Freelance to Founder

On today’s episode, we sit down with Margaret Ryland, a brand and identity designer who started her own design business not very long ago.

Margaret is working hard trying to figure out exactly what kind of client to target which has left her listening to and reading a lot of advice about finding your freelance niche.

Advice to "find your niche" in business is not uncommon on the Internet—you’ve probably seen it yourself. We've even published our own articles about it.

But Clay and I worry that Margaret is rushing into niching down a little too fast. So in today’s conversation, we dissect why “find your niche” really isn’t all it’s cracked up to be—and what freelancers should be doing instead.

We also talk about demanding full creative control from clients, ditching proposals, listing prices on your website, weeding out high-maintenance clients and lots more.

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Too many freelancers never actually build a business that works for them. Instead, they just build another job for themselves—trading one annoying boss for a dozen high-maintenance clients. Eesh.

In today's episode, we sit down with Bobby Macey, founder of Macey Media. After side-hustling through a series of frustrating lay-offs, Bobby finally decided to take matters into his own hands and start a content agency.

He’s doing a lot of things right and his business is growing fast.

But Bobby still finds himself doing a lot of the client work he books—leaving him with late nights on his laptop and a work-life balance that’s a bit uneven.

In today’s show, Clay and I share what we’ve learned about work-life balance and help Bobby answer important questions about when to hire and who to hire to best scale his business and rescue some of his personal life.

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Auni Milne can close a deal with just about any client that comes her way. But getting new clients continues to be a struggle. Can being more active on social media help Auni improve her inbound lead generation? We explore that question on today's episode of Freelance to Founder.

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Auni's Instagram Feed (hint: she did exactly as promised in the episode! Way to go, Auni!)

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On today’s episode, we sit down with Amy Kuo—a former designer at Disney who after finding her passion for branding, and taking the leap into full-time freelance, wants to grow her own agency.

We talk about one of Amy’s biggest hurdles: overcoming imposter syndrome—especially when trying to get new freelance clients. And we strike some real gold toward the end of the episode with one way Amy—and you—can get out there and be yourself while building your business.

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The T-Shirt strategy that Clay and so many others have used to win new clients while networking

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Not long ago, Clay was a struggling freelancer working low-paying jobs to make ends meet. Just 4 years later, he had a thriving agency with 10+ employees and over $100K/mo in recurring revenue.

In today's episode, you'll get to know Clay better and see why he's going to make an incredible co-host for the all-new recharged Freelance to Founder podcast.

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Freelance to Founder is a unique call-in show with real-life freelancers trying to grow their businesses and escape the feast-famine lifestyle. Co-hosted by Clay and Preston, two former freelancers who have started, built, and even sold six- and seven-figure businesses of their own.

Binge the Q&A episodes, dive deep with the coaching sessions, or even join in yourself and take the next step on your journey from ... Freelance to Founder.

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