Steve Holland, creator of the Being Freelance podcast and Doing it for the Kids podcast, joined me on Ditching Hourly to chat about his journey into freelancing, organic business growth, and tips for getting into the business mindset. LISTEN NOW » Chapters (0:00:00) — The Freelance Journey of Steve Holland (0:05:00)…

Longtime friend-of-the-list Erica Goode invited Rochelle and me to join her on Coaches, Consultants, and Money to talk about scaling a solo professional practice. LISTEN NOW » Here are the notes from Erica’s page: Today, I interview Jonathan Stark and Rochelle Moulton, co-hosts of “The Business of Authority” podcast. We…

This week on TBOA, Rochelle and I talk about the editorial process for a self-published book: who to hire, where to find them, and what to expect. LISTEN NOW » Talking Points Why you want a developmental editor — what they do and how to work with one. The role of a…

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When you’re trying to choose a vertical market to niche down on, a great first step is to ask your family, friends, and colleagues if you could pick their brain about their industry. Before long, you’ll have a few calls scheduled. You’ll want to prepare some very general and open-ended…

When I work with people on picking a vertical, I start by asking what industry they already have access to and we work through a process to make a list of candidate verticals. Here’s how you can do it on your own: Make a list of people you know, starting…

In today’s group coaching live session (Ditcherville LIVE!), we had a bunch of good questions that touched on topics like: How/when do you deem an audience too hard to reach? How and when do you prune your email list? Do you recommend diversifying by holding multiple, very different jobs? Would…

On this episode of TBOA, Rochelle and I talk about why positioning is so important for your business and give some tips on the easiest ways to get started. !!! LISTEN NOW !!! Talking Points The single client need A minimum viable positioning statement Choosing a target market or ideal buyer that…

Ex-Googler Kartick Vaddadi joined me on Ditching Hourly to brainstorm which of his offerings might be most compelling and to find ways to increase the number of leads flowing into his business. LISTEN NOW » Sharing is caring! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider sharing it with a few friends who might…