Podcasts by Double Your Freelancing Podcast

Scaling a Bespoke Agency&Transitioning Into Products, With Brennan Dunn from 2023-11-29T18:30:24.558122

If you somehow don’t know who Brennan Dunn is, he’s the dude who started this whole DYF thing. 😅

He started as an employed developer…

Then side hustled as a freelancer…

Until ...

How Nicolas Cole Scaled a 7-Figure Ghostwriting Agency on Cold Outreach from 2023-11-29T18:30:24.555854

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://dyf.link/episode86 

If you haven’t heard of Nicolas Cole, he’s a ghostwriter-turned-...

Lessons Learned Going From Solo Freelancing → Scaling an Agency → Selling It → Founding a SaaS Startup, with Jesse Hanley from 2023-11-29T18:30:24.544432

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://dyf.link/episode90

In this episode, Zach talks to Jesse Hanley from Listen

Josh Starr’s 7-Figure Cold Outreach Strategy for Freelancers&Agencies from 2023-11-27T05:00

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://dyf.link/episode93

In this episode, Zach talks to Josh Starr from Listen

How Freelancers&Agency Owners Can Make the Most of AI, with Bo-Peter Laanen from 2023-11-20T05:00

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://dyf.link/episode92

In this episode, Zach talks to Bo-Peter Laanen from Listen

Networking Strategies + Scaling a Small, Lean Agency, with Joana Galvão from 2023-10-30T04:00

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://dyf.link/episode89

In this episode, Zach talks to Joana Galvão from Listen

How Delia Monk earned $100,000 in Her *First Year Freelancing* (!!) From Cold Agency Outreach from 2023-10-23T04:00

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://dyf.link/episode88

She goes deep into her cold outreach philosophy and approach that...

How Prerna&Mayank Malik Do $600k/yr – and Have a $1k/hr EHR – with No Full-Time Employees! from 2023-10-16T04:00

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://dyf.link/episode87

They’ve worked with big names like Pat Flynn and featured on Forb...

Episode 2: Making An ROI On Your Marketing from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.968117

Hosted by  Brennan Dunn and  Eric Davis

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Episode 6: Establishing A Sales Pipeline from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.950877

Hosted by  Brennan Dunn and  Eric Davis.

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Episode 8: Dealing With Clients Who Want Upfront Quotes from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.936779

This is the first episode of 2013 for The Business of Freelancing Podcast, and inside I cover everything you need to know about dealing with those pesky clients who want to know “How much is it ...

Episode 19: Kurt Elster On The RIGHT Way To Followup With Prospects, Leads, and Clients from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.843989

http://doubleyourfreelancing.com/followup/

We all know how important communication is during the sales process, but for a lot of f...

Episode 21: Brian Casel on Productized Services from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.833822

TRANSCRIPT AND NOTES AVAILABLE HERE:
http://doubleyourfreelancing.com/productizedservices/

Have you ever wanted to get a...

Episode 25: Jonathan Stark on Risk Mitigation through Fixed Bid Pricing from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.783803

Welcome to another episode of the Business of Freelancing Podcast. This week I am joined by my good friend Jonathan Stark. Jonathan is a mobile strategy consultant, having worked with flagship ...

Episode 30: Trajan King on Building Processes and Procedures to Scale Your Business from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.759336

Today’s guest on the Business of Freelancing Podcast is Trajan King. I wanted to talk with Trajan because he has a consulting business built with a focus on having processes and procedures in pl...

Episode 33: Kai Davis on How to Build an Audience as a Freelancer, and Why You Should Start Today from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.748655

Our guest will be one of the speakers at our Norfolk, VA for the Business of Freelancing Conference this September. Kai Davis is an expert...

Episode 35: Paul Kortman on Location Independence as a Business Owner with a Family from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.690612

More and more freelancers have taken to becoming nomads who live and work a location- independent lifestyle.  My guest, Paul Kortman, is a nomad who travels with his wife and four children and r...

Episode 38: Sean D'Souza on Why Clients Buy (Part I) from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.678359

Today is the first episode of  a two-part edition with Sean D’Souza.  Sean’s book, The Brain ...

Episode 41: Jeffrey Shaw on Creating an Iconic Brand from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.661518

Taking the time to understand yourself, and manipulating your strengths to get your message out can sometimes be all it takes to push yourself over the edge, and into full-blown success. Today w...

