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Freelance Radio Episode 5



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The fifth episode of Freelance Radio, the official FreelanceSwitch podcast, is hot off the presses! This episode, the panel is full again and we talk about some site news, contract adjustments, Craigslist and more!

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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The Shownotes:

  • News from the Site: We talk about some news and happenings at FreelanceSwitch.com.
  • Money Matters/Legalese:We talk about how to deal with changes with clients, and how to make those changes work with a contract.
  • Word of Mouth: We talk about the holidays, and offer up some advice for freelancers looking to stay in touch with clients over the holidays. Dickie suggests adopting a sheep and Cyan mentions using OxFam to give on behalf of your clients, which Collis mentioned in a recent post.
  • Fantastic Forum Post and Mailbag: We discuss the merits and dangers of Craigslist, mention a lawyer review site suggested by a listener and talk generally about managing the financial side of freelancing.
  • Freelance Radio Recommends…: Each panelist recommends a freelancing tool. John goes with Jott, a phone transcription/email service. Dickie suggests a subscription to Inc. magazine (http://www.inc.com) and Cyan puts in a vote for Millennium Jazz.
  • Outro: This week’s song is by Stephen Joseph and is called Set Me Free from his album Pluto’s Revenge. The song can be obtained by going to http://www.myspace.com/stephenjosephband.

And that’s the fifth episode! If you like it, please feel free to rate it in iTunes or your favorite podcast aggregator (check us out on Digg at http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Freelance_Radio), and don’t forget to email your questions/comments via the Freelance Radio form. If you’d like to record a question/comment or submit an original outro song, you can upload them via this form!

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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 Mark Abucayon
    November 28th

    I want to subscribe the music- I think this is so cool…
    I love music especially while working but not all love music when at work.
    Thanks

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  2. PG lefnire
    November 28th

    i love you guys.

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  3. PG Collis Ta'eed
    November 29th

    These podcasts just get better and better! And i’m on the next one … so we know that one’s going to be good :-)

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  4. PG Collis Ta'eed
    November 29th

    I should warn everyone that i have a prolific giggling problem. I giggle after everything, maybe John can put a mute on my laughter :-0

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  5. PG Skipper J
    November 29th

    Why must the podcast be so long? I’m looking to you for information on how to be a freelancer. Morning Zoo conversation – e.g., dead puppies – is great but maybe not right for what is billed as an informational podcast. I’ll wait to see how long the next one is before giving you another chance. Thanks.

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  6. PG Brian Byrne
    November 30th

    How about a link to the Millennium Jazz. There’s a couple of references to different groups and CD’s and I’m confused as to which Cyan was talking about. Great job. Thanks!

    P.S. Jott.com is BRILLIANT!

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  7. PG Collis Ta'eed
    November 30th

    Hey Brian, I’ll tell Cyan to find a link … in fact she’s searching right now!

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  8. PG Cyan
    November 30th

    Hey Brian, sorry – I have the memory of a fish :D

    You can buy them on Amazon – here is volume 2 and volume 3 – both of which are good!

    Reply
  9. PG Am Sagarwala
    November 30th

    For the clients: donate a tree on their behalf.
    http://www.treepeople.org/tpstore/itemlist.tps?Category=Tree+Dedications

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  10. PG bejamshi
    December 9th

    I kinda enjoyed this show but a lot of side tracking and wasting time
    about bird dogs and such.

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  11. PG bcswebstudio
    April 1st

    Wow.. jott.com was a super tip! While listening to your podcast on my daily commute home, I was devising in my mind wonderfully twisted ways of getting Jott to add events to my google calendar(s) by voice or email…. and lo and behold, it’s just a click-click-click through their interface to set it (and tons of other services) up in a snap!

    Thanks guys! Keep up the great work.. I’m enjoying catching up, but my commute is only 15min one direction ;)

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  12. PG Prepressology
    May 9th

    Ok, I have used a few of your recommendations but by far Jott is the coolest thing I have used so far. Just the fact that I can now update my Twitter and Remember the Milk accounts by my cell phone while on the road is FREAKIN’ AWESOME!! Thanks for the heads up about Jott.

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