Freelance to Founder

On today’s show, we have a conversation with Rachel Cooke who designs high-ticket training experiences for massive clients.Rachel’s business is doing well. She’s happy with the amount of money she’s making and where her business is headed. But she doesn’t necessarily like the fluctuation in revenue and not knowing exactly how much she’ll make in the coming months or years.So Clay and I walk her through a few ideas including how to diversify her product offering in a way that might bring in some more predictable revenue in addition to her high-ticket offering.ATTENTION: We Need YOU!We're currently casting new guests for our upcoming season and we want to feature your business. Come on the show and we'll offer some free pro-level advice for scaling your service business. To join us on the air, 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: Vidyard - Leverage the power of video to scale your business. Milk&Bull - save 20% off your first design contract when you mention this podcast. Blinkist - Understand books & podcasts in 15 minutes Compiler - Demystifying tech, one question at a time. Creative Elements - tells the stories of how your favorite creators broke through. Indeed - If you’re hiring, you need Indeed. Issuu - Start converting, creating, sharing and embedding better content today with Issuu. Use promo code: FREELANCE Justworks - Manage your remote team and run your business with confidence. Dripify - Premium learning platform for entrepreneurs. SolidGigs - Get more freelance jobs. Links mentioned in the show:Our 5-Day Recurring Revenue Challenge 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To listen to more episodes or subscribe to Compiler, click here.Technology can be bold. But it can also be complicated. Compiler breaks down the big questions about tech and the tech industry in this new original podcast.On today's bonus episode, I share with you a brand new podcast called 'Compiler', an original podcast from Red Hat.Becoming a manager can be a triumphant milestone of working life. It’s often a recognition of leadership and, in the tech industry, technical skill. Many argue those skills necessarily become casualties to the management track. But it’s hard to let go of your creative side to make room for managing others. Can they do both? Should managers code? It’s an old question that never seems to receive a clear answer.From the Red Hat offices to the moons of Jupiter, Compiler explores why it’s such a complex issue. We spoke with Red Hatters who are vocal about what role, if any, managers have in the code base—and why they fight to keep their hands on keys for as long as they can.Featured guestsChris BredesenLaurie KrebsMark LittleBob McWhirterShoshana CollinsSupport our sponsors so we can keep airing new episodes: Compiler - Demystifying tech, one question at a time. Blinkist - Understand books & podcasts in 15 minutes You can search for Compiler anywhere you get your podcasts. A big thank you to Compiler for their support of Freelance to Founder.***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

Looping yourself out of every aspect of your business can be a bit terrifying. But it's also incredibly liberating. Hear why on today's show.On today’s show, I talk with Joe Babi who’s building his own SEO agency. Not long ago, Joe found himself overworked and missing out on important life events. That’s when he realized he HAD to make a change. So over the last year or two, Joe has scaled his agency in a way that loops him out of his business more and more.Being okay with being "out of the loop" can be a real challenge, but it also opens up all kinds of freedom, opportunity, and growth for your business.If you ever feel burned out or like you’re a bottleneck in your own business, this episode is for you.Get your own on-air coaching callWe'd love to feature your business and offer some free pro-level advice for scaling your service business. To join us on the air, 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: Vidyard - Leverage the power of video to scale your business. Milk&Bull - save 20% off your first design contract when you mention this podcast. Blinkist - Understand books & podcasts in 15 minutes Compiler - Demystifying tech, one question at a time. Creative Elements - tells the stories of how your favorite creators broke through. Indeed - If you’re hiring, you need Indeed. BetterHelp: Affordable, private therapy with BetterHelp.Anytime, anywhere. Issuu - Start converting, creating, sharing and embedding better content today with Issuu. Use promo code: FREELANCE Justworks - Manage your remote team and run your business with confidence. Dripify - Premium learning platform for entrepreneurs. SolidGigs - Get more freelance jobs. Links mentioned in the show: Joe's website: https://jpda.co Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-babi-seo/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/jpda_seo/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/JPDADetroit 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can you get agency-level leads (big budgets, long timelines) when you're just a freelancer?On today’s show, we chat with Ilias a Shopify developer from Morocco. Ilias has been freelancing for over two years and thinks it might be time to move from freelancing to building an agency.He hits us with a lot of great questions, including: "how can I find agency-quality leads?" Projects with big budgets, established companies, and larger scopes or timelines.Clay and I do our best to answer that and many other questions in this jam=packed episode.Get your own on-air coaching callWe'd love to feature your business and offer some free pro-level advice for scaling your service business. To join us on the air, 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: Vidyard — Leverage the power of video to scale your business. Milk&Bull - save 20% off your first design contract when you mention this podcast. Compiler - Demystifying tech, one question at a time. Creative Elements - tells the stories of how your favorite creators broke through. Indeed - If you’re hiring, you need Indeed. Issuu - Start converting, creating, sharing and embedding better content today with Issuu. Use promo code: FREELANCE BetterHelp: Affordable, private therapy with BetterHelp.Anytime, anywhere. Justworks - Manage your remote team and run your business with confidence. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show, we share over 10 free or inexpensive marketing tactics you can use in your own business right away.And no, we’re not talking about posting on Instagram and crossing your fingers—these are real-world, high ROI marketing tactics we’ve used or continue to use to build our own businesses.