A wandering journey - Graphic Designer and Web Designer Iain Cameron

Iain’s on his second stint as a freelancer now and he’s enjoyed a varied career in between. He regrets nothing about his wandering journey, he says, because he’s met good people along the way.

Iain chats to Steve about how he taught himself on Lynda.com, built up his website, learned to work better with clients and found the time for personal projects.

CopywriterSteve Folland29 March 2020finding clients, work life balance, working from home, comedy, comedian, word of mouth, social media, social media strategy, networking, time managementComment

Silicon Valley and standup comedy - Copywriter Sara DeForest

Sara started freelancing in 2018 after she was laid off from a VP of Marketing role in Silicon Valley. When she’s not working for clients, Sara spends her time doing standup comedy. There are plenty of links between the two, Sara says, and she’s spoken at the SXSW conference about how standup comedy can make you a better writer.

CopywriterSteve Folland15 March 2020finding clients, work life balance, working from home, comedy, comedian, word of mouth, social media, social media strategy, networking, time managementComment

Own your job title - Copywriter and Content Marketer Rose Crompton

Rose has been freelance twice now and she’s doing a much better job of it the second time around. She chats to Steve about the mistakes she made during her first stint, the steps she took in between to develop her skills and learn on a job, and how she’s putting everything she learnt into practice now to make freelancing work for her.

CopywriterSteve Folland9 February 2020finding clients, finding work, social media, business processes, marketing your business, content marketing, Brisbane, Kate Toon, processes, copywriting community, blogging, work life balanceComment

Relentlessly helpful - Technical Copywriter John Espirian

John’s been freelance since 2009, and while he relied on referrals and old contacts for work during the first five years, he’s now built a personal brand and an online presence. He talks about some of the biggest lessons he’s learnt along the way, including how sharing as he learns as helped him get to where he is now.

CopywriterSteve Folland19 January 2020finding clients, community, speaking, conferences, work life balance, finding work, LinkedIn, copywriter, marketing, content marketingComment