Hit Subscribe Freelancer Q&A
by Erik Dietrich
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Pros and Cons of Sole Proprietor vs LLC for Freelancing
Pros and Cons of Sole Proprietor vs LLC for Freelancing
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We’re publishing the freelancer Q&A series as a podcast. Hope you enjoy!
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- Pros and Cons of Sole Proprietor vs LLC for Freelancing · 21 min · Episode 114To view this as a video, head to our YouTube channel. As an indie, especially if you're a new one, you might be wondering about doing business as yourself vs starting an LLC…
- Should I Take a Lower Rate to Work with an Agency? · 23 min · Episode 112To view this as a video, head to our YouTube channel. If you're a free agent, you may find yourself in a situation where an agency doing the same kind of work as you offers to…
- Should You Do Strategy Work for Non-Executive Engagement Sponsors? · 21 min · Episode 110To view this as a video, head to our YouTube channel. A question came up in our community recently about whether or not to do strategy work for non-executive engagement sponsors…
- Is Automation to Spare Enterprise Devs/QAs from Toil a Good Niche? · 21 min · Episode 108Another podcast taking on ideas for services niche. In this installment, I look at the idea of creating automation systems to spare enterprise developers and/or quality assurance…
- Can You Make a Living Selling Info Products as a Tech Expert? · 28 min · Episode 107”Info products” are things like podcast courses or eBooks that anyone with an internet connection can create and sell pretty easily. Can you make a living selling these types of…
- Is Helping with Strategic Decisions about Codebases a Good Niche? · 24 min · Episode 104This one hits close to home for me. A reader/viewer wondered if helping companies make strategic decisions about codebases is a good niche, and I can answer this because it was…
- How to Use Pricing to Show Your Value · 28 min · Episode 103As a freelancer and service provider, you'll likely offer value during your sales and onboarding process. But when should you stop? When should you charge for things to show your…
- How Did You (Erik) Arrive at Your Niche? · 26 min · Episode 102Long ago, when I was blogging more regularly about identifying niches, a reader asked me how I found mine. While I don't do a ton of exposition content, I thought this topic…
- Should You Unbundle Strategy and Labor in Services Work? · 25 min · Episode 101If you're offering services as a freelancer, does it make sense to unbundle strategy from labor? This episode digs into that question. This podcast is courtesy of Hit Subscribe…
- How to Avoid Being Treated Like an Employee? · 25 min · Episode 100If you have a single big client, engaging your services for an unspecified amount of time, it can be easy to fall into an employee-employer style relationship. How can you avoid…
- Is Improving Code Performance a Good Niche? · 23 min · Episode 99For a while, I was getting a lot of questions about whether something would be a good niche for indies. In this video, I answer the question of whether improving code performance…
- What Is the Difference Between a Niche and Positioning? · 23 min · Episode 98You may hear the terms "niche" and "positioning" tossed around a lot, often interchangeably. What do these really mean, and what's the difference? Join us to learn more. View…
- How Do You Start Consulting? · 23 min · Episode 97Maybe you're currently employed or between jobs. But it occurs to you that you want to go off on your own and start consulting (as opposed to freelancing with labor services)…
- How Can You Go from Employed to Freelancing with Low Risk? · 24 min · Episode 96Plenty of employees entertain the idea of going freelance. But one of the biggest barriers to entry is the perceived risk of doing so. Is there a way to jump to freelancing with…
- Should I Gain Leadership Experience Before Freelancing Programming? · 26 min · Episode 95In this installment, a question submitter wonders whether it would be better to earn promotions into leadership before leaving the salaried world, or whether to leave as an…
- Can You Avoid Having Your Efficiency Questioned by Having Flat Rates? · 22 min · Episode 94Occasionally, you might find yourself with a whale client, or at least a profitable one, that treats you poorly and shows no trust in you. How should you handle this? Join us to…
- How to Handle a Lucrative Client with No Trust in You · 12 min · Episode 93Occasionally, you might find yourself with a whale client, or at least a profitable one, that treats you poorly and shows no trust in you. How should you handle this? Join us to…
- How to Avoid Giving Away Consultative Services as a Throw-In? · 22 min · Episode 92Sometimes a client is looking for labor and expects you to bundle in the strategic piece. For instance, they expect architecture to come along with a software development…
- Setting Up and Filling Your Funnel with Leads to Avoid Gaps · 23 min · Episode 91Depending on fate to bring you business can lead to gaps between projects. How do you setup some kind of sales funnel and get leads into it to avoid these gaps? Join us to learn…
- How To Handle a Client Wanting Work When You're Sick? · 20 min · Episode 90You're collaborating with your client on a time-sensitive deadline and you get sick. How should you handle that? Whose problem is it, ultimately? Join us to learn more. View this…
