Episodes

TFS 385: The Principles of Profitability with Marcel Petitpas
Nov 03, 2020
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385
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.

TFS 384: 7 Mistakes Every Freelancer Needs to Avoid on Their Landing Pages
Oct 20, 2020
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384
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!

TFS 383: Focus On What Matters In Your Sales Conversations with Rob Cornilles
Oct 06, 2020
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383
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.

TFS 382: Google Analytics for Freelancers
Sep 29, 2020
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Episode
382
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.

TFS 381: Gratitude and Giving to Further Your Freelance Business with Paul Edwards
Sep 22, 2020
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381
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.

TFS 380: The Power of Focus From Ideation to Creation with Alex Sanfilippo
Sep 15, 2020
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380
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..

TFS 379: The Confused Freelancer - How To Get Started In Freelancing with Daniel Rosehill
Sep 08, 2020
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379
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..

TFS 378: From Startups to Freelancing with Jay Clouse
Sep 01, 2020
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Episode
378
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.

TFS 377: Using Email Newsletters To Stay In Touch With Prospects with Michael Katz
Aug 18, 2020
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Episode
377
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.

TFS 376: The Danger of One with Jason Montoya
Aug 04, 2020
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Episode
376
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.

TFS 375: How to Build a Company from Scratch with Marc Summe
Jul 21, 2020
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Episode
375
Guest, Marc Summe shares the ins and outs of building a company from the ground up, especially as it relates to SAS products. As developers, we are not always trained on how to do startups - so check out this very informative episode of The Freelancers Show.

TFS 374: Overcoming the Corona Slump with Jim Huffman
Jul 06, 2020
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374
Jim Huffman, Petra Manos, and Joel Schaubert discuss how they've handled downturns in business due to Coronavirus and how they've been able to turn them around. Jim's company focuses on conversion rate optimization. Jim's company was growing and hiring until Coronavirus hit in March. Petra discusses her similar experience with clients cutting costs. They discuss how they did the work to turn things around.

TFS 373: Remote Work with William Gant
Jun 30, 2020
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Episode
373
Will Gant, author of [Remote Work](https://amzn.to/31ibPJ3) joins the panel to talk about working from home and working outside of the client's office. He and the panel share their experience with working through the challenges, benefits, and methods of working remotely.

TFS 372: Getting started with YouTube with John Sonmez
Jun 23, 2020
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Episode
372
How to get started in YouTube for an absolute beginner.
John lays out a path from picking a topic, to editing, to promoting your YouTube content..

TFS 371: Content Marketing with Google Display Ads
Jun 16, 2020
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Episode
371
Petra has been working to get blog traffic growth through the traditional social media and email marketing. She tried out promoting her blog posts with Google display ads and retargeting them to get them to come back. She outlines the details in a blog post and then walked the panel through her process.

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