Freelancing? Being boss of your own life and business can be tough and isolating. But it can also be totally rewarding. Pick up tips, advice and thoughts on how to make it as a freelancer, an entrepreneur, as the owner of your own business, by hearing other freelancers share their experience. Hosted by Steve Folland. Come join us in the Being Freelance Community - You're not alone being freelance. Not anymore. www.beingfreelance.com/community
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Signup to Generate a PitchFreelancing? Being boss of your own life and business can be tough and isolating. But it can also be totally rewarding. Pick up tips, advice and thoughts on how to make it as a freelancer, an entrepreneur, as the owner of your own business, by hearing other freelancers share their experience. Hosted by Steve Folland.
Recent episodes include "5 Ways AI Could Be Tripping Up Your Freelance Business - Bonus - with lawyer Ingrid Fernandez" (23 August 2026, 33 minutes), "The Blogs Became Books... Became Clients - David Airey" (19 July 2026, 49 minutes), and "Freelancer BTS - Not rushing on" (12 July 2026, 3 minutes).
Being Freelance publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 373 episodes.
Booking probability for Being Freelance is 46%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Being Freelance requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Being Freelance's contact route on record: verified email.
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Being Freelance is a general podcast with 373 episodes published.
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Episode #367
<p>AI is already in your freelance business, whether you invited it or not. <br/><br/>The usual Being Freelance podcast is on its summer break, but here's a bonus treat for you: a replay of a live LinkedIn session Steve...
Episode #366
<p>David Airey is a freelance graphic designer based in Northern Ireland, self-employed since 2005. </p><p>He's the author of several best-selling design books including Logo Design Love and Identity Designed - both of...
Episode #365
<p>New full episode coming soon. But in this super short one - Steve Folland explains why he's not publishing a new interview this week.</p><p>Too often we rush on from one thing to another.<br/>But by doing so we don't...
Episode #364
<p>Lisa Emmington is a freelance instructional designer (or as her newly SEO'd website puts it, a training course designer) based near Milton Keynes. </p><p>She's been freelance almost her entire career, starting out as...
Episode #363
<p>Zoe East has never had a proper job. A work experience placement at a big TV channel that felt old-fashioned and sexist put her off the traditional route before she'd even graduated, so she went freelance instead and...
Episode #362
<p>French creative Émilie Chen had what she calls her dream job: senior designer at The National Theatre in London, working on posters she'd dreamed about since university. Years later though, it had turned sour in the...
Episode #361
<p>Adrian’s been a successful freelancer for 21 years. But in the past 7, his definition of framing success has changed.</p><p>For the last seven years, Adrian has also been an unpaid carer for three immediate family...
<p>Melissa spent over a decade in PR & Comms. She was good at it but she was drawn to the ocean.</p><p>So she started pitching dive magazines on the side, moved to Mozambique to volunteer with a marine conservation...
<p>How does a creative side project turn into a decade long freelancing business working with the biggest names in pop culture, like Disney, Pixar, Marvel, DC Comics, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros and Sony Pictures?</p><p>All...
Episode #359
<p>It's a question Steve Folland gets asked a lot: as a freelancer, is it better to have a company name or use your own?</p> <p>In this compilation episode, Steve digs deep into 11 years of the Being Freelance podcast...
Episode #358
<p>Jessica Hartshorn was trained as an illustrator, but unable to get work as one she went in another direction. Jessica spent the next 16 years working in museums and galleries. But the itch to illustrate never went...
Being Freelance
<p>New episodes with fresh freelancing stories coming very soon.</p> <p>But as Jess Bruno said on her episode of Being Freelance: "Content can always blood wait".</p> <p></p><p>JOIN THE COMMUNITY<br/>You're not alone...
Episode #357
<p>Charles Commins handed his notice in at his pub management job with no plan and no business. </p> <p>His partner gave him one month to figure it out. All he knew was that he wanted to love his job.</p> <p>Seven and a...
Episode #356
<p>Perryn Ryan didn't set out to become a freelance illustrator. </p> <p>After a degree in computer information systems (to keep her parents happy), years in tech,, and a long stint in the fashion industry, she...
Episode #355
<p>Laura Whitehouse didn’t follow the usual path into graphic design.</p> <p>While studying archaeology and anthropology (told you) at university, she started designing posters for student theatre shows. At first for...
Episode #354
<p>In this short compilation episode, Steve revisits conversations from across 11 years of the Being Freelance podcast archive to explore what actually happens when freelancers specialise in a niche. Full of stories of...
Episode #353
<p>For years, Mark Grainger’s freelance business ticked along nicely.</p> <p>Referrals. Word of mouth. Repeat clients.</p> <p>And then… things went quiet.</p> <p>In this episode, we explore what happens when the...
Being Freelance
<p>This is the first time I've done this as an episode.</p><p>A quick behind the scenes of what I'm up to with my own freelancer business - as a freelance video and podcast editor. </p><p>If you'd like to go even more...
Episode #352
<p>Laura has been a professional graphic designer for over 20 years, but her freelance journey began in 2008 after the birth of her first child. With daycare in Manhattan costing more than rent, Laura started piecing...
Episode #351
<p>Cold outreach can often get a freelance business started. <br/>But in this episode I propose even those of us years down the line don't give it the cold shoulder.</p><p>When you need to bring in clients, maybe a...
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bestselling author, business coach, motivational speaker, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
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