Freelance Road Trip Podcast

How To Say No To Problem Clients, Scope Creep, and Bad Ideas

Jul 31, 2021

It seems counter intuitive to turn down a project when you need the income. But saying NO is sometimes the best thing to do for the sake of your future. Turning down a client may in fact be the best business decision you make in a day. Here's why, and how to say no to prospective clients, scope creep, and bad ideas.

4 Time Management Principles To Transform Your Work Week

Jul 24, 2021

Whether you freelance full-time or part-time, these time management principles will help you win the struggle to juggle the professional and personal aspects of your life.

What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate

Jul 17, 2021

Based on a true account of a miscommunication between me and one of my design students, I discuss the importance of being specific in what we communicate to clients, getting to the point, and diagnosing their needs accurately. It's also important that your client accurately receives what you're communicating. Both...

The Designer, the Infographic, and the Unhappy Client

Jul 11, 2021

Don't have conversations on the back end of a project that you should have had on the front end. When things go south with a client because they were expecting one thing and you were expecting another, it can ruin your relationship but also your reputation with future clients. Using a true story as the basis, I share...

Mark-ups, Minimums, and Managing Money

Jul 3, 2021

How do you create a budget when your freelance income isn't steady? Can you mark up project-related expenses without feeling guilty? In this episode I answere these and other money-related questions submitted by readers and listeners.