Deliberate Freelancer

Deliberate Freelancer


Latest Episodes

#189: Evicting Freelance Scarcity Mindset and Jealousy, with Rachel Meltzer
May 23, 2024

Todays guest is Rachel Meltzer. Rachel lives in Massachusetts after doing the van life thing for a few years. She is a freelance writer for software as a service companies or SaaS. Shes written fo

#188: What You Need to Know Before Getting Headshots and Branding Photos, with photographer Louis Tinsley
May 10, 2024

Todays guest is Louis Tinsley, a DC-based commercial photographer. Louis has been working in the industry professionally for more than 10 years and sits on the board of the DC chapter of American Ph

#187: Offering Video Script Writing and Webinar Moderating, with Kelly McSweeney
April 25, 2024

Todays guest is Kelly McSweeney, a content marketing writer. Kelly works from her home office in Massachusetts with a small dog by her side. She has been a self-employed writer for nearly eight years

#186: Creating a Netflix-like Membership Program for Your Clients, with photographer Annemie Tonken
April 11, 2024

Todays guest is Annemie Tonken. Annemie lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She has been a professional photographer since 2010 and is the owner of Megapixie Photography. She also teaches creative

#185: My First Year of Freelancing after Corporate Burnout, with Abby Nieten
April 04, 2024

Todays guest is Abby Nieten. Abby lives in the Indianapolis, Indiana, area, with her husband and three sons. A year ago she launched her freelance business, Shining Waters Editorial, where she is a c

#184: Becoming Comfortable and Knowledgeable with Contracts and Other Legalese, with Lawyer Brionna Ned
March 28, 2024

Todays guest is Brionna Ned, a former big-law lawyer and in-house counsel for tech companies. She is now a legal educator and a writer. Her company, The Everyday Lawyer, is a legal education and cons

#183: The Weird State of Freelancing Right Now
March 22, 2024

On todays show, I discuss the current state of freelancing, which includes massive layoffs and shuttered clients in the media and tech world. But even if that isnt affecting you maybe youre even

#182: A massive pivot from freelancing to owning a business with her husband, with business coach Jenni Gritters
March 14, 2024

Todays guest is Jenni Gritters, from Oregon. She is a business coach for freelancers and creators. Shes also a former journalist, and a current writer who runs a small content and community agency c

#181: Successful Marketing Tactics from Deliberate Freelancer Listeners
February 29, 2024

In todays episode, I am turning the microphone over to some of you, the listeners. Last fall I asked listeners to share their successful marketing tactics that landed them new clients. Today, eight l

#180: How to Crush Your Fear of Self-Promotion and Get Clients Now, with C.J. Hayden
February 22, 2024

Todays guest is business coach and author C.J. Hayden, who lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. C.J. Hayden is the author of seven books and hundreds of blog posts, articles, and courses on marketin