Jay's Freelancing Stories Advice Podcast

A fascinating thing about perennially unemployed freelancers is how highly they think of themselves, despite all evidence that proves their complete lack of useful skills. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or GitHub. more about me on my personal profile, and also on my personal website. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

Freelancers constantly make themselves unattractive by demonstrating their inability to adapt and change. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or GitHub. more about me on my personal profile, and also on my personal website. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

don't let your ego and pride come in the way of accepting client feedback and losing revenue opportunities Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or GitHub. more about me on my personal profile, and also on my personal website. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

With an existing long-term client, asking for a price hike is tricky. However, it is not impossible. I work as a full-time freelance Coding Tutor. Career and Life Coach. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or GitHub. see my personal website. hobbies at Behanceand Unsplash and ArtStation . Also, podcast about life. and my Coding YouTube Channel. and also, my Movie YouTube Channel. and my travel instagram, and finally, updates about my tutoring life on threads app This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

in this episode, I elaborate on my practice of sleeping at least 10 hours every day and the benefits of doing so. I work as a full-time freelance coding tutor. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or Stack Overflow or GitHub. see my personal website. see my photography art hobby at Behance and Unsplash and ArtStation. Also, podcast about life. Also, YouTube Channel where I post movie reviews because I love movies. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

if you are thinking of becoming a freelancer, then, please, say goodbye to your best friends, Mr. Lazy and Mr. Total Lack of Discipline. I work as a full-time freelance coding tutor. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or Stack Overflow or GitHub. see my personal website. see my photography art hobby at Behance and Unsplash and ArtStation. Also, podcast about life. Also, YouTube Channel where I post movie reviews because I love movies. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

more and more clients are using me as an edtech small business startup consultant, rather than a coding tutor or even as a software developer. hmm...the mind wonders. I work as a full-time freelance coding tutor. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or Stack Overflow or GitHub. see my personal website. see my photography art hobby at Behance and Unsplash and ArtStation. Also, podcast about life. podcast about movies. and Twitch. and YouTube Channel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

about 10 years ago, I realized, my customers live 10,000 kilometers away. and, they are willing to pay lots of money for tailored services. I work as a full-time freelance coding tutor. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or Stack Overflow or GitHub. see my personal website. see my photography art hobby at Behance and Unsplash and ArtStation. Also, podcast about life. podcast about movies. and Twitch. and YouTube Channel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

summary thoughts of a business consulting zoom session I did for this kid who wanted to start his own business. I work as a full-time freelance coding tutor. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or Stack Overflow or GitHub. see my personal website. see my photography art hobby at Behance and Unsplash and ArtStation. Also, podcast about life. podcast about movies. and Twitch. and YouTube Channel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

as a freelancer, you get paid hourly. Still, don't bill every minute. it's okay to not send a bill sometimes. I work as a full-time freelance coding tutor. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or Stack Overflow or GitHub. see my personal website. see my photography art hobby at Behance and Unsplash and ArtStation. Also, podcast about life. podcast about movies. and Twitch. and YouTube Channel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

this is a response podcast to a few of my students who asked me if they can join my freelancing team in my freelancing discord group. if you are curious about my open source project and joining my freelance team, details are available here, https://github.com/BigbabeeSmallbabee I work as a full-time freelance coding tutor. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or Stack Overflow or GitHub. see my personal website. see my photography art hobby at Behance and Unsplash and ArtStation. Also, podcast about life. podcast about movies. and Twitch. and YouTube Channel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

Even if you are desperate for work, watch out for these red flags. Learn to identify bad clients and avoid them. For the sake of a berry, don't lose an arm. I work as a full-time freelance coding tutor. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or Stack Overflow or GitHub. see my personal website. see my photography art hobby at Behance and Unsplash and ArtStation. Also, podcast about life. podcast about movies. and Twitch. and YouTube Channel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

when a freelancer needs more money he does not work more hours. he simply finds a way to earn more money for the same duration of effort. I work as a full-time freelance coding tutor. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or Stack Overflow or GitHub. see my personal website. see my photography art hobby at Behance and Unsplash and ArtStation. Also, podcast about life. podcast about movies. and Twitch. and YouTube Channel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

occasionally, we run into some real pranksters on freelance platforms I work as a full-time freelance coding tutor. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or Stack Overflow or GitHub. see my personal website. see my photography art hobby at Behance and Unsplash and ArtStation. Also, podcast about life. podcast about movies. and Twitch. and YouTube Channel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

you constantly keep telling yourself that you will be successful, and, you know, you actually become, successful, delivering on the prophecy. I work as a full-time freelance coding tutor. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or Stack Overflow or GitHub. see my personal website. see my photography art hobby at Behance and Unsplash and ArtStation. Also, podcast about life. podcast about movies. and Twitch. and YouTube Channel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

Upwork says, 80 % of my clients are long term. Fiverr says 100 % of my orders are repeat buyers. as I type this, all my clients are people who have been hiring for many years. So, how and why do I have so many long-term clients? I work as a full-time freelance coding tutor. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or Stack Overflow or GitHub. see my personal website. see my photography art hobby at Behance and Unsplash and ArtStation. Also, podcast about life. podcast about movies. and Twitch. and YouTube Channel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

when exiting a project, it is imperative for a freelancer to do so gracefully, with clear, honest and two way communication. I work as a full-time freelance coding tutor. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or Stack Overflow or GitHub. see my personal website. see my photography art hobby at Behance and Unsplash and ArtStation. Also, podcast about life. podcast about movies. and Twitch. and YouTube Channel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

"Jay, your reputation precedes you", she smiled, as I entered the discussion room. marketing yourself is essential, and an ongoing activity. I work as a full-time freelance coding tutor. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or Stack Overflow or GitHub. see my personal website. see my photography art hobby at Behance and Unsplash and ArtStation. Also, podcast about life. podcast about movies. and Twitch. and YouTube Channel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

a freelancer should always be ready to walk away from a deal, when something smells like a rotten fish. I work as a full-time freelance coding tutor. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or Stack Overflow or GitHub. see my personal website. see my photography art hobby at Behance and Unsplash and ArtStation. Also, podcast about life. podcast about movies. and Twitch. and YouTube Channel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com

I work as a full-time freelance coding tutor. Hire me at UpWork or Fiverr or Stack Overflow or GitHub. see my personal website. see my photography art hobby at Behance and Unsplash and ArtStation. Also, podcast about life. podcast about movies. and Twitch. and YouTube Channel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freelancingstories.substack.com