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An easy way to overcome the fear of getting your first freelance client. Download the mobile for free here: https://johnmorrisonline.com Get my premium courses for free here: https://johnmorrisonline.com/skillshare Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:58 Agenda 1:07 The Tip 3:36 Why It Matters 6:51 How to Do It 12:22 Resources #freelancing #sidehustle #workfromhome
How big boy marketers create buzz-worthy products and services. Learn more about Skillshare at: https://johnmorrisonline.com/skillshare
Some of the things you'll learn in this episode: *The no-shyte, everything goes to hell in a handbasket survival plan developed by a grumbly mountain man living who lives in a small mountain cabin in the woods. *How a broke truck driver slashed $42,000 in debt in a single year, bought his dream home and landed his dream job -- all while making less, not more, muney. You don't need to be "rich" to be financially free. *Why most savings accounts are not just useless but actually losing you muney -- and what to do instead. And a bunch more. Get the Full Episode: On Skillshare. It's Episode Two in my Let's Talk Freelance course. You can learn more about that course and the Skillshare free trial here: https://myjohn.us/ltf On Patreon. There you also get access to every episode of Let's Talk Freelance along with access to all my past courses. You can learn more about that here: https://myjohn.us/patreon
Gratuitous brushing of teeth, the alphabet, counting to ten... all before two years old! She is... inevitable! Learn more about Kings of Consulting here: https://myjohn.us/kings
My new course, Kings of Consulting is now live. You can learn more about the course and how to get access (including a free option) here: https://myjohn.us/kings
A courses that grows on its own and doesn't require you to constantly market and promote it. Learn more about Sane Course Creation here: https://myjohn.us/sane
The method I used to pay off my house, car, credit cards and student loans in just a couple years -- as freelancer. Get the course at https://myjohn.us/sane
My latest course, Sane Course Creation, is now down off Skillshare and for sale (at 80% off discount) on my site. This episode will tell you all about the course and the deal. Learn more about the course here: https://myjohn.us/sane
Just a heads up that Sane Course Creation is coming off Skillshare tomorrow morning. After that, it will only be available on website for probably around $150 or so. So, if you want it while it's essentially free, today is your last full day to get it on Skillshare. You can go here to get the exclusive 1-month free trial: https://myjohn.us/sane
The Joelsuf-inator drops a truth bomb about the state of online education. Get the Skillshare trial at: https://myjohn.us/sane
A skill, that when mastered, can allow to you create money almost at will -- as fanciful as that may seem. Get the Skillshare trial at: https://myjohn.us/sane
A legit way to create your own personal UBI. The money is one thing. The consistency and lack of time and energy required to earn it is where the value really is. Get the Skillshare trial at: https://myjohn.us/sane
Learning and training insights garnered from a CIA money man. Get the Skillshare trial at: https://myjohn.us/sane
Extreme teaching principles forged in the fires of war. Get the Skillshare trial here: https://myjohn.us/sane
What happened to all the famous internet marketers? Short-term thinking, short-term results... a short-lived business. Here's what happened (and how to avoid the same fate). Get the Skillshare trial here: https://myjohn.us/sane
Epic montages, slick transitions... style over substance... entertainment over education. Proof one of history's greatest thinkers would be disgusted at what online education has become. Get the 1-month Skillshare trial at: https://myjohn.us/sane
I was at the conference where the whole sneaky strategy was unveiled. I've worked with many of these same people and saw them do it first-hand. Here's what it is and how you can use it to get your start today. Get the Skillshare trial here: https://myjohn.us/sane
My new course, Sane Course Creation, will teach a deceptively simple way to crank out an online course -- that also makes it much easier to market and sell (even if you're a complete nobody). All the info inside this episode. Free 1-month trial of Skillshare is here: https://myjohn.us/sane
In this episode, I reveal 6 different ways you can potentially land your first freelance client even if you don't have a portfolio or any experience. Sponsored by ConfigCat: https://configcat.com
Is it worth learning PHP in 2021? I used to do an episode like this every year, but it all got a little boring. However, things have changed quite a bit in the last few years and I thought I'd re-visit this age old question: Is PHP Dead? Be sure to grab a free copy of my Upwork Essentials book (normally $32) here: https://myjohn.us/essentials
It's not just the esoteric "you'll be happier" stuff... it's the practical "you'll perform better and make more" stuff, too. And, I'm telling you... sitting here on the other side... it's the key to everything -- as hyperbolic as that might sound. Here's how to actually DO it. Download Upwork Essentials: https://myjohn.us/essentials
