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Learn how to make six figures plus from home, doing what you love. The Freelance Economy is for freelancers, entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to be more successful online. Serial entrepreneur, Kim Merritt, The URL Dr., shares strategies to start and grow your freelancing efforts and small business. She is a Top Rated Plus freelancer on Upwork and will give you the secret tips and tricks for dominating the online freelance platforms. Guests include freelancers, entrepreneurs, consultants, CEOs, and much more. Episodes are 30 minutes long and released every Monday. Also available to view as a Vlog on YouTube.
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When your website is designed to be accessible to all people, you will reach more customers, reduce liability, and increase conversion rates. Amber Hinds joins Kim to discuss how not to get sued over ADA compliancy issues and how to create a great website experience for your visitors. Learn about accessibility requirements and how to protect yourself with Equalize Digital's free Accessibility Checker. A free WordPress plugin is available to help web developers and content mangers stay in comp...
When Lexie Robles lost her job during the pandemic, things could have gotten dire. Instead, she turned it into an opportunity to start her own business and start freelancing. If you've ever thought of freelancing as a part or full-time job, you're going to want to listen to this episode of "The Freelance Economy." Kim and Lexie talk about her experiences as a "freelancing newbie" and what her list of to-do's were when she was just starting out. Kim discusses initial marketing ideas and social...
Tiffany Jones began freelancing after she had a baby and realized that she needed much more freedom and flexibility in her schedule. When she realized how freelancing positively impacted her life and her family's, she decided to teach other parents how to make the transition from traditional employment. Tiffany cofounded The Kenza Collective, a platform designed to inspire, empower, and educate parents who work for themselves. Kim and Tiffany discuss the challenges in 2021, freelancing from h...
Kim welcomes her self-confessed soul sister, Gila Kurtz, co-founder and President of Dog Is Good, to the podcast to discuss reimagining yourself and your business in times of chaos. Kim and Gila have together spent more than fifty years in the retail industry, and currently both have retail businesses in the pet space. With newly imagined lifestyles and changed consumer buying habits due to COVID-19, the retail industry has faced challenges. Hear how Kurtz has pivoted her company to create ne...
If you feel overwhelmed with work and the isolation of working alone has got you crawling the walls, join Kim as she talks to organization and project strategy expert, Sarah Duran, CEO of Fruition Initiatives. Sarah is a certified Disruption Advisor Coach and works with educators, entrepreneurs, and leaders to help them turn their ideas into action. She specializes in helping people who work remotely get more organized and productive. Kim and Sarah discuss how to take control of work/life bal...
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