Freelance Foundations: Help For Freelancers

We’re kicking off our sixth season with a conversation around an important question: what happens to your freelance income when you get sick? Mike LaRosa from Coworkaholic joins me to talk about a fundraiser he’s doing to raise money for the European Coworking Assembly’s Freelancer Relief Fund. Matija Raos died from Cancer in 2018 aged...

For #NaPodPomo today I answer the question: How do I get work on Freelancer, Fiverr, etc., as a beginner? I don’t have any client endorsements or past projects to show. How do I convince clients to give me projects? The question was asked both on Quora and by a colleague of mine in Cowork Niagara,...

It’s National Podcast Posting Month! Today, I answer the question: As a freelancer, how do you deal with big agencies that require you to adhere to the contract but violate it themselves all the time (payment dates for example)? The question was asked both on Quora and by a colleague of mine in Cowork Niagara,...

Today, for National Podcast Posting Month I answer the question: As a freelancer, are you ever tempted to give it up for the security of regular 9-5 employment? The question was asked both on Quora and by a colleague of mine in Cowork Niagara, the coworking space where I work. If you have a question you...

Today’s NaPodPoMo episode is about how to start freelancing without any experience. Thanks to this quora post for the initial inspiration, Remember if you have a question you can just email me and I’ll add it to the list.

Today’s NaPodPoMo episode is about toxic clients. Here’s some red flags I use to identify them. Thanks to this quora post for the initial inspiration, and Laura Lange from the CTBS podcast group on Facebook. Remember if you have a question you can just email me and I’ll add it to the list.  

November is NAtional PODcast POsting MOnth, or NaPodPoMo for short! This month I’m doing an episode EVERY DAY that answers a commonly asked freelance question. This week’s question is: Are there any freelance websites that I can get gigs immediately after signing up rather than bidding on a project? It came from Quora. Have a...

This week we’re talking about lead qualification. How do you know that someone you’re interested in working with is into working with you? You qualify that interest. We use a framework I discovered some time ago. While I walk through the framework with you, I also have an epiphany about why freelance platforms are so...

Want to know the secret of a stable freelance income? Listen to today’s episode about accidentally selling. Did you have an accidental sale? Tell us your story at ff@trevortwining.me    

In this episode, I talk about how freelancers try to close the sale too soon, and we look at a shift in mindset from an unexpected source. Links To my favourite all-time book on sales: Dan Pink’s To Sell is Human Laura Lange’s podcast The Peaceful Life and she asked for us to outline the sales...

Happy Labour Day, folks. I tried something a bit different, and blogged about ways to support the Freelancer movement. Then I recorded it as a podcast. This is the result. I hope you enjoy it! Let me know about your #freelancepledge on social or email me at ff@trevortwining.me  

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Here’s the full interview I did with empath coach and educator Laura Hughes. Laura’s practice is based in Niagara, Canada.

This week’s topic is about empathy. Links to show content. Laura Hughes, Empath Coach (FULL INTERVIEW AVAILABLE THURSDAY) To Sell Is Human, by Dan Pink Excerpt from an interview with Dr. Noreen Tehrani Ep1, Season 2 of  Walk the Talk podcast, hosted by Dave Thomas

In our first ever bonus episode, I had a chance to interview Hector Kolonas from Included.co about his new project FreelancersWhoCowork.com

You can contact me at ff@trevortwining.me Yes I have a newsletter. You can subscribe to it at https://trevortwining.me/subscribe Freelancers who Cowork You can listen to my full interview with him as a bonus episode in the feed (UPDATED. Link to the Bonus episode with interview is here! ). You can find the web site at freelancerswhocowork.com...

Freelancer nonpayment is theft Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of Freelance Foundations. This week we’re talking about freelancer’s getting paid. It’s a big problem for any freelancing practice because it hobbles our ability to do work. This week I share my own recent, personal story.  I also break down the four most essential...

Thanks for listening to episode 2 of the Freelance Foundations podcast on the OuiShare Radio Network. Today we’re talking about discipline and habits and how they relate to freelancing. Freelancing news stories This is a new segment for the show, so let me know if you like it. I’m sharing the information, and I’ll also...

Setting your freelance rate is one of the most important things you’ll do in your practice. But it’s more than just getting started with an hourly amount and some expenses. When I help freelancers set their rates, we go through figuring out all the hidden costs. We then add those in so that you’re left...