What if the world could watch you while you worked? What if they paid to watch? What if they interacted with you so you didn't feel alone while working? What if they then paid you for work AND paid to watch you?
That's pretty much where Twitch streamer/entertainer/illustrator Austen Marie finds herself. It looks like a lot of fun. But it's definitely still a job. It's a business.
Read MoreBen's on a mission to make a difference to global warming and that's what drives his business.
He's built a niche video content business serving the construction industry, laid the foundations to a membership site by building a successful podcast and aims to build his own house. He's always planning long term, thinking big.
Read MoreLondon agency life was turning Laura into a zombie. Over-long days were filled with meetings and politics instead of being creative.
Now, she's alive again - as a remote freelancer. Out of the rat race, out of the city and into doing the work she loves. Not only could she start her own business, but she could start her family too.
Read MoreStarting by selling Wordpress themes on Etsy, Kelly now offers an evolving range of branding services in amongst a generous supply of free resources.
From Brazil to a noisy New York City, we hear her story. And a few sirens. And planes. Drowned out by passion for her business.
Jamie went from gigging musician to composer for TV, film, games and stage.
Here he shares how it's all played out so far: heading back to uni, collaborating over Skype, mangaging his own band, the passive income of library music and how getting his own studio scaled up his work load and kept his home in harmony. Love a music pun. You keeping score?
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Hear how Natalie went from the RAF to flying solo as a freelance illustrator.
Along the way she's found her niche, an agent and a dog... but almost not enough hours.
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Col quit agency life to be his own boss. As you'd expect, he's very deliberate about selling himself; here he shares his experiences of SEO, content marketing, pay-per-click and even finding media opportunities to get yourself known. Plus how he turns down work to keep his hours down and his 'lifestyle business' where he wants it.
Read MoreJavaScript developer Remy's been freelance for nearly a decade and has never pitched for business.
Hear how his side projects bring him clients, plus great thoughts on being a freelancing dad, the story behind his Full Frontal conference and how he found having staff and an office simply wasn't everything he'd dreamt it would be.
Read MoreTim designs and develops for local SME clients in his home city of Minneapolis. They all come thanks to the work he puts into establishing himself as a digital marketing authority both with blogging and podcasting. All that whilst refining his trade with work in an agency.
Tim shares great insight into building a successful website for yourself as a freelancer.
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