Early in my freelancing life (sometime around 2013-14), I took on an exciting new client. It was a company that sold musical instruments, and because I’m a big music fan and a former musician, I was really keen about it… despite the fact that one of the two business owners seemed very unfriendly, which made me feel a bit uneasy. But I was new to freelancing and I said “yes” to projects (despite red flags)…
For our third Anti-Sell Story (and 11th overall, if you count the original 8 from the book), I asked Talia Loderick for her experiences doing sales and networking as a self-employed money coach & financial education consultant, who – prior to that – was a freelance journalist. We met when Talia first toured Welsh ICE (the awesome coworking space) a few years back – and possibly before that at a random meetup as well. A…
This story took place in June, which was only three months ago, but – in the ongoing mid-pandemic/mid-lockdown predicament we find ourselves in – it feels like 1,064 years ago… I’m a member of multiple Facebook groups – some intended for freelancers nationally, some intended for small business owners in my local area. Most (if not all?) of them have strict ‘no self-promotion’ policies though – the idea is that you go in and help…
