When a 16 year old Emma started sharing her artwork on her blog, she had no idea how quickly she'd turn from teenager to freelancer and ultimately from freelancer into 'influencer'!
Hear the way she's diversified her income, copes with an RSI and shares tips on social marketing (including great success with Instagram Stories).
Read MoreWhen Sara went on maternity leave it wasn't just her child that was born. A business was too.
Sara's story shows what can happen when you find and connect with your people, with your audience. Her Instagram followers have given her the ability to quit her 'day job' and follow her passion for photography and writing.
Read MoreHow do you go from having no idea of a career... to becoming Net Awards Developer of the Year? In just a couple of years?!
For Lebanese freelancer Sara it's been a journey of self development as much as anything she's done for the web. Hear her story of learning, sharing, writing, speaking, teaching, creating... and then learning some more.
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After a decade in New York, pattern designer Elizabeth swapped the city for the suburbs and a regular job for being freelance.
Despite her industry experience, it felt like starting all over with a new career. In this episode, Elizabeth shares her tips on marketing, diversifying her income streams and making it all with persistence.
Read MoreAfter starting out as a teacher, Janet made her dream of becoming a national press journalist a reality. Years later, now she's helping small businesses grow and get media attention as a PR coach.
Full of ambition and a think it, do it attitude, Janet shares her story and tips on building a network and community. Taking on hard work, content marketing and more than a few risks along the way.
Read MoreThere's a lot in here: how Ben carved out a name for himself when moving to a new country; how he diversified his offering so he could be location independent and protected for the future; how he developed online training in various forms and uses YouTube for marketing and income.
And yet through it all... with much honesty, isn't always motivated at all.
Read MoreAlison began in social media at the beginning of social media itself, setting up the first Facebook pages for major brands. From within agencies, she sowed the seeds for a successful freelance career: now managing, training and speaking for a range of clients.
Now those seeds have sprouted Avocado Social. As a brand she's growing in confidence, growing her team and growing her audience. Hear how she markets herself and Avocado to finally enjoy the fruits of her labour.
Read MoreFreelance writer turned career & life coach Emma takes us through automating her processes, creating online courses, hiring a VA and getting work done as a new mum.
Plenty of freelance tips and a reminder that for all her content creation, it's those referrals that are key. Oh. And eating that frog first thing.
Akash shares the networking tip that speaks for itself after it broke him into the video games industry as a composer and sound designer. From introvert to TED talker, it's game on for Akash and he's winning.
We also hear about mentors, pricing and how he's evolved his business to help other freelance composers as well.
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