A series of 23 episodes that ran in 2017, $100K Freelancing was a show for freelancers, by freelancers. This interview-format production covered solutions to the challenges that independent freelancers and consultants face day-in and day-out as they build client service businesses. Each episode featured a co-host – each the owner of…
Christopher Hawkins
Running from 2013 through 2016 for a total of 40 episodes, Chasing Product focused on helping freelancers and consultants transition from client work to launching bootstrapped software products. In this interview-style production, I led conversation about applying transferable skills from the world of client service work to the problem of…
How to deal with the relentless expectation of constant productivity – and the pain of not living up to it.
I saw an old-but-always-interesting question on Quora a while back: How viable is it to make 100k a year as a freelancer developer in sites like Upwork? Here’s my take. It’s possible, but I’d hesitate to call it viable. I recommend a two-pronged approach. But first, let’s talk about why…
It’s the nightmare of consultants and project managers everywhere – you made a mistake of some kind and caused a big, fat emergency with your project. Oh no! Without an ounce of exaggeration, I tell you that moments like this can make or break business relationships, and sometimes entire careers!…
A bunch of you have asked me the same question over the past year: “when are you going to do another podcast?” The honest answer most of the time was “I’m not sure”. But today, that changes. Because today, I just launched a new show.
Between interviewing other freelancers and consultants for my new online show, and interacting with the freelancers I coach, a pattern has been emerging: By far, the #1 way that freelancers – even some very successful ones – get new client work is via their network, not via stranger-leads that come…
At the start of 2016, I had a very specific view of where I wanted to go professionally, and a huge sense of possibility. Standing here at the end of 2016, I have a very different view of where I want to go, and what I regard as possible. The…
As the year draws to a close, it’s only natural to reflect a bit on what has transpired, and what is yet to come; this is true both in our personal lives and in our businesses. Problem is, far too few freelancers start a new calendar year prepared to do…
Once upon a time, I spent many years building up a nice consulting business that was consistently putting 6 figures in my pocket every year. I was very proud of myself. I wasn’t working too many hours. The company wasn’t too big to manage. I didn’t have to book an…