Episode 43: Liston Witherill on Reading Your Clients'Minds from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.653887

Today’s guest is Liston Witherill. Today we got the opportunity to talk about getting into the heads of your clients. It’s important to understand your client’s mindset, the worldview of the pe...

Episode 48: Karl Saka on Maximizing Your Revenue from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.571084

Karl Sakas is the president of Sakas & Company which is a consulting company that specializes in helping digital marketing agencies grow. I had an o...

Episode 52: Eric White on Jobs To Be Done from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.498372

Today I have an awesome interview with a long time student of mine, Eric White. When Eric started he was a typical commoditized freelancer, but he made the transition to high-value business cons...

Episode 53: Budi Voogt on Finding Points of Leverage from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.492935

Hello everyone, today I am talking to Budi Voogt. He is an awesome guy from the Netherlands. He runs a recording label consultancy. I love looking beyond the typical web designer, copywriter, ma...

Episode 59: Michael Port on Offline Marketing Strategies from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.451973

Today I’m talking with Michael Port, author of Book Yourself Solid and four other bestselling books. I came across Book Yourself Solid at a bookstore when I first started freelancing, and loved ...

S01 Episode 3: How to Optimize for Opt-Ins and Conversions with Josh Doody from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.350320

As a salary negotiation expert, Josh Doody faces a unique challenge -- how to convert a lead within the first hours of them visiting his site. Josh’s clients often find him within an hour or tw...

S02 Episode 3: How to Value Your Funnel with Greg Hickman from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.258785

Greg Hickman facilitates automation for all types of clients, but on this episode of DYF Podcast he talks with Brennan about how automation works for consultants. Not only has Greg automated h...

S02 Episode 4: Reaching Your Comfort Zone Through Automation with Joel Hooks from 2022-04-21T12:41:04.251136

In this episode of DYF Podcast, Brennan talks to Joel Hooks whose site, Egghead.io, provides “video tutorials for badass web developers.” The site thrives by giving out tons of free content and...

Episode 84: Results, Results, Results from 2019-03-19T22:35

I talk about why I've been M.I.A., and share how focusing on expected results helped me win over a new client.

S03 Episode 5: Building Trust Through Roadmapping with Lionel Martin from 2018-07-31T10:00

When you shop for anything, check with the business owners and ask, “How’s business going?” They will be happy to share their thoughts. Roadmapping involves interviewing and understanding a clie...

S03 Episode 4: Onboarding and Roadmapping Tailored Around Video with Ian Servin from 2018-07-24T10:00

Learn how to take awesome conversations and translate them into increased scope of works to grow your business with heightened capabilities around marketing. Think about the impact, not just the...

S03 Episode 3: How Meteoric Growth Impacts Sales with Drew Sanocki from 2018-07-17T10:00

Advisors lead by developing a trusted relationship with prospects. This takes out a lot of traditional pitching for business and transitions to paid connections. You become more of a consultant ...

S03 Episode 2: Why Roadmapping is a Priority with Matty McLain from 2018-07-10T12:15

When your business is small, you need to carve out a niche and engage clients. Know what you can do for them, and put into words what you can deliver. You need to determine whether you want to w...

S03 Episode 1: Roadmapping Strategies with Gabi Logan from 2018-07-10T11:25

My guest today is Gabi Logan, who offers one-on-one coaching and has a recurring revenue knowledge base/database business, retreat center offering events, and weekly webinar. She also does high-...

S02 Episode 6: Drip Automation Software with Dustin Robertson from 2018-05-29T10:00

My guest today is Dustin Robertson, chief marketing officer (CMO) of Drip. Dustin has been with Drip for just over a year and came from a business to consumer background. He started Backcountry....

S02 Episode 5: Automating for Sustainable Revenue with Jason Resnick from 2018-05-15T10:00

Jason Resnick is a consultant who also educates other consultants on systemization and building sustainability via his program, Feast at Rezzz.com. His mission is to help other freelancers and ...

S02 Episode 2: Leveling Up Your Automation Skills with Jennifer Nelson from 2018-04-24T10:00

Whenever Jennifer Nelson sees a new innovation for online business, she immediately learns it and apply it to her own work. This passion for finding the best way of doing things is how she bec...

S02 Episode 1: Automating Your Sales Funnel with Franz Sauerstein from 2018-04-20T11:00

What parts of your funnel should be automated? How can you create urgency without building extensive “limited time offer” workflows into your automation? Is it possible to give even better ser...

