Journal

BEHIND THE BUILD.

Notes on building products and companies: the ideas, the decisions, and what I’m learning along the way.

A home for the extra context, links, and resources behind what I share on social and in videos.

May 28, 2015Personal

Are you doing your best?

We all feel busy and often times have a lot on our plate. This rings even more true for freelancers and makers, who find ourselves wearing many hats and performing tasks outside of just the skill set we are advertising or product we are offering. This busyness tricks us many times into thinking that we […]

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May 26, 2015The Freelance Podcast

The Freelance Podcast 018: Be Careful About Offering Extra Services

I talk about how to avoid the pitfalls of offering complimentary services. Even though it seems like a good idea to make some extra money it is most of the time going to come back and bite you in the butt.

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May 21, 2015General

The Impact of Optimizing The Way You Work

As a freelancer there is a direct connection between the work that you do and the money you make. We typically are offering our skill set as a service and money only comes in when we work and complete a project. We all know this to be true so why would we not spend the […]

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May 19, 2015The Freelance Podcast

The Freelance Podcast 017: Why Your Daily Routine Is Important

I talk about the importance of a freelancers daily routine. I give you a run down of what my days look like and examples on how to prime yourself to be the most productive. Show Links Why you need a catchphrase

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May 11, 2015Personal

Get a catch phrase

Priming myself to be productive is something I have put an emphasis on being aware of. My mood, environment, music, time of day, etc dictates whether or not I can get in the zone and be my most productive. One thing I have added to this arsenal of mine is a catch phrase. I know it […]

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May 5, 2015The Freelance Podcast

The Freelance Podcast 016: What’s Important to Include In Your Portfolio and What’s Not

RJ elaborates on episode 2 where we talked about how to build your portfolio and goes over what is important to include in your portfolio and, almost more importantly, what is not important to include.

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April 28, 2015The Freelance Podcast

The Freelance Podcast 015: How To Not Waste Time with Potential Clients with No Budgets

I talks about how to stop wasting all the time, and how to avoid the disappointment, when dealing with potential clients that have a small budget.

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April 24, 2015Personal

The need to always be doing

I’m sitting here right now, at the end of the week. After an extremely busy week and especially today, which had multiple deadlines. To say my plate is full at the moment is an understatement. But here I sit with the little down/alone time that I have and I feel compelled to work on something. […]

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April 16, 2015General

Get uncomfortable – Always talk budget with potential clients early

Over on Medium I wrote about why, as a freelancer, you should always talk about money and budgets early when dealing with potential clients. Here is an excerpt form the post: I can’t tell you how many times, especially early on, in my freelance career I would invest so much in talking with potential clients. […]

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April 14, 2015General

Don’t let your plate get too full

When you are new to freelancing your number one priority is to get work. That’s the anxiety we have as freelancers since our next paycheck is not guaranteed. This anxiety can actually be counter productive in certain situations and can lead to what I think of as a right of passage for a freelancer. I remember […]

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