Enjoying the podcast so far, but I’d rather you pointed out that “now we’re going to hear a word from our sponsor” rather than try and have a (clearly paid for) discussion about your sponsors products. Felt a bit icky to me.

More Aussies! C’MOOOOOOONNNNNNNN!

PS: Upload the sample contract!

Hi guys,
I’m glad you’re enjoying it so far!!!

For iTunes, we’re waiting to be approved so we’ll announce the feed ASAP. We just couldn’t wait to get the podcast up!

The sample contract is good to go now - we’ve been having some technical difficulties with the new design

For the ads in the podcast - I do get what you’re saying, Wade. Having said that, I was 100% honest with what I said in the sponsor spots! But we’ll be sure to make it clearer that the spots are paid for – thanks for letting us know that it wasn’t 100% clear!

Thanks guys

awesome! thank you very much

Ice cream makes me sick also!!! …. After I’ve had 10 of them ^_^;;;

*licks lips*

iTunes shows up 48:36 for me.

Thanks for the podcast guys. I’m just getting into freelance, and feel really out of my depth. Listening to you guys today helped assuage my nervousness a little.

Please set all the links on the page of the podcast to target=”_blank”. I clicked on a link while listening to the podcast and lost my place on the podcast because the page reloaded.

I loved the first show, but already I’m turned-off by the pushing of sponsors. I get that you have them, but it’s one thing to thank them for their support and another to push how truly great they are. I tracked down one of them, which I won’t post publicly here as I don’t want to bash a sponsor, but they fell far far short of the boasts you’d made on your show. I’ll be much less likely to check out future sponsors as a result.

The show is great though and I love the chemistry.

cheers!

Hey guys,

Great podcast! I especially loved the part when kristen talked about a “drive by” and everybody was like “woooooooo!”. And when she talked about driving by with a client contract and you all went “ahhhhhhhhhhhh!” in unison. Priceless. Looking forward to future podcast.

Awsome, listening to it right now! I must thank you for your accent It’s not exaggerated. hehe

Awesome podcast. I loved it.

(Subscribed)

btw Krop doesn’t seem that “international”. I couldn’t find any listings for Freelancers in Japan. I guess international in terms of English speaking countries.

NIce work, folks! Looking forward to the next one. And the next. and, well you get the idea

Awesome Podcast! Can’t wait for the next episode!

Congrats on the 1st podcast.

In regards to the payment issue/talk, the best and I think only way to solve it is to get payment upfront. That sorts out your clients from those who are fair dinkum, from the time wasters.

And finally, that scott Willis song at the end has very similar beats to the Back Street Boys track Incomplete.

Hey folks!

Thanks for all the kind comments. They’re really appreciated. Just a few quick answers…

@SR

Sadly, we don’t currently have a transcript for the show–my talents lie in Macintosh computing, design, and video games…not transcription. You can see the show notes for a quick rundown, and then subscribe in iTunes if you like. We’re also expanding on multiple fronts and to be candid, we just don’t have the time to transcribe every episode. That’s not set in stone, though.

@Dan

Payment upfront is nice (people have mentioned offering a discount for payment upfront, which is a great idea), but many clients may not go for that–even a percentage upfront is not acceptable to them. That’s why a contract, even for payment upfront clients, is really 100% necessary.

@James

The encoding for the streaming mp3 version is done by Podpress, a Wordpress plugin. You don’t need to use that particular plugin–almost any audio player plugin for whatever blog platform you use will allow you something like that functionality.

As always, feel free to give us a shout through the Freelance Radio form!

Fantastic! Great job everyone! Looking forward to the next episode…

Great podcast guys. Just a note, it doesn’t seem to be appearing in itunes, or is this just me who is having this issue?

Looking forward to the next segment.

@John

If a client doesn’t want to pay a deposit, then they are not a client I’d want to work with. There are just too many tyre kickers out there.

This is a valuable resource, and the podcast format is a great way to learn about freelancing while I’m working!

I’m a little concerned about one of the panelist’s suggestion to “work for free” when you’re starting out. This sets a dangerous precedent for clients who gradually come to expect to pay little or nothing for our services. This is an ongoing problem for many freelancers who are promised intangible compensation like “exposure” and “experience” in lieu of payment. Sure those things are important, but they should be thought of as fringe benefits, not compensation. Ultimately, working for free dilutes the value of freelance work for everyone. Pro bono work aside, if you’re good enough to hire, you’re good enough to charge for it.

Keep up the good work, though. I’m eager to listen to them all!

hi guys, been searching for the notes coz they told that there are sample contracts on notes page and the problem is, i can’t find the where it is. any leads? Thanks