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: Vidyard — Leverage the power of video to scale your business. Milk&Bull - save 20% off your first design contract when you mention this podcast. Creative Elements - tells the stories of how your favorite creators broke through. Compiler - Demystifying tech, one question at a time. Indeed - If you’re hiring, you need Indeed. Issuu - Start converting, creating, sharing and embedding better content today with Issuu. Use promo code: FREELANCE Hubstaff - Spend less time tracking and more time growing BetterHelp: Affordable, private therapy with BetterHelp.Anytime, anywhere. Justworks - Manage your remote team and run your business with confidence. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show we catch up with Sara Noel, a freelancer with a pretty interesting journey. Sara didn’t study copywriting or marketing at school but now, she’s got a six-figure freelancing business doing just that: copywriting and marketing.In our conversation, Sara shares exactly what she did to decide on a skill, teach herself that skill, and then monetize her brand-new skill into a full-fledged business.Whether you want to learn a new skill to offer your current clients, or want to pivot to a new industry altogether, this episode will motivate you to take action and give you a road map you can use to get there.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: Vidyard — Leverage the power of video to scale your business. Milk&Bull - save 20% off your first design contract when you mention this podcast. Compiler - Demystifying tech, one question at a time. Creative Elements - tells the stories of how your favorite creators broke through. Indeed - If you’re hiring, you need Indeed. NetSuite: One solution for every part of business.  BetterHelp: Affordable, private therapy with BetterHelp.Anytime, anywhere. Hubstaff - Spend less time tracking and more time growing Issuu - Start converting, creating, sharing and embedding better content today with Issuu. Use promo code: FREELANCE Justworks - Manage your remote team and run your business with confidence. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show, Preston has a one-on-one conversation with freelance podcast expert Noah Tetzner who built a six-figure Upwork profile in under 90 days. Noah has studied the Upwork algorithm in order to find success quickly and together we discuss getting jobs on Upwork, achieving “Top-Rated Plus” status (and why you want it), plus how to replicate his success even if you're just getting started on Upwork.If you’ve wondered if Upwork is worth your time—or your Upwork profile needs a boost, this is a must-listen episode 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: Vidyard — Leverage the power of video to scale your business. Milk&Bull - save 20% off your first design contract when you mention this podcast. Creative Elements - tells the stories of how your favorite creators broke through. Indeed - If you’re hiring, you need Indeed. Issuu - Start converting, creating, sharing and embedding better content today with Issuu. Use promo code: FREELANCE Justworks - Manage your remote team and run your business with confidence. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show, we chat with Mateo Melgar who’s calling in from Mexico. Mateo has been working hard as a freelancer and making pretty great money at it too. But even with all his success, Mateo still feels like he’s just trading his hourly work for a paycheck. He’s ready to go from freelancer to agency and build a business that makes money beyond himself.But being ready and actually feeling motivated and accountable are two very different things. So Clay and I help Mateo break down a few ways he can stay motivated to get important tasks done and stay accountable to the vision of his future.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: Vidyard — Leverage the power of video to scale your business. Milk&Bull - save 20% off your first design contract when you mention this podcast. Indeed - If you’re hiring, you need Indeed. Creative Elements - tells the stories of how your favorite creators broke through. Issuu - Start converting, creating, sharing and embedding better content today with Issuu. Use promo code: FREELANCE Justworks - Manage your remote team and run your business with confidence. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, I’m digging into our show archives to bring you a conversation that most of you missed because we aired it so early on.If you haven’t heard this episode you’re missing out because it’s an early conversation between me and Clay about how he built his first agency to over $100,000/mo in recurring revenue.Those of you who are quick at math have already figured out that means over a million dollars in predictable, recurring income per year.And Clay started the whole thing as a freelancer just trying to figure out how it all works.It’s an inspiring tale of hard work, passion, and smart business. Freelancers and agency builders at any stage can learn something from Clay’s story.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: Vidyard — Leverage the power of video to scale your business. Milk&Bull - save 20% off your first design contract when you mention this podcast. Hubstaff - Spend less time tracking and more time growing Creative Elements - tells the stories of how your favorite creators broke through. Indeed - If you’re hiring, you need Indeed. Issuu - Start converting, creating, sharing and embedding better content today with Issuu. Use promo code: FREELANCE Justworks - Manage your remote team and run your business with confidence. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sales is one of your most important tasks as a business owner. But hiring for sales can be a nightmare.On this week’s episode, we talk with Jason Vance, a former web design freelancer who’s building his next company in marketing.Jason stumbled on a creative idea that led him to pivot and start a marketing agency late last year.Now, just 9 months later, he’s got 9 employees and a whole lot of work that needs to get done.But hiring the right salespeople is something Jason just hasn't figured out yet.So toward the end of this episode, we give a masterclass in hiring salespeople without all the headache.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: Vidyard — Leverage the power of video to scale your business. Milk&Bull - save 20% off your first design contract when you mention this podcast. Hubstaff - Spend less time tracking and more time growing Creative Elements - tells the stories of how your favorite creators broke through. Indeed - If you’re hiring, you need Indeed. Issuu - Start converting, creating, sharing and embedding better content today with Issuu. Use promo code: FREELANCE Justworks - Manage your remote team and run your business with confidence. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices