The Freelancers' Show

Charles Max Wood goes into the origin story of his podcasting career and how it relates to his programming career. He starts with his interest from a young age in technology and his dreams of being a radio DJ. He moves quickly through college and into his first job after college where he was introduced to podcasts by a co-worker who had purchased an iPod. He calls out several mentors like Gregg Pollack, Eric Berry, Nate Hopkins, Cliff Ravenscraft, David Brady, Dave Jackson, and many more. He then explains what he'd do differently if he were starting today. Join the Dev Heroes Accelerator at https://devchat.tv/hero Panel Charles Max Wood Sponsors Dev Heroes Accelerator

Charles Max Wood explains how he landed his first 4 freelance clients that took him through a few years of freelancing with only 3 years of experience and a few hundred podcast listeners. Funnily enough, they actually came to him, not the other way around. He explains how he made himself attractive to them and then turned it into a mutually profitable relationship once he had their attention. Panel Charles Max Wood Sponsors Dev Heroes Accelerator

Todd Miller teaches entrepreneurs how to live a fulfilling life. He's just released his book ENRICH which outlines the process for growing as a person, finding the things that fulfill you, and live without regrets. Panel Charles Max Wood Guest Todd Miller Sponsors Dev Heroes Accelerator Links TODD MILLER Picks Charles- Dev Hero MastermindCharles- Todd Miller's BooksTodd- Spend time with friends

John-Daniel Trask, founder and CEO of Raygun, talks about his experience building a monitoring company and about how to measure the speed and quality of your code.

John-Daniel Trask, founder and CEO of Raygun, talks about his experience building a monitoring company and about how to measure the speed and quality of your code.

Get the 2020 Goal Setting Workshop + Success Accelerator Deal HERE (Coupon Code: GOALS for a massive discount) Mani Vaya joins Charles Max Wood to walk him through the 6 pillars of success that lead to meeting your goals. Mani has read thousands of books on success, setting and achieving goals, and personal growth and has distilled these 6 principles from the books and then figured out how to put them into practice. He and Chuck walk through the principles and strategies that create success and allow you to set goals that will bring you the things you want during the next year or so. Listen to this episode to learn how to crush your biggest goals in 2021. Get the 2020 Goal Setting Workshop + Success Accelerator Deal HERE (Coupon Code: GOALS for a massive discount)

Petra describes some of the failings she used to have with her proposals and how she turned it all around. Petra now uses several savvy sales techniques in her proposals, but you wouldn't know because the proposal process is very customer-centric. In this podcast episode she walks you through a successful proposal template that has won her hundreds of thousands of dollars in freelancer business. Panel Petra Manos Sponsors Audible.com Picks Petra - 100 Pcs Microscope Slides Prepared for Kids Students Biology Specimen Lab Sample with Insects Plants Science Learning Home School Brand: MAXLAPTERPetra- 50pcs Prepared Premade Microscope Slides Set for Basic Biological Science Education with Wooden Case Brand: SWIFTPetra- Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal  by Oren Klaff    

Michael Fleischner, SEO expert, Charles Max Wood, podcasting expert, and Petra Manos, Google Ads expert, discuss the latest tips and tricks for generating high quality traffic to your website. We bust a few myths along the way, so don't miss this episode if you want to generate traffic. Panel Charles Max WoodPetra Manos Guest Michael Fleischner Links Digital Freelancers PodcastBig Fin SEO Picks Chuck - Podcast Growth SummitChuck - Podcast PlaybookChuck - Stormlight ArchiveChuck - Wheel of TimePetra - QwilrMichael - Digital Freelancers PodcastMichael - Story Brand  

  Get the Black Friday/Cyber Monday "Double Your Productivity by 5pm Today" Deal Coupon Code: "DEEP" for a GIANT discount Mani provides us with strategies and tactics to get Deep Work time and how to get our minds into that focused state for hours at a time. He has read hundreds of books that have taught him the secrets to getting more done by getting into this state. He starts by telling us how he was passed over for a promotion at Qualcomm in favor of someone younger and less experienced and how that inspired him to figure out what the other guy was doing differently. He learned that he needed to get more done with the time he was spending on his projects. The trick? Deep Work! Deep Work is the ability to spend uninterrupted, focused time on a task to bend your entire mind toward the goal. Other developers call it "Flow" or "the Zone." Mani provides us with strategies and tactics to get Deep Work time and how to get our minds into that focused state for hours at a time. Get the Bl

