The John Morris Show

"I want to freelance, but I have no experience." I get this question a lot. How do you START freelancing when you don't have a portfolio or any past projects to help you get hired?Good news is you can.Because credibility is only ONE of nine factors that go into hiring decisions. I'll show you how to use the other eight to get your first few clients and start building that credibility to get even more clients.And, how you can build a 6-figure freelance income with just two small projects per day. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There's only three things you need to do to turn your side hustle into your main hustle. They're not sexy. They're not glamorous. They won't make you hot and sweaty when you hear them.But, they DO work.Learn more about the 5-Figure Formula here: https://5figureformula.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I'll show you a super simple way to beat out even more experience freelancers for clients that doesn't require changing anything about YOU. You don't have to get more experience, a better portfolio, more client reviews or even become more talented. It's all in how you PRESENT your services -- that makes clients want to pick you over the thousands of other freelancers who offer the exact same service. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A lot of people think things are just going to go back to normal once this pandemic is over. But, as Maria Bartiromo points out, that's simply not the case. If anything, the Coronavirus pandemic is accelerating what was already happening with the digital economy. There ARE things you can do to not only survive the pandemic, but to come out the other stronger and poised to grow even bigger. That's what we discuss in this episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Two years ago, I started making my life and my business "apocalypse-proof". Back then, I got laughed at. I had family members who called me crazy to my face. Today, they're not laughing.This episode I share the things I did to pandemic-proof my business and survive the Coronavirus. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“Change your math, change your business, change your life.” Those are the very first words in Dan Kennedy’s book, Almost Alchemy.So, too, as a freelancer.Your math often determines your outcomes. But, as Dan points out, there's a "gaggle" of folks out there try to obscure and confuse the truth in order to sell you their wares. This episode, we talk about those folks and the math that really matters. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shortly after I divorced from my first wife, I found myself going down the rabbit hole of the online PUA/dating/seduction world. And, to be honest, it helped me in a lot of ways. A lot of weird stuff. A lot of stuff that I tried and it failed miserable. And, a few things that worked. I remarried, have 3 kids with my second wife and we're going on 14 years, now.In any case, when I started freelancing, I noticed the parallels between dating and selling. And, there's one "technique" I learned from the online dating world that I've used to devastating effect when negotiating with potential clients. That's what I cover in this episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Most people tend to equate skill with value with price. More skill, more value, more price. But, that's not always the case. And, it it has important implications for choosing what freelance services you should offer. Here's a better way to look at it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“Universal truths”.That’s the inescapable reality of all this. Some people seem to think they can compartmentalize their success. Be a great developer, but a sh!@#y human being. Be a successful freelancer with a terrible work ethic. Etc..Life doesn’t work that way. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I got this question from Ryan:"Thanks a lot for your resources online. I just want to hear your insight about job transition from a regular job to freelancing. Which is better? To quit a job and work full time as a web design freelancer/entrepreneur? Or start taking free project first while working on a regular job, and only quit when I already have paid projects? Or at least if you still remember when you started, how long it took before you get paid projects after offering free projects to clients? I’m actually in the stage of job transition and I’m 100% ready for web design. However, I’m hesitant to quit my job because maybe it will take many months or a year before getting paid projects. I know my question is a case to case basis but by hearing your experience and advice will enlighten me a lot! Thank you so much!"It's four things.When I started freelancing, I tried to make the transition to full-time a few times. And, I had a couple false starts. Which are demoralizing. I definitely had my moments of "Sh

Creating proposals is the key selling activity for freelancers. It's like writing a sales letter for a copywriter. Or, building a pitch deck for a sales person. It's what makes or breaks you when getting hired.And, a lot of people will give you paint-by-numbers, step-by-step "systems" for writing proposals. And, that's great. But, I want to give you the "art" of creating winning proposals.Things I started learned way back in my days doing face-to-face sales and adapted to how I get freelance clients. So, if you want to master this fundamental skill -- one that can allow to write your own check, essentially -- give this episode a listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Make six figures as a freelancer? Gimme a break. Even just writing that in the subject line makes me want to vomit in my rum and Co-- I mean, coffee. You don't want wanna make six figures. You'll be over-worked and miserable. You have to sell your soul, ruin relationships and kiss your client's feet. Seriously, run away...That's what they say, anyway.It's so weird to me. Everybody wants it, but nobody wants to talk about it or admit it. And, the people who've done it get all sweaty and awkward when it comes up. Why? Anyway, I don't care. I'll say it if nobody else will.I've made six figures freelancing.It wasn't an accident.It didn't just fall out of the sky and I'm "so blessed"... yada, yada, yada.I made it a goal. I came up with a plan. I worked my arse off to attain it. And, it felt good as hell the first time I did it. It didn't make me miserable. I didn't sell my soul or become a graveling "yes man" to my clients. It, frankly, was great.Is that bragging?So, be it.Don't care.It's the truth.Now, the questi

