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Freelance Radio, Episode 45: Recommendation Roundup



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The latest episode of Freelance Radio, the official FreelanceSwitch podcast, is now available! This episode, the panel (John Brougher, Dickie Adams, Kristen Fischer and Von Glitschka) gives some of their favorite recommendations in four different categories.. Subscriptions to the podcast are available via iTunes and an archive of all podcasts will appear in the podcast section. We hope you enjoy it!

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John Brougher is a freelance technology and new media consultant and speaker from Washington, DC. John eats, sleeps and breathes technology, from his (ever-obsolete) Mac laptop to his always-playing iPhone (not to mention the myriad of gadgets strewn throughout his workspace). His consulting business lives online at johnbrougher.com. John is beyond proud to contribute to Freelance Switch as the host of Freelance Radio, the official podcast of Freelance Switch, as well as helping to manage a variety of content for the site. He always loves to hear from readers and listeners--please feel free to contact him via the Freelance Radio form. You can follow John on Twitter at twitter.com/johnbrougher. John likes putting things in piles, the Sacramento Kings basketball team, hamburgers and taking new gadgets out of boxes.



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  1. PG Scott Corgan
    May 27th

    Ooooh, this show was especially a good one for me. You know how sometimes there are those things that affect people differently? This may have been a normal show, but I really found a lot of answers to my questions right away!

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  2. PG Patrik Larsson
    May 27th

    This podcast were awesome! Great job guys!

    Would really like to see more of these “Recommendation Round-Ups” in the future :)

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  3. PG Dickie
    May 27th

    Thanks for listening! It was a fun episode to record.

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  4. PG Design+
    May 29th

    Awesome, hope we will get more soon.

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  5. PG Elaine W Krause
    May 29th

    But, um, what about business-related podcasts. I mean, isn’t that sort of what we’re here for?

    Check out this one, these people ROCK.

    From the BusinessMakers radio show, the Overtime Podcast. Next episode June 2, check ‘em out.

    http://www.thebusinessmakers.com/overtime

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  6. PG Kristen
    June 1st

    I love fun episodes like this.

    And yes, this is a business show but if you listen to all the other episodes they are about business. We don’t like to lump ourselves into one category, so this was simply a different format–and more about the fun!! Every freelancer has to have that balance of both!

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  7. PG Marco Ferreira
    June 1st

    I’m listening this episode as I write.

    Mozy was just brought up and I’m giving you guys a counter offer, which in my opinion is much superior.
    It’s name and site: https://spideroak.com/

    Never used Mozy for its limits and Spideroak also has payed accounts, but the free version has all features except for the space availabla for backup.

    Hope you guys enjoy it as much as I do.

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    1. PG Trond
      June 6th

      Looked at mozy, but since I am a linux-user I cannot use it as they don’t have a linux version. So I checked around.
      I am currently considering CrashPlan. Does anyone have any experiences with this software?

    2. PG Matthew Dornquast
      June 6th

      Check out this review – CrashPlan beat SpiderOak:

      http://www.macworld.com/article/142606/2009/09/online_backup.html

  8. PG Scott
    June 5th

    Dickie,

    From listening to the latest podcast, it sounds like that was recorded in January. Is there a 5 month delay in getting recorded podcasts published?

    I think you need to brainstorm for some interesting topics. It feels like you’ve run out of things to talk about. Freelancing is more than just “negotiating contacts” and “dealing with difficult clients”. There’s much more to this world!

    Scott

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    1. PG Trond
      June 6th

      I could suggest:
      How to pitch for work
      Write synopsis to get newspaper/magazine articles on print
      Hook up with a good photographer/writer to give magazines a great package

  9. PG Caitlin Fitzsimmons
    June 14th

    I second the recommendation for MediaBistro.com but I really recommend the paid AvantGuild membership. This will give you discount on any courses and also access to the job board (useful in big markets like NYC, not so much in small ones). The main reason for freelancers is for the exclusive content – particularly the ‘how to pitch’ articles and the ‘pitches that worked’ examples. The former are by publication and give you a blow-by-blow of what the editors want and want they don’t want and how much they pay etc. The latter are real examples.

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  10. PG John
    July 8th

    Is the podcast dead? This was one of just a few that I always anticipated and lately it seems to have drifted off into a coma. I know it’s summer an\d all but how about a message letting us know what is going on.

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  11. PG Chris Schroeder
    July 10th

    Agreed! I miss the podcast :(

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  12. PG Cecilia Matos
    July 23rd

    Hello! I found your podcast only this week (sorry) and I start to listen from the episode 1. I’m freelancing for 10 years now, on web and graphic design, and I feel that I need to update my way of construct a website. Could you recommend me some cool tutorials online on dreamweaver, for beginners level? Thanks

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  13. PG Steve Spatucci
    August 3rd

    Bravo to John Brougher, the unsung hero of this podcast. I listen to quite a few “round-up” types of podcasts like this one, and none are held together by a host as adept as John. He’s the voice of this show, but he still sinks into the background as far as attention goes.

    Great job John and everyone else involved in the podcast – you’ll be missed.

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  14. PG Micah Hansen
    August 8th

    Tears…

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  15. PG steve
    September 3rd

    Nice show guys, keep up the good work.Killer site design too, by the way

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