It's never as difficult as you think it is - Freelance Writer and Editor Sian Meades-Williams
Sian started freelancing on the side 12 years ago, with one gig leading to another. When a job...
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Podcasts de going freelance
Building authority - Conversion Copywriter Paige Poutiainen
Paige got her start on Upwork after moving to Finland for love. Struggling to find work in a...
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We are not entrepreneurs - Content Producer Nick Saalfeld
“We don’t become freelancers to sell,” Nick says, “we become freelancers to do.” Nick tried...
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Protecting my health - Designer Tatiana Mac
After graduating in 2008 during the Great Recession, Tatiana found herself looking for a next...
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An umbrella of skills - Experience Designer Stefano Bellucci Sessa
“Be the best boss you ever had,” says Stefano, and he’s trying to live up to that himself....
42:05
Say yes and then work it out - Illustrator Melanie Chadwick
When a two-year stint in Hong Kong inspired Mel to pursue illustration, she put her fine art...
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That first taste of bacon - Motion Designer Devon Moodley
He’s now based in Amsterdam, but South African born Devon’s freelance story kicked off in New...
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Sink or swim - Designer Evan MacDonald
Ready for a change, Seattle-based Evan and his wife bought one-way tickets to Argentina, and Evan...
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When clients grow, you grow - Photographer Ira Giorgetti
When a 20-year-old Ira flew to the UK in search of his biological father, he had no idea a new...
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Allow the failures. They're the lessons - Brand and Marketing Designer Nik Jones
Ready for a career change in her mid-30s, Nik landed an internship with a local design company....
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Work always comes - Designer Ketan Mistry
Ketan left his full-time role as a graphic designer with 2 or 3 freelance clients lined up....
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Work always comes - Designer Ketan Mistry
Ketan left his full-time role as a graphic designer with 2 or 3 freelance clients lined up....
30:55
Will work for chicken - Composer and sound designer Joe Basile
Joe’s been making music forever, but his first real-world project came during an internship he...
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When clients grow, you grow - Photographer Ira Giorgetti
When a 20-year-old Ira flew to the UK in search of his biological father, he had no idea a new...
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We are the product - Musician Rachel Mason
Over the last 15 years, Rachel’s gone from unhappy administrator to IPSE’s Freelancer of the...
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Zig-zagging along - Graphic Designer David Dooley
David developed an array of skills studying multimedia at university in Ireland, and he’d...
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An umbrella of skills - Experience Designer Stefano Bellucci Sessa
“Be the best boss you ever had,” says Stefano, and he’s trying to live up to that himself. From...
42:05
Relentlessly helpful - Technical Copywriter and LinkedIn Nerd John Espirian
John’s freelance career began in 2009 after he was made redundant from his role as a software...
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Own your job title - Copywriter and Content Marketer Rose Crompton
Rose is on her second run being freelance after things didn’t work out the first time around....
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When you’re setting up as a freelance consultant
In this episode, Frankie Tortora and Steve Folland have a chat in response to a question from...
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