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If you’ve ever opened a client email and thought “WTF?!” “the AUDACITY” and “ummm....” all within 1.7 seconds, today’s stories episode is for YOU — because, this time, we asked for stories... and, as usj, you guys did not disappoint.
So, pour yourself a cocktail (this ep’s drink is fittingly named Cause Mo’ Problems), and giddy up — because you’re gonna hear about that good ole’ ~freelancer experience~ where your client takes days and weeks to respond, only to *immediately* demand edits; finding the photography you did ON SOMEONE’S WEBSITE WITHOUT PAYMENT; the absolute adrenaline rush of demanding payment via email, and good ole’ ghosting.
Because, let’s be honest — sometimes freelancing is a lot like online dating. 🥴
Alright, friends — you ready to light up your earbuds with red flags, cocktails, and freelancer commiseration? You know what to do!
Send us your stories already. You know the ones we want to hear 👀 Head on over to perourlastemail.com!
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It’s true. @elliotisacoolguy.
A very cool guy.
A guy who runs a flourishing creative business, but a guy who isn’t very good at freelancing, nonetheless.
Yeah, we said it. (only because he did 👀)
In fact, Elliot is such a cool guy, he decided to join the coolest podcast on earth (that’s us), to discuss all of the incredibly important things about being a freelancer.
You know, things like his love for Caramel Macchiatos, and our dialogue on lattes vs. french press, backyard kangaroos that’ll punch you, ginormous spiders (i.e., “husband” spiders according to Arabela), inches vs. whatever it is that they measure things in, and talking to himself in the shower.
✨Just normal WFH, self employed things✨
So let’s tally that up. Elliot:
*Lives in Australia, mate
*Agrees that their spiders are huge
*Loves a Starbies Caramel Macchiato
*Doesn’t believe he’s a good freelancer. Even though he’s built a wildly successful business and amassed over 100k followers.
OK ELLIOT.
Don’t worry, we eventually move on from the kangaroos and spiders to talk about his journey into graphic design, as well as his fair share of crazy client stories. Then, we put the cherry on top of a *very cool* episode to discuss his journey to creating passive income, without even using a website.
Elliot. Is. A. Very. Cool. Guy. And he only mocked us like... twice.
Listen in 😏
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And we are BACK with a good ole’ stories episode... arguably our most audacious one ever, so get ready!
College cocktail month is still going strong, so we’re sipping on the lovely Adios, Mother****** that we’ve aptly renamed A Magical Freelancer, and kick off telling you guys about the ~audacity~ of a company who wanted to buy our images for $15 each. Love it.
But, we digress — because the stories we have this week are INSANE. First, we hear from a listener whose client simply could NOTTTT understand why her prices had raised from pre-pandemic times — and who decided that she didn’t agree with renewal of licensing and usage, either. #nothx. Then we hear about a listener who got on a call with a potential client, only to LITERALLY hear the phrase “oh NO, we don’t work with budgets, it’s more about VALUE for us...” when she was explaining her budget.
Spoiler alert... this means they didn’t want to pay. 😅
Then we have a commercial photographer from the food space talk about a vvvv passive-aggressive email from a potential client asking if the photos in her proposal were... HER PHOTOS (well yes, duh!), and shows us the email exchange. And then, to wrap up the most audacious stories episode yet, we have a really fun (AKA, triggering) story about an incredibly picky client who did not give AF about her having COVID or her instilling any kind of client boundaries.
Oof.
It’s a lot, huh?!
Tune in to hear the tea. 🤟
Send your most audacious stories, thoughts, highs and lows to perourlastemail.com.
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It’s officially 2022, and we’re welcoming in the new year with Jen Thompson of Cashmere & Cocktails over *strong* cocktails, because, well... duh. And, because we love a good connection point, this cocktail is called Long Nights, which is a good reminder that, um, long nights sometimes require a strong pour.
No shame.
Jen is a longtime listener of the pod (she says she catfished us into having her on, but we just really like her :) ), and is a food photographer and content creator based in New Brunswick. When she’s not developing rich, indulgent dishes and cocktails, she’s cracking us all up — in fact, she’s responsible for the ~infamous spoon spiel reel~ that still makes us snort.
Is there anything better than someone who is funny as hell AND makes good cocktails? No.
In this ep, we dove in deep to tons of things, as usj. From the coining of the term “freelance fetus” and free product exchange services (eek!) to truly laughable rate offerings and a phase where ~adult toy companies~ kept reaching out to her for reviews — to which Jen said “I make cupcakes.... I specialize in cookies” 😂 — this is genuinely such a fun, hilarious way to start the new year.
You ready?
Pour yourself a strong one, and let’s get this year started on the right foot.
Send your most audacious stories, thoughts, highs and lows to perourlastemail.com.
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Guys, let’s be real — the freelancer life is FULLLLLLL of stories. Like, all the time. And then some. And, while some of those stories can make us want to ram our heads into the wall (just being honest), they are pretty dang fun to tell... and we’re excited to be back for another STORIES episode! Today we’re pouring a delicious mocktail that we’ve named “Put in the Work” with alllll the De Soi... so pour yours, and settle on in!
On this episode, we’ve got lots of stories — and then some. We’ll dive into a good ole’ freelancer scam via an old man who “needed a family reunion photographed” (those are air quotes), a pickle one of our community freelancers has recently found herself in, a very... CRINGEY DM/client inquiry all rolled into one, and every freelancer’s worst fear — AKA, lost files. Plus, Arabela shares a story about the time she had completely forgotten 2 v important props on set.
As we say, we’re all in this together... for better *and* for worse. LOL.
Ready to listen on in and get reminded that you’re never, ever alone on this wild journey? You know what to do!
Send your most audacious stories, thoughts, highs and lows to perourlastemail.com.
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