The latest Free Agents episode is up. In it, Jason shares his origin story telling us where he came from, the background of his career, and what the circumstances were that led him to become an independent worker. Jason’s got some great feedback on his two-plus years’ experience.
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Every independent worker will agree that being organized is important. But should you adopt an organizational system? How can these systems help you, and are they worth the investment? In this episode Jason and I detail our own personal organization systems and discuss approaches to getting more organized, as well as tools to use to help in the process.
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America’s greatest podcast about independent workers (or at least some American’s favorite) is back this week with an interview of Greg Pierce, who’s been sticking it to a the man and making great software on his own for 10 years. This show is not just for software developers. Greg’s got lots of great common sense advice.
On the latest episode of Free Agents, we discuss firing clients. Not all clients are good clients. If you don’t manage the herd, you could lose the farm. This is why it’s important to consider the right time, and right way, to fire a client. We discuss fireable offenses both obvious and subtle, and the best approach to take when firing a client.
Free Agents 16 is up! In it, Jason and I discuss our home-office set-ups and the challenges of working at home. Also, here’s a picture of R2-D2 on my desk.
There’s a new episode of the Free Agents podcast. In this episode we discuss why the sign of a true professional is ensuring that they’re being compensated. Why is getting paid so hard? How do we handle billing? When you’re on your own, you’re the one who has to make sure that the money is flowing in. If you don’t get paid, you won’t be an independent worker for very long.
In the latest episode of Free Agents, CPA (and fellow free agent) Andrew Carroll guests to explain accounting and tax challenges for independent workers. This is a great episode – especially with April 15 around the corner.
The latest edition of Free Agents is up. In it, we exorcise our own personal demons about self-promotion and give some advice how you can self-promote without feeling gross.
The latest Free Agents episode is available for download. Very recently my pal Katie Floyd, left her law firm and went out on her own. We ask Katie about making the move, her workspace and work habits, and the issues of adding support staff and partners versus staying entirely independent.
The latest episode of The Free Agents is out. In it, cover the importance of multiple income streams, and both the risks and benefits of getting your money from a bunch of different places.
