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

A marathon, not a race - Motion Designer Hashmukh Kerai

While he was still at uni, Hash thought he’d landed an unpaid internship but it turned out to be paid contract. He’s been freelancing ever since and he hasn’t looked back.

He chats to Steve about finding time for side projects, pushing for remote working, how Instagram has changed his career over the past couple of years, and what it’s like to work with an agent.

Motion DesignerSteve Folland22 March 2020finding clients, work life balance, word of mouth, social media, networking, time management, Instagram, building a portfolio, portfolio, Instagram portfolioComment

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

Putting in the non-billable hours - Brand Strategist and Educator Melinda Livsey

To grow her brand identity business, Melinda thought she needed to hone her craft. And then she met Chris Do, founder of The Futur, and learned - through on-camera coaching sessions - how to market herself and her work.

By treating herself like a client and working on her business, Melinda’s found a way to attract the kind of work she loves doing.

Brand StrategistSteve Folland1 March 2020finding clients, finding work, social media, marketing your business, content marketing, blogging, work life balance, branding, building a brand, strategy, brand strategy, marketing yourself, marketing, graphic design, brand designComment

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

There is no magic formula - Illustrator Ruud Hendriks

Ruud (aka Momo) launched an illustration studio after finishing university in the Netherlands. It took some time to get it off the ground and he lived off pot noodles in the not-so-sunny Scotland for years. Despite the tough times, he held strong and he’s now enjoying the heat in Portugal, with a steady flow of commissions coming in via word of mouth and social media.

IllustratorSteve Folland2 February 2020finding clients, finding work, illustration, selling products, Scotland, Portugal, Netherlands, web design, studio, brand, building a brand, Twitter, social mediaComment