S01 Episode 6: Lead Generation Wrap Up from 2018-03-27T10:00

In this wrap up of Season 1, Brennan synthesizes the many insights from the first five episodes into a single step by step strategy for getting more clients. As a way to bring cohesion to the g...

S01 Episode 5: How to Master SEO With Simple Changes with Matt Olpinski from 2018-03-20T10:00

Matt Olpinski is a full-time independent design consultant based in Rochester, NY. He has been designing user interfaces and websites for almost a decade, many of them leading to rapid user gro...

S01 Episode 4: Why You Need Paid Ads in Your Mix with Kev Kaye from 2018-03-13T10:00

Kev Kaye, founder of GrowthBOKs.com got into paid advertising when Facebook ads were still new. He saw untapped potential and started applying old methods to new media. In the decade since, Ke...

S01 Episode 2: Lead Generation via Content Marketing Brennan talks with Benji Hyam from 2018-02-27T23:08

Does content marketing have the power to attract “whale leads?” In this episode, Brennan talks with Benji Hyam, founder of Grow and Convert, a content marketing agency based out of San Diego. ...

S01 Episode 1: Lead Generation via Podcasts: Brennan talks with Matt Inglot from 2018-02-22T17:00

Will guest appearances on podcasts benefit your consulting business? Is it worth it to start your own podcast even if your audience is limited? Matt Inglot thinks it is! In this episode of DY...

Episode 65: The FUTURE! from 2017-07-13T15:58

Where has Brennan been all this time (it's been 6 months!)? And what's next for the Double Your Freelancing podcast?

Episode 64: Kelsey Kreiling on Client Happiness from 2016-12-12T11:00

My guest today is Kelsey Kreiling, co-founder of Presence Agency and creator of Week of the Website, a productized website design business. Kelsey is a designer and website builder who has grown...

Episode 63: Joanna Wiebe on The Rule of One from 2016-11-28T11:00

Today I’m talking with Joanna Wiebe, the founder of CopyHackers.com. CopyHackers is an online resource for everything you need to know about copywriting, including many informative case studies....

Episode 62: Meryl Johnston on Growing a Six-Figure Productized Service from 2016-10-17T10:00

My guest today is Meryl Johnston, founder of the international accounting agency Bean Ninjas. She has a background in accounting and began her first business as a consultant. She has grown her c...

Episode 61: Barry O'Kane on How He Chose a Niche and Went Location Independent from 2016-09-19T10:00

Today I’m talking with Barry O’Kane on niching down and creating a location independent business. He’s a Double Your Freelancing Academy student who has been working with Philip Morgan for the p...

Episode 60: Todd Tresidder on Financial Independence from 2016-09-12T10:00

My guest today is Todd Tresidder, a former hedge fund manager and founder of FinancialMentor.com. He is a personal finance and investing expert coach who teaches how to grow wealth and reach fin...

Episode 58: Jonathan Raymond on Leadership from 2016-06-27T10:00

Today my guest is Jonathan Raymond the former CEO of E-Myth, he became the CEO in 2011 when the owner wanted to modernize the brand. He decided to break out on his own in 2015. The idea behind t...

Episode 57: Ryan Waggoner on Feast and Famine from 2016-06-20T10:00

I’m super excited to share today’s interview with Ryan Waggoner with you. Ryan has an amazing consulting business and is pushing more than a million a year in profit. Ryan is killing it with mob...

Episode 56: Diana Huff on Variable Cash Flow from 2016-05-30T10:00

Hello everyone, today I am talking with Diana Huff, the President of Huff Industrial Marketing a business that helps industrial manufacturers grow and succeed. Diana just released her new book C...

Episode 55: Introducing the Double Your Freelancing Academy from 2016-05-23T10:00

It's time to officially announce the opening of the Double Your Freelancing Academy. Get details and an insider’s scoop on the Double Your Freelancing Academy in today's episode.

Episode 54: Reuven Lerner on Selling Training To Your Clients from 2016-05-16T10:00

Today our guest is Reuven Lerner, who teaches Python, Ruby, Git and PostgreSQL to companies around the world. Today we are discussing using training as a productized offering. Reuven will also b...

Episode 51: Bryce Bladon on Avoiding"Clients From Hell" from 2016-04-25T10:00

Today I am talking with Bryce Bladon. He is the curator of “clients from hell”. Today we talk about everything from qualifying new clients to setting expectations. He runs a website whose sole p...

