobs. More Recommended Listening:This show is a part of the Podglomerate, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter.We suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows about entrepreneurship, business, and creativity such as Rocketship.fm and Creative Elements.Podglomerate Privacy Policy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s coaching call is with Keegan who’s calling in from Louisiana, USA.Keegan is building a web design business (something Clay knows a lot about) on the side of his day job (something I have tons of experience in).And while Keegan has a very clear picture of where he’s going, he’s not exactly sure how to attract clients on a more consistent basis.This hurdle launches us into a conversation all about the power of finding local clients.We outline a few reasons you should try focusing on local clients—including one or two that might surprise you. Get your own on-air coaching callWe'd love to feature your business and offer some free on-air advice for growing your business. To see if you're a good fit, click here.Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts:If you enjoy the show, can you do us a favor and leave us an honest rating and review on Apple Podcasts? We'll love you forever. Click here to leave a review.Support our sponsors so we can keep airing new episodes: GoodLife Clothing — Essentials for Modern Living. Offering ultra-premium essentials to ensure you always look your best even when you're at your most comfortable.  LinkedIn Jobs — Find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. Blinkist — Acquire knowledge from top non-fiction and podcasts, so you can learn anytime, anywhere. 4books — Learn the key concepts of the best business books, to read or listen to, anywhere in just 15 minutes. Go to your AppStore or Google Play and download 4books now. Sesame — a healthcare marketplace where patients pay doctors directly for telehealth visits at affordable cash prices - without insurance. Dripify — Premium learning platform for entrepreneurs. SolidGigs — Get more freelance jobs. More Recommended Listening:This show is a part of the Podglomerate, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter.We suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows about entrepreneurship, business, and creativity such as Rocketship.fm and Creative Elements.Podglomerate Privacy Policy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show, we talk with Karl who’s holding on tight while his writing business is growing fast. After writing for a few highly technical development blogs, Karl’s business exploded and he now works with 50 writers to deliver articles for his clients.And while Karl is crushing it by some standards (his writing business has quadrupled since January), he’s naturally feeling like a bottleneck in his fast-expanding business.Clay and I have a fiery chat with Karl where we uncover what has done right in his business to experience massive growth and some tough truths about what he has to do next in order to stay on track and not slow his own business down.Get your own on-air coaching callWe'd love to feature your business and offer some free on-air advice for growing your business. To see if you're a good fit, click here.Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts:If you enjoy the show, can you do us a favor and leave us an honest rating and review on Apple Podcasts? We'll love you forever. Click here to leave a review.Support our sponsors so we can keep airing new episodes: GoodLife Clothing — Essentials for Modern Living. Offering ultra-premium essentials to ensure you always look your best even when you're at your most comfortable.  LinkedIn Jobs — Find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. Blinkist — Acquire knowledge from top non-fiction and podcasts, so you can learn anytime, anywhere. 4books — Learn the key concepts of the best business books, to read or listen to, anywhere in just 15 minutes. Go to your AppStore or Google Play and download 4books now. Sesame — a healthcare marketplace where patients pay doctors directly for telehealth visits at affordable cash prices - without insurance. Dripify — Premium learning platform for entrepreneurs. SolidGigs — Get more freelance jobs. More Recommended Listening:This show is a part of the Podglomerate, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter.We suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows about entrepreneurship, business, and creativity such as Rocketship.fm and Creative Elements.Podglomerate Privacy Policy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode we chat with Brady, who is building a web design business from his home in northern Idaho, USA.Brady has already built up a small team of contractors and aims to get the business running almost on autopilot in the next 6-12 months.To do that, he’s got to first perfect his sales process and then train someone else to do it.But he’s got a bit of a sales problem. After drafting a proposal and getting on a call with a client, too many people are just saying “no”—making it hard to get new web design clients on a regular basis.So today’s episode becomes a masterclass on selling your services without ever drafting up a proposal—which Clay and I believe are a massive waste of time and effort.This episode reveals what we recommend you do instead—the method that gets us a 90% close rate with new clients.Get your own on-air coaching callWe'd love to feature your business and offer some free on-air advice for growing your business. To see if you're a good fit, click here.Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts:If you enjoy the show, can you do us a favor and leave us an honest rating and review on Apple Podcasts? We'll love you forever. Click here to leave a review.Support our sponsors so we can keep airing new episodes: The Information — a premium tech and global business news publication for founders and business leaders in any stage of growing their business. LinkedIn Jobs — Find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. Gusto - The all-in-one people platform for payroll, benefits, HR. Sesame — a healthcare marketplace where patients pay doctors directly for telehealth visits at affordable cash prices - without insurance. Dripify — Premium learning platform for entrepreneurs. SolidGigs — Get more freelance jobs. ***This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Freelance to Founder, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding entrepreneurship, business, and careers like Rocketship.fm and Creative Elements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, we chat with Brendan—a sales consultant who wants to scale his business to something bigger.And while he finally started hiring people to help him scale, he’s still a bit unsure about a path forward.He’s working on a course for more passive income and he’s trying to transition away from one-on-one consulting gigs to more of a sales coach role.Since Clay and I are fresh off our recent 5-day recurring revenue challenge, we have some good advice for his course’s future and since Clay is building a very similar business to Brendan’s we wrap up the episode with some killer advice on scaling a coaching business.Get your own on-air coaching callWe'd love to feature your business and offer some free on-air advice for growing your business. To see if you're a good fit, click here.Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts:If you enjoy the show, can you do us a favor and leave us an honest rating and review on Apple Podcasts? We'll love you forever. Click here to leave a review.Support our sponsors so we can keep airing new episodes: The Information — a premium tech and global business news publication for founders and business leaders in any stage of growing their business. Sesame — a healthcare marketplace where patients pay doctors directly for telehealth visits at affordable cash prices - without insurance. LinkedIn Jobs — Find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. Gusto - The all-in-one people platform for payroll, benefits, HR. Business Wars — The real story of what drives big companies to new heights — or to ruin. Dripify — Premium learning platform for entrepreneurs. SolidGigs — Get more freelance jobs. ***This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Freelance to Founder, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding entrepreneurship, business, and careers like Rocketship.fm and Creative Elements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices