Bal Bhatla's guest appearances

Bal Bhatla

Being Freelance

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Bal loved his job in advertising, but posting on Instagram as ‘Mr Whisper’ changed the course of his career, leading him to work not only for himself, but with some insanely high profile brands from the off.As an early ‘creator’, Bal has had to adapt as social media has evolved, to make sure the brands and the full-time rates kept coming. But despite the competition, he has his blinkers on. He’s only in a race against himself.In our chat we here how Bal:- has the confidence to stand his ground with big brands- found his style and niche- stops himself from burning out despite the urge to be always 'on'- uses side projects to keep himself inspired for client projectsAnd a whole lot more.You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com This episode is sponsored by Pension Bee.The flexible pension for the self-employed.Get set up in minutes and then get back to business.Start saving for a future beyond being freelance. Download the app or head to PensionBee.comPensionBee is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.With investments your capital is at risk. This episode is sponsored by Ahrefs.Time to boost your search rankings with Ahrefs Webmaster Tools - and it's FREE! If the idea of getting Google to work for you sounds confusing, Ahrefs also offers helpful tutorials on Search Engine Optimization.Want to get your freelance site more search traffic?Visit ahrefs.com/webmaster-tools and get this free tool working for you today.  New to freelancing? The Being Freelance course is made for you!Steve’s rolled up everything he’s learnt from over 6 years of conversations with more than 250 freelancers.There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from our experiences.Find out more about the course. FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shopLooking to learn from and connect with other freelancers? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, and be part of the Being Freelance Community!Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

Bal loved his job in advertising, but posting on Instagram as ‘Mr Whisper’ changed the course of his career, leading him to work not only for himself, but with some insanely high profile brands from the off.As an early ‘creator’, Bal has had to adapt as social media has evolved, to make sure the brands and the full-time rates kept coming. But despite the competition, he has his blinkers on. He’s only in a race against himself.In our chat we here how Bal:- has the confidence to stand his ground with big brands - found his style and niche - stops himself from burning out despite the urge to be always 'on' - uses side projects to keep himself inspired for client projectsAnd a whole lot more.You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at <a href="http://www.beingfreelance.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">beingfreelance.com</a> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://www.pensionbee.com/?utm_campaign=pensions&amp;utm_id=Being%20Freelance&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pension Bee</a>.The flexible pension for the self-employed.Get set up in minutes and then get back to business.Start saving for a future beyond being freelance. Download the app or head to <a href="http://pensionbee.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PensionBee.com</a>PensionBee is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. With investments your capital is at risk. This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://ahrefs.com/webmaster-tools?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=partnerships&amp;utm_campaign=jan22 " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ahrefs</a>.Time to boost your search rankings with Ahrefs Webmaster Tools - and it's FREE! If the idea of getting Google to work for you sounds confusing, Ahrefs also offers helpful tutorials on Search Engine Optimization.Want to get your freelance site more search traffic?Visit <a href="https://ahrefs.com/webmaster-tools?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=partnerships&amp;utm_campaign=jan22 " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ahrefs.com/webmaster-tools</a> and get this free tool working for you today.  New to freelancing? The <a href="https://www.beingfreelance.com/how-to-start-freelancing-course" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Being Freelance course</a> is made for you!Steve’s rolled up everything he’s learnt from over 6 years of conversations with more than 250 freelancers.There’s no ‘one way’ to be a successful freelancer, but this course will help you avoid the many mistakes that most of us make. Learn from our experiences.<a href="https://school.beingfreelance.com/p/how-to-get-started-being-freelance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find out more about the course.</a> FREELANCER MERCH Get Being Freelance merchandise at <a href="https://www.beingfreelance.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">beingfreelance.com/shop</a>Looking to learn from and connect with other freelancers?  Check out the website <a href="http://www.beingfreelance.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">beingfreelance.com</a>, and be part of the Being Freelance Community!Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/stevefolland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube.com/SteveFolland</a>