image for post - FT 178: Build an Agency Your Way with Mike Arnesen

FT 178: Build an Agency Your Way with Mike Arnesen

Mike Arnesen is a freelance analyst and SEO fanatic who just so happened to build his own agency called UpBuild. After a few bad experiences, he decided to take what he learned and apply it to a better business model. Now, he puts the mental well-being of himself and his staff before anything else!

image for post - FT 172: What Is Your Client Contract Missing with Abbey Woodcock

FT 172: What Is Your Client Contract Missing with Abbey Woodcock

Abbey Woodcock is a copywriter and freelancer coach who has learned first-hand from her own business mistakes. In the beginning, Abbey focused more on her craft than her business, and it ended up costing her thousands of dollars. Abbey shares why project management, legal protection, and financial planning should be some of the most important aspects of running your own freelance business.

image for post - FT 170: From Virtual Assistant to 18 Person Agency Owner in 3.5 Years with Emily Hirsh

FT 170: From Virtual Assistant to 18 Person Agency Owner in 3.5 Years with Emily Hirsh

If you make the right moves, you can build an agency in just three years. Think it’s impossible? Think again! We have Emily Hirsh on the show today just to prove that it is entirely possible to build your brand and your business in only three years.

 

image for post - FT 164: Scale Up Without Burning Out with Breanne Dyck

FT 164: Scale Up Without Burning Out with Breanne Dyck

Breanne Dyck, Founder of MNIB Consulting Inc., is here on Episode 164 to reveal a few tips which could help you to scale your business without losing any (or all) of your sanity. Breanne generously shares what this framework looks like and how she helps freelancers and businesses to "scale up without burning out." She shows us how these methods are both sustainable and realistic!

image for post - FT 156: Turn Your Solo Freelancing into an Agency with Matt Kohn

FT 156: Turn Your Solo Freelancing into an Agency with Matt Kohn

Being a freelancer is often synonymous with being a "jack of all trades." You do everything in your business. You could be a web designer or writer, but you’re also a manager, a bookkeeper, and a marketer. Matt Kohn of Different Hunger Media shares his story of building his solo-freelance business into an agency. And how it's allowed him to focus on the development and future planning of his business.

 

image for post - FT 152: Free Yourself From the Chaos with Susan Fennema

FT 152: Free Yourself From the Chaos with Susan Fennema

Susan Fennema is a project managing genius. She is the CEO of Beyond the Chaos, and she helps freelancers reclaim their lives. She has tips and tricks to help you keep track of all the little details, and we discuss the strategies she uses to help freelancers put systems in place to run a better business.