Episode 50: Jane Portman on Designing Highly-Effective Sales Websites from 2016-04-18T10:00

Today I am interviewing Jane Portman. Jane is from Russia, and she used to work with me on Planscope which I just sold. She is an amazing designer who is very focused on the design and the copy....

Episode 49: Alex Mathers on Kickstarting Your Audience from 2016-03-14T10:00

Today we are speaking with Alex Mathers. Alex is an illustrator who specializes in vector illustrations, maps, diagrams and landscapes. He is also a blogger and writer. He runs the Red Lemon Blo...

Episode 47: Jesse Strauss on the Legalities of Freelancing from 2016-02-29T11:00

Today I am talking with Jesse Strauss. Jesse is a New York-based lawyer who owns a firm specializing in debt collection for freelancers. When it comes to things like small claims court and debt ...

Episode 46: Keith Perhac and Building a Global Business from 2016-01-28T11:00

Today I’m talking with a good friend of mine, Keith Perhac. Keith is the founder of the digital marketing consulting agency DelfiNet and the online course software Summit Evergreen. He has manag...

Episode 45: Mandi Ellefson on Scaling Businesses from 2016-01-25T11:00

Today’s show features service scalability strategist, Mandi Ellefson. Mandi helps entrepreneurs develop a system to free up time and remove themselves from their business. In today’s interview w...

Episode 44: Bart Mroz on What He's Learned Growing His Business from 2 to 20 Employees from 2016-01-11T11:00

Today we’re joined by Bart Mroz: consultant, co-founder of Sumo Heavy, and long-time friend. Bart is an expert at experimenting new things in his business and using the discoveries to increasing...

Episode 42: Naveen Dittakavi On Applying All The Info You Consume from 2015-11-16T14:02

Today’s guest is Naveen Dittakavi. We had a great conversation about how his business has evolved and how important it is to overcome the belief that just because you’ve read something you’re m...

Episode 40: Julia Kelly On How She Charges $300 An Hour To Draw Cartoons from 2015-10-21T10:00

Today we’re having a crazy interview, but in the best way. We’ll be talking to Julia Kelly, she’s a caricature artist, and the first one we’ve had on the show. She also has a degree in Accountin...

Episode 39: Sean D'Souza on Why Clients Buy (Part 2) from 2015-10-14T10:00

Today I have part two of my interview with the amazing Sean D’Souza. We needed to go deeper into the 7 bag framework that Sean’s developed that covers the 7 objectives that need to happen prior ...

Episode 37: DYF Conf Roundtable from 2015-09-30T02:08

The Double Your Freelancing Conference that took place last month In Norfolk brought a lot of great people together to share information and ideas.  In this episode, 5 of the speakers from the c...

Episode 36: Paul Jarvis on Finding a Match between Products and Audience from 2015-09-14T10:00

My good friend Paul Jarvis is my guest on this episode of the Business of Freelancing Podcast. Paul began as a web designer and applied what he learned in his work to writing for creative freela...

Episode 34: Nick Disabato on Using Productized Consulting to Scale Your Agency from 2015-08-27T03:50

Welcome to the Business of Freelancing Podcast.  Today I am talking to Nick Disabato, a good friend who is the founder of Draft Revise. As well as the author of <...

Episode 32: Dave Nevogt of Hubstaff on Effective Team Communication from 2015-07-20T10:00

Welcome to the latest episode on Business of Freelancing. One of my favorite things to do on my show is bring in niche experts, the kind of experts who are amazing at building a freelancing busi...

Episode 31: Mojca Mars on Getting Clients through Social Media from 2015-07-13T10:00

Welcome to Episode 31 of The Business of Freelancing Podcast. Today I’m very excited to bring on my good friend Mojca Mars. Mojca will be a speaker at the Listen

Episode 29: Marcus Blankenship on Managing Subcontractors from 2015-06-29T10:00

This is the Business of Freelancing Podcast, Episode 29. Today we’ll discuss a number of thoughts related to hiring subcontractors. My guest is coach, advisor, project manager and author Marcus...

Episode 28: Matt Olpinski on 15xing His Project Income and Quitting His Job from 2015-06-22T10:00

Welcome to the Business of Freelancing Podcast. My guest today is Double Your Freelancing student Matt Olpinski.

I’m very excited to announce tha...

Episode 27: Jeff Steinmann on How to Quit Working from 2015-06-15T10:00

Welcome to the latest episode of the Business of Freelancing Podcast. My guest is Jeff Steinmann, author of the book How to Quit Working ...