Matthew Mottola, CEO of Venture L and author of The Human Cloud, shares his insights into working as a freelancer as part of a larger corporation. He dispels myths about freelancing vs employment, explains why corporations want you, and provides suggestions into how best to present yourself to a hiring manager. Panel Petra Manos Guest Matthew Mottola Sponsors Audible.comCacheFly Links https://www.alexa.com/ Picks Petra Manos: Painting rocks (hobby) Matthew Mottola: New Power by Jeremy HeimansSecond Machine AgeMachine Platform Crowd by Erik Brynjolffsen and Andrew McafeeThe Inevitable by Kevin Kelly Follow The Freelancers Show on Twitter > @freelancershow

In this episode of The Freelancers Show,we talk with Marcel Petipas and he shows us how you can analyze your business and figure out which factors are driving your profit (or lack of) and what to do about it. Panel Joel SchaubertCharles Max Wood Guest Marcel Petitpas Sponsors Audible.comCacheFly Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelpetitpas/https://www.facebook.com/mpetitpas Picks Joel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krav_Maga Chuck: LightbringerPodcast Playbook Marcel Petitpas: https://miro.comAffiliate link for The Design of Everyday Thingshttps://parakeeto.com/toolkit Follow The Freelancers Show on Twitter > @freelancershow

In this episode of The Freelancers Show, Petra walks through several mistakes she sees freelancers and small service providers make on their websites which prevents you from getting good prospects from your website efforts. If you’ve ever spent a lot of time building your website but not seen a return on your website, you might be making one or more of these mistakes as well! Host Petra Manos Sponsors Audible.comCacheFly Links https://www.thequantifiedweb.com/learn-how-to-set-up-your-google-analytics-correctly Picks Petra Manos: https://sharethis.com/How to Sell Without Selling: Step-By-Step Marketing Formula to Attract Ready-to-Buy ClientsGet A Guaranteed Step-By-Step Process For Setting Up Google Analytics Follow The Freelancers Show on Twitter > @freelancershow

In this episode of The Freelancers Show, Rob Cornilles and Petra Manos discuss the process of selling authentically so that you can generate more business for yourself without feeling sleazy or salesy. The two focus on an effective method for building and maintaining rapport during a sales conversation, a simple and memorable technique that will get results for both you and your clients. Panel Petra Manos Guest Rob Cornilles Sponsors Audible.comCacheFly Picks Rob Cornilles: Exponent.fmhttps://radio.foxnews.com/podcast/trey-gowdy/Game Face Execs Podcast Petra Manos: Using Accessibility Mode on phone while walking dog Follow The Freelancers Show on Twitter > @freelancershow

What is google analytics and how should I get started with it. Learn about key graphs like traffic reports, pages and how to get started with goals, events and heatmaps. Panel Petra ManosJoel Schaubert Sponsors Audible.comCacheFly Links www.thequantifiedweb.com/ecommerce-google-analyticshttps://www.thequantifiedweb.com/google-analytics-cheat-sheethttps://www.thequantifiedweb.com/offer-google-analytics-course Picks Joel Schaubert: Ages of Discord: A Structural-Demographic Analysis of American History Petra Manos: How to Sell Without Selling: Step-By-Step Marketing Formula to Attract Ready-to-Buy Clients…Create Passive Income and Make More Money While Making a Difference Follow The Freelancers Show on Twitter > @freelancershow

In this episode of the The Freelancers Show, guest Paul Edwards explains how important it is to connect with executives, influencers and entrepreneurs on a personal level by asking them valuable questions and connecting them with resources. The laws of reciprocity create success for those who use them. He describes how his business went from 0 to $60,000 in just a few months by following a “give first” mindset. Panel Petra Manos Guest Paul Edwards Sponsors Audible.comCacheFly Links Superconnector: Stop Networking and Start Building Business Relationships that Matter Picks Paul Edwards: Mastermind Dinners: Build Lifelong Relationships by Connecting Experts, Influencers, and Linchpins Petra Manos: Playful Art Supplies for Families that Love Colour Follow The Freelancers Show on Twitter > @freelancershow

