What is success? Does it have to mean the same thing to all of us? And how can we break away from society's definition of success and forge our own - especially when what we feel "success" is may be daringly different to other people?

These are questions I want us to tackle in this episode.

If you…

1. Are currently at a 9-5 job that completely drains you and you dream of starting your own online business

2. You’re in your first few years as a freelancer but you’re struggling to book clients, or

3. You book enough freelance clients and you’re ready to scale to six figures (without burnout)

… Then this episode is perfect for you, because today’s guest has navigated all of those situations!

Mistakes and failures are a normal part of running a business. We ALL mess things up sometimes.

But not many of us talk about it.

When we open up Instagram, we’re mostly faced with a sea of other business owners raving about their latest launch, posting their glowing testimonials, or sharing how perfect their life is.

Don’t get me wrong - I LOVE seeing other people win.

But I think it would be helpful if more business owners shared the ugly side of business, too. Not all the time (because wouldn’t that be gloomy!) but sometimes. Because let’s face it - we all feel better about ourselves when we see that other business owners have ups and downs just like we do.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• My top 5 mistakes when I started my business

• The top 5 mistakes I made last year, after 9 years of being an entrepreneur and over six figures a year in sales

• The difference between problems you encounter when you first start and problems you encounter when you grow

• The difference between struggles you face when selling a service, and struggles you face selling a product

• The 3 things you must have in place before you even think about selling an online course

Does this sound like you? —>

• Your projects finish but your clients keep bombarding you with questions (and they’re usually all asking the same things!)

• Your clients are regularly late providing files, feedback and payment.

• You tried using a project management tool with your clients and they totally rejected the idea. They’d prefer to just email.

Which one resonates with you the most? 1,2 or 3?

The easiest and fastest way to solve these issues? Create a welcome page.

A welcome page is a webpage that outlines everything your client needs to know to work with you effectively. It guides your client through your policies, boundaries and processes, setting your projects up for success - not the confusion, disrespectfulness and lateness you’re used to.

Tune in to this week’s episode of the podcast to learn how you can use a welcome page to:

• Establish boundaries with your clients

• Set your clients expectations

• Help your clients clearly understand your process

• Clarify your processes (like your late payment policies!)

Just hit “play” on the podcast player below!

If you're wondering how to succeed and desperately juggling multiple clients at a time, then this is the episode for you. Today’s guest is super special because she is one of my very own students! In this episode, I interview Jade Rennie, who has used my course to go from working with 4 clients at a time to working with eight clients at a time with ease.

If you're a newbie designer, you're most likely a college student itching to get their work into the world and start living the freelance life. 

Or, you're someone who has an interest or a qualification in design but you're stuck in a toxic day job that eats away at your soul. You want to quit and start freelancing. You want to be your own boss. You sometimes do freelance work on evenings and weekends, but it doesn't bring in enough money to enable you to quit your day job. 

You need the income your day job provides. After all, there's rent to pay, food to buy, a car to run... Quitting your job just doesn't seem feasible right now. Especially since the bulk of financial responsibility will lie on your hubby. Leaving him to handle most bills by himself while you build the dream hardly seems fair, does it?