Getting Freelancing Leads 101

11/17/20 • 47 min

Episode Summary

Where can you find leads in the short term if you're in need of work now? What are strategies you can use to find better quality leads? We answer those questions and share resources to help you on your journey to building leadflow and a sustainable business.

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The Brain Audit by Sean D'Souza
Get Clients Now by C. J. Hayden
Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes
The Positioning Manual by Philip Morgan
Get More Leads by Kai Davis
Fix This Next by Mike Michaelowicz
The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
Range by David Epstein

Panelists

Kai Davis
Marg Reffell
Meg Cumby

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Each episode, the panel (and guest) share their picks: a book, app, service, resource, or something else that they're enjoying and recommend you check out:

The Brain Audit: Why Clients Buy (and Why They Don't) by Sean D'Souza (Kai)
The One Thing (Marg)
Freelance Camp (Meg)

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Links Mentioned

The Brain Audit by Sean D'Souza
Get Clients Now by C. J. Hayden
Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes
The Positioning Manual by Philip Morgan
Get More Leads by Kai Davis
Fix This Next by Mike Michaelowicz
The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
Range by David Epstein

Panelists

Kai Davis
Marg Reffell
Meg Cumby

Panel Picks

Each episode, the panel (and guest) share their picks: a book, app, service, resource, or something else that they're enjoying and recommend you check out:

The Brain Audit: Why Clients Buy (and Why They Don't) by Sean D'Souza (Kai)
The One Thing (Marg)
Freelance Camp (Meg)

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Money Psychology & Playing the Long Game with Alex Hillman

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We talk with Alex Hillman about lessons for freelancers and indie consultants from his recently released book, the Tiny MBA. Alex drops a lot of wisdom in this episode about how to tackle and unpack some of the issues we face with money psychology, playing the long game of business, and more.

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This episode we talk with Alex Hillman. For more than 10 years, Alex and his business partner Amy Hoy have run Stacking the Bricks, where they teach creative people how to bootstrap their own businesses and become sustainably independent. Alex is also the co-founder of Indy Hall, Philadelphia's first coworking space. He's always thinking about the intersection of people, relationships, trust and business. Find Alex on Twitter at https://twitter.com/alexhillman

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Meg Cumby
Reuven Lerner

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How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets by Felix Dennis (Kai)
Lulu - online self-publishing and print-on-demand company; Lulu Xpress - their express print-on-demand service (Alex)
Land of the Giants podcast (Reuven)
Make Me Smart podcast (Reuven)

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Meg Cumby
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Marg Reffell
Reuven Lerner

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