In this episode of The Freelancers Show, Alex Sanfilippo, Joel and Petra discuss how to focus ideas and actions in order to come up with products and services that your customers actually want. The same focus, when applied to the creation of the products and services, will propel you forward, even if you don’t have a lot of spare time.. Panel Petra ManosJoel Schaubert Guest Alex Sanfilippo Sponsors Audible.comCacheFly Links www.ourfabriq.comwww.podmatch.comhttps://www.amazon.com/Go-Giver-Expanded-Edition-audiobookhttps://www.amazon.com/Never-Lose-Customer-Again-Lifelonghttps://www.amazon.com/Profit-First-Transform-Cash-Eating-Money-Makinghttps://www.amazon.com/Flow-audiobookwww.creatingabrand.com Picks Alex Sanfilippo: Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your LifeBuilding a StoryBrand by Donald Miller Petra Manos: 80/20 Sales and Marketing: The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More Joel Schaubert: Mpow HC5 Bluetooth Headset V5.0, Wireless Headphones with Dual Mic

In this episode of The Freelancers Show, we talk with Daniel Rosehill about navigating the choices of tools a new freelancer faces. From billing to project management to client communications and marketing each tool you choose will have strong points and weak points. Daniel in his new book walks through many of the choices a new freelancer will need to address.. Panel Joel Schaubert Guest Daniel Rosehill Sponsor CacheFly Links The Confused Freelancer’s Guide To Technology Picks Daniel Rosehill: Synology 4 bay NAS DiskStation Joel Schaubert: Tennis lessons Follow The Freelancers Show on Twitter > @freelancershow

In this episode of The Freelancers’ Show, we talk with Jay Clouse about some of the adventures he’s had on his path to freelancing. In college Jay had the idea that you’d have one career and possibly one job until retirement so you’d better pick wisely. There’s a whole other world out there of startups, freelancing, and so many ways to make your path. Panel Petra ManosJoel SchaubertBrad Large Guest Jay Clouse Sponsors CacheFly Links https://jayclouse.comhttps://freelancing.school Picks Jay Clouse: Follow Jay on Twitter > @jayclousehttps://www.youtube.com/marcrebillet Petra Manos: Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software CraftsmanshipNetflix Anne with an E Brad Large: String SwingHiking Project Joel Schaubert: https://devchat.tv/podcasts/clean-coders/Code Complete book Follow The Freelancers Show on Twitter > @freelancershow

Michael Katz walks the panelists through his strategies for staying in touch with prospects through the use of email newsletters. Storytelling is key here, and so Michael suggests ways to weave stories through your correspondence in order to make your content more personable and entertaining. Panelists Brad LargePetra Manos Guest Michael Katz Sponsors CacheFly Links unroll.memailstrom Picks Brad Large: 1000 True Fans Petra Manos: File Manager PluginHow To Make Maximum Money with Minimum Customers Michael Katz: Blue Penguin Development Resources Follow on Social Media: The Freelancers Show: @freelancershow

In this episode of The Freelancers' Show, the panelists and guest, Jason Montoya discuss the problems with having just one of anything, and other factors that lead to fragility for your business. We discuss how the current COVID-19 pandemic has exposed those weaknesses for some, and how we've dealt with them. Panelists Joel SchaubertPetra Manos Guest Jason Montoya Sponsors G2i | Enjoy the luxuries of freelancingCacheFly Links Jason Scott MontoyaPath of the FreelancerJason's BlogLinkedIn: Jason MontoyaTwitter Jason Montoya: @jasonsmontoyaJason's Podcast Picks Joel Schaubert: JBL Speaker Jason Montoya: Guns, Germs, and SteelLetterboxd Petra Manos: No B.S. Ruthless Managemnt of People and ProfitsMagnoplasm Follow on Social Media: The Freelancers Show: @freelancershow