The Freelance Podclass

One of the greatest challenges that most freelancers face, or will face, is the ability to sell their services and sell themselves. This can be a daunting challenge. We may love a lot of facets of freelancing, but many of us don’t enjoy the sales process. Today I’m joined by Jay Clouse, who shares some effective strategies for selling your services without being salesy. Join us as we discuss how to negotiate and have genuine conversations with potential clients, especially during this global pandemic.   Podcast Outline [0:51] Introduction to Jay Clouse - Jay tells the story of how he got into the freelancing space. [5:17] How freelancers need to have an entrepreneurial mindset - the importance of treating your craft as a business to make it lucrative and successful. [7:05] How do you sell your services without being salesy - reasons why the average freelancer dreads the sales and marketing piece of their business. [9:58] Stereotypes we’ve seen around salespeople and top mistakes people make when selling their