Working for yourself presents a number of rewards but it also presents hurdles. Jeanne Yocum's new book,&nbsp;The Self Employment Survival Guide draws on her thirty years of experience working for herself and lays down the rules you need to live by if you're going to make it on your own - including when you need to cut that client out of your life! Today's links:&nbsp;  https://www.succeedinginsmallbusiness.com/  https://www.succeedinginsmallbusiness.com/the-self-employment-survival-guide/ https://twitter.com/jeanneyocum  -- Want to support the show? This episode is brought to you by Easel.ly, an infographic design service that transforms raw data into clear, interesting images. You can see their&nbsp;work on  Clients From Hell!&nbsp; Want to get a shoutout for your services on the podcast? Get in touch: contact@clientsfromhell.net Leave us a review on  Apple Podcasts&nbsp;or recommend us to a friend. It helps&nbsp;immensely.

Surviving self employment: Jeanne Yocum!

Plants are easy to take care of. If you feed them the right things and give them the right amount of water, they absolutely will grow and thrive. People, and by extension businesses, can be more tricky.&nbsp; Agricultural consultant Sarah Taber (and host of Farm to Taber!) is great with plants, but she's also learning how to be great with people too.&nbsp; She talks to Kyle about why freelancing means paying attention to your clients and working with their emotional investments (even if you'd rather be doing anything else).&nbsp; Today's links:&nbsp;  https://soundcloud.com/farm-to-taber-podcast  https://soundcloud.com/farm-to-taber-podcast/ep-1-kestrels-peanuts https://twitter.com/SarahTaber_bww  -- Want to support the show? This episode is brought to you by Easel.ly, an infographic design service that transforms raw data into clear, interesting images. You can see their&nbsp;work on  Clients From Hell!&nbsp; Want to get a shoutout for your services on the podcast? Get in touch: contact@clientsfromhell.net Leave us a review on  Apple Podcasts&nbsp;or recommend us to a friend. It helps&nbsp;immensely.

How to grow a business: from farm to freelance with Sarah Taber

&nbsp; Heidi Weinberg,&nbsp;AKA Sew Heidi, loves what she does. She's built a career as a freelance fashion designer, imagining and then making clothes that people LOVE to wear.&nbsp; However, she is also aware that there is a dark side to this industry, and this week she talks about the difference between freelancing and temping, how clients can take advantage of you when they know you're following your dream job, the gendered aspects of the fashion industry and how to ensure that you make what you're worth.&nbsp; Want to read Heidi's new book,&nbsp;The Ultimate Guide to Being a Freelance Fashion Designer for absolutely free? Head to&nbsp;sfdnetwork.com/hell&nbsp;for a free copy and a few other goodies that are useful for ALL freelancers! Note: The Clients From Hell podcast has a new theme song: "You Are Little Scientists (Love, Oprah)" courtesy of the band Top Men. They are a band for loving. Check them out!&nbsp; Today's links:&nbsp;  https://successfulfashiondesigner.com/ https://sfdnetwork/hell https://twitter.com/sewheidi https://topmen.bandcamp.com  -- Want to support the show? This episode is brought to you by Easel.ly, an infographic design service that transforms raw data into clear, interesting images. You can see their&nbsp;work on  Clients From Hell!&nbsp; Think you'd be a great fit for the show? Let me know at twitter.com/KCarCFH Leave us a review on  Apple Podcasts&nbsp;or recommend us to a friend. It helps&nbsp;immensely.

Do what you love, get paid; passion, exploitation, and Heidi Weinberg

&nbsp; The Freelancer's Union is a non-profit that is dedicated to advocating for freelancers and&nbsp;solopreneurs&nbsp;everywhere, and Caitlin Pearce is its new executive director. She joins Kyle on todays&nbsp;episode to talk about the issues facing freelancers today, why so many people love to be their own bosses, and what we can do to make sure that the industry remains viable well into the future.&nbsp; Today's links:&nbsp;  https://www.freelancersunion.org/ https://twitter.com/caitlingpearce https://topmen.bandcamp.com  -- Want to support the show? This episode is brought to you by Easel.ly, an infographic design service that transforms raw data into clear, interesting images. You can see their&nbsp;work on  Clients From Hell!&nbsp; Think you'd be a great fit for the show? Let me know at twitter.com/KCarCFH Leave us a review on  Apple Podcasts&nbsp;or recommend us to a friend. It helps&nbsp;immensely.

United we stand: Caitlin Pierce and the Freelancer's Union

Matt Inglot's Tilted Pixel is a thriving web design business that Matt runs all by himself. That wasn't always the case - he used to run a small agency that took WAY too much of his time until he figured out how to make more money with less work. Matt shares his strategy in this episode, telling you how to shift your efforts to securing clients that will keep you in steady income with less work. After all, if you're spending less time doing outreach, you have more time to make money! This is a really useful talk! Definitely check it out.&nbsp; Today's links:&nbsp;  https://www.tiltedpixel.com https://freelancetransformation.com/blog/podcast https://twitter.com/mattinglot  -- Want to support the show? This episode is brought to you by Easel.ly, an infographic design service that transforms raw data into clear, interesting images. You can see their&nbsp;work on  Clients From Hell!&nbsp; Think you'd be a great fit for the show? Let me know at twitter.com/KCarCFH Leave us a review on  Apple Podcasts&nbsp;or recommend us to a friend. It helps&nbsp;immensely.

Matt Inglot on how to grow your business with RECURRING clients

&nbsp; Whew! It's been a bit. We're back with the return of Ami Sanyal, a freelance photographer who recently upgraded his business to a full marketing and branding agency.&nbsp; This week, Kyle chats with Ami about how he's developed his business over the past ten years, outlining the decisions that brought him to a successful career today, and the key strategy that served him when starting out in 2008. Kyle and Ami&nbsp;also discover a shared piece of history that isn't that helpful, but is&nbsp;really cute&nbsp;anyway.&nbsp; &nbsp; Today's links:&nbsp;  https://uncommonersclub.com/ https://twitter.com/amisanyal Theme song by topmen.bandcamp.com!  -- Want to support the show? This episode is brought to you by Easel.ly, an infographic design service that transforms raw data into clear, interesting images. You can see their&nbsp;work on  Clients From Hell!&nbsp; Think you'd be a great fit for the show? Let me know at twitter.com/KCarCFH Leave us a review on  Apple Podcasts&nbsp;or recommend us to a friend. It helps&nbsp;immensely.

Biography of a business: Ami Sanyal and the stages of success

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