Freelance Road Trip Podcast is by a freelance designer for freelance creatives, and talks about everything they didn't teach you in design school but should have if you want to build an accelerate a creative business. The podcast is a companion to the Freelance Road Trip program for creativepreneurs, and drops every week on Thursday, sometimes on Friday, and occasionally on Saturday.
Many freelance
creatives deal with having to do things to pay the bills while
we're developing our freelance careers. The usual thinking is that
these jobs are holding us back from doing our preferred work,
stepping into our callings, and reaching our destinies. Rather than
being deterrents, detours can be useful in a...
You may not
need a business plan to start your freelance business, but once you
get a few clients under your belt you'll want to create one. A
business plan acts as compass to keep you focused on the important
things. It helps you control and manage outcomes. It helps you make
good business decisions. Your business plan...
No freelancer
ever does a project entirely on their own. A reliable support
network is crucial to getting the job done. Freelance creatives
focus more on attracting and working with clients but often neglect
to invest the same level of relational care into their supplier
network. In this episode I share why we need to...
Independent
creatives are known to seek out quick-win tips and tactics to fix
their immediate problems. But if you want to build a sustainable
business around your creative work, you need a strategic plan that
acts as both a compass and an anchor. While both strategy and
tactics are necessary and useful. This episode...
The intersection of inspired creativity and common business sense for freelance designers, illustrators, and photographers who want to have fulfilling, successful businesses. Hosted by Alvalyn Lundgren.