The Freelancer's Teabreak

Your onboarding forms might be the most underrated bit of marketing research you own. This week's episode is a quick admin prompt: dig out your client questionnaires and look at what people actually say when they explain why they chose you. I share what I discovered when I did this myself (spoiler: I'd been talking about the wrong thing on my sales page), plus some easy ways to spot the patterns, from good old-fashioned highlighters to AI and word clouds. Follow me on Instagram Email: [email protected]  Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership. Join the Freelance Lifestyle Discord Community: https://discord.gg/RKYkReS5Cz Order my book: The Freelance Lifestyle: Your Friendly Guide to Starting a Freelance Business  

...I'm going back to having the podcast as audio only. In this episode, I share what I learned during my experiment to offer the podcast as a video format too. Follow me on Instagram Email: [email protected]  Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership. Join the Freelance Lifestyle Discord Community: https://discord.gg/RKYkReS5Cz Order my book: The Freelance Lifestyle: Your Friendly Guide to Starting a Freelance Business  

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Ever caught yourself still playing by the old corporate rulebook, even though you left the 9 to 5 behind years ago? In this episode, Emma talks through the habits and expectations we carry over from employee life that freelancers simply don't have to keep. From unpaid "quick chats" that eat your lunch break to team-building days you never wanted to attend in the first place, this is your permission slip to stop doing the things nobody's actually paying you for. Timestamps: 0:00 Freelancer's Tea Break: Your Permission Slip to Drop Corporate Habits 0:42 Playing the Game as a Freelancer With ADHD 1:51 Unpaid Overtime: Why You Don't Have to Say Yes to Every Meeting 2:51 The Team-Building Bike Bar Story (You Had to Be There) 3:38 How to Charge Clients for Out-of-Hours Meetings 5:00 Ditch the 9 to 5: Working With Your Own Energy 5:55 Presenteeism, Networking, and Building the "Career Tree" 7:38 Turning Down Work Trips as a Freelance Mum 9:00 Your Freelance Permission Slip: Wrap Up and Community Links Check out the website: www.freelancelifestyle.co.uk Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/emmacossey Email: [email protected] Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership: https://freelancelifestyle.podia.com/ Join the Freelance Lifestyle Discord Community: https://discord.gg/RKYkReS5Cz Order my book: The Freelance Lifestyle: Your Friendly Guide to Starting a Freelance Business: https://link.amazon/B01qhTzb3

In this episode of The Freelancer's Teabreak, I'm going to discuss the power of freelance friendships, and how to find your own freelance friendship circle 00:00 Welcome & Take a Break 01:19 Drains vs Radiators 02:14 Alicia's Story 04:39 The Freelance Business Lounge 05:17 Membership Details 09:02 Get Involved 10:16 Goodbye