Liz Elcoate's guest appearances

Liz Elcoate

Being Freelance

Unfinished Business

Smashing Podcast

Paul Boag

Harry Roberts

Rachel Andrew

Andy Clarke

Aaron Draplin

Jon Hicks

Laura Kalbag

Sara Soueidan

Evan MacDonald

Cathy Wassell

Steve Morgan

Kieron Lewis

Cath Ellis

Mariana Morris

Casey Gutteridge

OwlTail

Find the full transcript and show notes over at Smashing Magazine.

Find the <a href="https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2019/11/smashing-podcast-episode-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript and show notes</a> over at Smashing Magazine.

What's so great about freelancing? with Liz Elcoate

Steve Folland chats to Brand and Web Designer Liz Elcoate. How she went from pension advisor to banking on a freelance career for her future. It's not enough to be a passionate freelancer, you need to be a business person and this episode includes cracking thoughts on: payments, contracts, commanding respect and finding a niche. This conversation also touches upon mental health issues: if this resonates with you, please do check out the 'useful links' at the bottom of these Show Notes. Liz co-hosts The Freelance Web podcast - it's great, so check it out! Don't forget to subscribe via iTunes and the Podcast app for iPhone etc and also via Stitcher who have an Android app, or scroll down and download from here - If you like the podcast, please do leave a review if you get a chance. Here’s some of the key takeaway points:  As a freelancer, being passionate about your field isn’t enough, you have to become a business person Be professional and be firm over your terms or clients won’t respect you Break large projects into smaller sections and take payment on each deliverable 30 days payment terms can kill your business (Liz never accepts them) Try and work with people you like - it makes a difference Find a sector or industry you want to work with, it helps you market to those people - it can also help you become known in that field Being a freelancer can be tough mentally as it's so isolating; become part of a community (Liz met many on Twitter)  More from Liz Liz on Twitter Liz's site The Freelance Web Podcast Useful Links Behance How to Kill Your Business: 30 Day Payment Terms Andy Clarke's Contract Killer Sean Johnson's T&amp;C's Everything from Geek Mental Help Week including resources

Steve Folland chats to Brand and Web Designer Liz Elcoate. How she went from pension advisor to banking on a freelance career for her future. It's not enough to be a passionate freelancer, you need to be a business person and this episode includes cracking thoughts on: payments, contracts, commanding respect and finding a niche. This conversation also touches upon mental health issues: if this resonates with you, please do check out the 'useful links' at the bottom of these Show Notes. Liz co-hosts <a href="http://www.thefreelanceweb.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Freelance Web</a> podcast - it's great, so check it out! Don't forget to subscribe via <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/being-freelance/id959401077" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and the Podcast app for iPhone etc and also via <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=59449&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> who have an Android app, or scroll down and download from here - If you like the podcast, please do leave a review if you get a chance. Here’s some of the key takeaway points: <ul> <li>As a freelancer, being passionate about your field isn’t enough, you have to become a business person</li> <li>Be professional and be firm over your terms or clients won’t respect you</li> <li>Break large projects into smaller sections and take payment on each deliverable</li> <li>30 days payment terms can kill your business (Liz never accepts them)</li> <li>Try and work with people you like - it makes a difference</li> <li>Find a sector or industry you want to work with, it helps you market to those people - it can also help you become known in that field</li> <li>Being a freelancer can be tough mentally as it's so isolating; become part of a community (Liz met many on Twitter)</li> </ul> More from Liz <a href="https://twitter.com/liz_e" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liz on Twitter</a> <a href="http://lizelcoate.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liz's site</a> <a href="http://www.thefreelanceweb.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Freelance Web Podcast</a> Useful Links <a href="https://www.behance.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Behance</a> <a href="http://john.onolan.org/how-to-kill-your-business-30-day-payment-terms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Kill Your Business: 30 Day Payment Terms</a> <a href="http://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/projects/contract-killer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andy Clarke's Contract Killer</a> <a href="https://gist.github.com/seanuk/928d678ded702bfb72c2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sean Johnson's T&amp;C's</a> <a href="http://geekmentalhelp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Everything from Geek Mental Help Week including resources</a>

Brand/Web Designer Liz Elcoate - Becoming A Business Professional

This week is Geek Mental Help week and on Unfinished Business I’m joined by Liz Elcoate, one of the people who helped to spark the idea. We ask if our industry attracts people with issues or cause them, does our working environment add to our problems and what we hope the outcomes from this week will be? But not before we talk sport, Liz’s obsession with wrestling and my Uncle Haystacks. This week’s episode is sponsored by Perch Runway, a new version of Perch that’s been designed for bigger, more complex projects. We’re also sponsored by Hover, the best place to buy and manage your domain names. You should give them a try.

This week is Geek Mental Help week and on <a href="http://unfinished.bz/92" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unfinished Business</a> I’m joined by <a href="http://twitter.com/liz_e" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liz Elcoate</a>, one of the people who helped to spark the idea. We ask if our industry attracts people with issues or cause them, does our working environment add to our problems and what we hope the outcomes from this week will be? But not before we talk sport, Liz’s obsession with wrestling and my Uncle Haystacks. This week’s episode is sponsored by <a href="http://unfinished.bz/grabaperch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Perch Runway</a>, a new version of Perch that’s been designed for bigger, more complex projects. We’re also sponsored by <a href="http://unfinished.bz/hover" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hover</a>, the best place to buy and manage your domain names. You should give them a try.

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