Episode 26: John Sonmez on Marketing Yourself as a Developer from 2015-05-19T11:00

Welcome to another episode of the Business of Freelancing Podcast. First I'd like to recognize a few recent 5-star reviews for the show. Much thanks goes to: sporkitover, rickwolf, justin_mw, j...

Episode 24: Ed Gandia on Positioning Yourself as a High End Freelancer Writer from 2015-04-27T10:00

This week on the Business of Freelancing Podcast I am very pleased to welcome Ed Gandia to the show. Ed is the “go-to” guy when it comes to high end freelance writing. In a time where commodit...

Episode 23: Kurt Elster on How He 8x'd his Revenue by Niching from 2015-03-30T03:54

Today I talk with my good friend Kurt Elster on how he has 8x his Revenue by Niching Down into a specialized market. Kurt has turned from a generalized web developer into a Shopify specialist, a...

Episode 22: Philip Morgan on Positioning from 2015-03-19T10:00

Today I sit down for a chat with Philip Morgan of Philip Morgan Consulting and My Content Sherpa ...

Episode 20: Scott Yewell On His First $100k+ Project from 2014-11-18T16:45

TRANSCRIPT AND NOTES AVAILABLE HERE:
http://doubleyourfreelancing.com/100kprojects/

This week I sat down with Scott Yewe...

Episode 18: How Mike Taber Funds His Software Company Via Consulting from 2014-08-30T18:58

http://doubleyourfreelancing.com/funding/

A lot of freelancers — hell, just about every freelancer I've talked to — want to eventua...

Episode 17: Steli Efti On Getting Referrals from 2014-08-20T15:46

http://doubleyourfreelancing.com/referrals/

I recently sat down (literally!) with my friend Steli Efti, the founder of Close.io. ...

Episode 16: Growing (And Shrinking) An Agency with Matt Inglot from 2014-06-11T18:10

In this episode, I sat down with Matt Inglot of Tilted Pixel. He started the company over 8 years ago, and went from being a solo freelancer to opening u...

Episode 15: Battling Burnout with Dennis Field from 2014-06-11T17:51

This week I’m joined by Dennis Field, who — like me — has struggled with burnout. Who am I kidding though? This affects ALL of us. Late nights, weekends, and being “on call” for your clients can...

Episode 14: Working From The Middle Of Nowhere, Part 2 from 2014-05-10T20:52

This week I sat down with Jan Jones of Oozou, an agency based out of Bangkok, Thailand, and Jonathan Tarud of Koombea, another agency, this one in Colombia.

We discussed what it’s like to...

Episode 13.5: Add Context To Your Proposals from 2014-02-14T16:20

This is the Freelancing Minute for Friday, February 14th (Valentine’s day!) 2014.

When you’re creating a proposal, it’s important to contextualize our offer (what we’re building or doing)...

Episode 13: Establishing A Work-Life Balance With Sherry Walling from 2014-02-13T15:24

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Episode 12: Transitioning From Consulting To Products With Rob Walling from 2013-12-12T17:52

This week my special guest was Rob Walling. He’s known for the following…

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Episode 11: Working From The Middle Of Nowhere from 2013-07-19T17:01

In this episode, I talked with Marcus Blankenship of CREO Agency. If you don’t live in a tech hotbed like SF or NYC and you worry that your location will...

Episode 10: What Sets You Apart? from 2013-07-14T12:13

Today I talked with Nick Hance of Reenhanced about ways of setting yourself apart from your competition. If you’ve e...

Episode 9: 4 Ways To Productize Your Consulting Business from 2013-05-27T00:30

I’ve recently been to quite a few “product” conferences ( LessConf, MicroConf and soon Baco...

Episode 7: How Obie Fernandez Used A Book To Grow An Agency from 2012-11-12T20:10

Hosted by  Brennan Dunn,  Eric Davis, and special guest  Obie Fernandez...

Episode 5: Content Marketing For Freelancers from 2012-10-29T20:09

Hosted by  Brennan Dunn and  Eric Davis.

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Episode 4: Selling Through Teaching With Nathan Barry from 2012-10-18T20:08

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Episode 3: Understanding Pricing from 2012-10-10T19:50

Hosted by  Brennan Dunn and  Eric Davis

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Episode 1: Welcome! from 2012-09-26T19:48

Hosted by  Brennan Dunn and  Eric Davis

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Episode 1: Welcome! from 2012-09-26T19:48

Hosted by  Brennan Dunn and  Eric Davis

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