Every client will push try to push the scope of your freelance projects. It's rare to find one that won't. And, if you let them, not only will they walk all over you and take advantage... it can cause a project to fall apart and both sides end up unhappy.So, it's your job to manage scope.Not just for you, but for the client, as well.How?There's four things that you can do... from how you sell your services, through the project and even to months AFTER the project has ended to keep scope (and clients) in check AND generate repeat business. If you do these four things, not only will your "pushy client" problem likely go away, but you're more likely to have existing clients coming to you for repeat business.Anyway, I cover two of the four in this episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The very first thing you need to do when you start freelancing is figure out what YOUR niche is. But, a lot of people miss the mark when explaining exactly what that is, why it's so important and how you know if you've got it right or not.So, that's what I'm going to give you in this episode... the 3 criteria to KNOW you've got the perfect niche FOR YOU. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Your portfolio will make or break you. It’s usually the first thing a client will look at and it’s the main thing they’ll use to decide whether to hire you or not. So, nailing it is critical. In this episode, you'll learn how to create a portfolio that gets the attention of your client and convinces them to hire you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You're one freelance service away.All it takes is just ONE properly packaged and priced freelance service to jumpstart your freelance career. And then, you never look back. And, all things you imagined for yourself when you decided to freelance can come true.For me, it was Michael Hyatt.After his project, I had people knocking down my door to hire me. And, I stumbled into creating the right service offering to take advantage of it. I got more work and made more from that one package than anything else in my freelance career.And, the notoriety from it landed my all sorts of other freelance jobs.So, it really can just take getting it right once.And, of course, that's the big problem.HOW do you get it right?The big thing here is NOT to guess. Mainly, because you don't have to. There's all kinds of freely available data that'll help you figure out how to productize your services, how to package them and what features to include, what premiums to offer along with your services and how to price them to maximize you

This episode is about how to rank in Google for your key freelance search terms. The keywords that will bring you targeted visitors looking to hire someone.Can you imagine what would happen if you ranked #1 for a search term that got 6,600 searches per month and was all people wanting to hire someone right now?That's the idea.And, it breaks down to two steps:1. Create a piece of long-form, cornerstone content designed to rank high for these terms AND pre-sell your services.2. Create shorter supplemental content that links to your cornerstone content and builds up is link value and thus its ranking in Google.That's what every serious SEO and blogger is out there doing right now. But, for us freelancers, it's easier because our search terms are often riddled with blatant ads. So, ranking good content is often a lot easier on these terms.Of course, details matter.WHAT topic should your cornerstone content be about?How should you write it to both rank and pre-sell your services?What should your supplemental conte

In this episode, I walk you through your first steps as a freelancer to get started on the right foot, get clients and start building your freelance business.Full premium version of the episode is on Skillshare here: https://letstalkfreelance.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stories are naturally entertaining and will make your content more engaging... yes. But, that's not the POINT. The point isn't for your audience, it's for you. It's to get hired more and sell more of your freelance services, product, etc.That's why YOU need to do it.I'll show you why in this episode.If you're ready for the next level, enroll in my course, Turn Content Into Clients. Learn how to get free access to it here: https://content2clients.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Here's the link to the contest: https://www.instagram.com/p/BzIgmXIg-QI/Here's the link to the course: https://content2clients.comOne of the first questions you might have is WHY content marketing? In this episode, I'll show you some eye-opening statistics on content marketing's effectiveness. Plus, my own personal experience and why I call content marketing the "great equalizer". See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.