Hot Copy3 Loka 2019

10 Biggest Lessons I've learned as a Freelancer with Steve Folland

Steve Follard is the host of the 'Being Freelance' Podcast and the 'Doing it for the Kids' Podcast. He's also a video and audio freelancer.

He's talked to countless freelancers about the challenges of our strange rollercoaster life and he wanted to share the biggest lessons with the Hot Copy listeners.

Just a note this episode was recorded as a Masterclass for my Clever Copywriting Community, so if you hear anything strange that's why.

Tune in to learn:

Why you shouldn't freak out
Why it's important to understand your finances
The lesson of Knowing yourself.
How to be Yourself
Why nice guys get paid last
How to stop being so available
How to Learn to say NO
Why Steve schedules life first
How to make opportunities for yourself
Why Other Freelancers are NOT the competition.

Question for the listeners!

What's your biggest freelance lesson?

Share your thoughts on Twitter or our Facebook page!

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Thanks! Thanks to urban_wanderer from the USA for a fantastic review of the show.

About Steve

Steve is a video & audio creator. Usually for businesses, but as you can tell, he has a habit of doing it for the freelance community too.

That's what he does now. For years he worked in radio.

In 2013 he swapped early starts for a life being freelance: to be his own boss, to be with his two kids, to be more awake.

He's always freelanced alongside 'full time' jobs though: radio producer, presenter, scriptwriter, voiceover or copywriter.

He started the Being Freelance podcast in January 2015.

In 2016 he started documenting his freelance life with the Being Freelance vlog.

In 2018 he started speaking at events on the subject of freelancing and finding work-life balance.

2019 saw him launch the Being Freelance Community and become the co-host of a second podcast for freelance parents: Doing It For The Kids podcast.

He loves cake.

He runs because he knows he should.

Sometimes it's past a bakers.

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