A few years back, my wife and I uprooted our entire lives and sold our 2,000-sqft home in Omaha to move to "hillbilly heaven" in southern Missouri and build our version of a "tiny house". A small-ish, 800-sqft home on 3.5 acres. Backed up to a lake deep in the Ozark Mountains. And when I say "we built"... I mean WE built it. My little brother and I did almost everything... from digging the trenches for the water and electrical to building the custom, gabled roof, running the electrical -- all of it except for the siding. That's the one thing I hired a contractor for. Anyway, as you can imagine, it was an intense affair -- especially considering I did it while still managing several freelance clients, running a 6-figure business and homeschooling my kids. And, I quickly learned... All the good-sounding nonsense you get from most of the productivity "experts"... it's cute. It's probably all well and good if you're trying increase your productivity by 10 or 20% -- get a "little extra" done throughout the day. But, on day 115 of 18 hour days... Filled with intense mental work during the day... And even more intense physical work at night. All the fluff and nonsense goes out the window. You get to the brass tacks of what productivity is really all about. And no quaint little "checklist" or "mental exercise" is going to get your a** up to go dig that 100-ft trench in the pouring rain. The things that "work" in those moments... Are much, much deeper. They strike at the core of who you are AND what you truly want in life. Had my vision for the 2nd half of my life not been as grand as it is... I don't think we'd have ever finished. It was that grueling. Anyway, this all speaks to what's called "Nature's Quintessential Secret". The secret to nearly limitless productive power. It's like walking around with a secret no one else knows. You see people all around you struggling and suffering in their daily lives -- when you know the answer is so simple. It's right in front of them. In fact, they had it when they were a child. But, lost it somewhere along the way. And, now just refuse to recognize it. People's brains get so warped by all the "rules" we learn from parents, teachers -- hell even a lot of the business "gurus" out there. When the thing that matters most is right there for you to grab hold of -- and change everything in your life. Think of it this way... What's the one universal "rule" every teacher, guru, expert will tell you about achieving success? "Massive action", right? That to get anything you have to act -- and you have to act intensely. "Put in the work", "hustle"... all that. Can you do that if you're constantly dealing with procrastination? Or uncertainty? Doubt, fear, lack of motivation? No. These are all constraints on how productive you can be. And, all the little programs and exercises are just nibbling at the edges. To really cure all of these symptoms, you have to get to the *root* problem. And that's what "Nature's Quintessential Secret" is all about. Anyway, I know how this all sounds. But, once you see it... like really see it... you'll realize that, if anything, I'm downplaying it. Because I know this sounds like I'm about to tell you aliens from planet Zatar are gonna beam you up to their ship... You just need to drank this poison to "ascend". Haha. In any case, this is the principle underlying Part 1 of my new course, Freelance Feast. It's about figuring out your "quintessential" service. It's maximizing the action you take and what you achieve by breaking through those constraints. Uncovering your "essence" and tying that to a commercially-viable service. It's the only way to maximize your potential. Earn as much as you're capable of... And, more importantly, BE truly happy. Anyway, like I said, it's in Part 1 of my Freelance Feast course. That first part of the course is now up on Skillshare. It's Lesson #3 here: https://myjohn.us/feast.
Need a quick injection of cash? If so, I'm going to show you an "old faithful" you can lean on to get work... TODAY. And, what you need to do in order to get hired. R2 Protocol course here: https://r2protocol.com
If you're doing everything you were told, but clients just are pulling the trigger and hiring you, you're likely missing this piece of the puzzle. 5-Figure Formula course is here: https://pages.johnmorrisonline.com/5ff
I find a lot of freelancers are scared to take on large projects with big budgets and well-known clients. "What if something goes wrong?" But, the truth is, they're often just as disorganized as you and I. Often moreso. This story illustrates it perfectly. Get the 13 Tactics training free here: https://13tactics.com
Everybody says they hustle. Fewer actually do. I want you to meet the 67-year-old woman running circles around the "kids" 20-30 years younger than her -- the perfect example, in my opinion, of what hustle REALLY looks like. 5-Figure Formula course here: https://5figureformula.com
In every niche, 20-30% of the consumers do NOT buy based on price. That's been studied to death. The question is... how do you FIND these clients and convince them to hire you. In this episode, I walk you through a live example of tens of thousands of high-end clients you can find online in less than 5 minutes. And, a real-world example of how to convince those clients to hire YOU. The free 10K Client Blueprint is here: https://the10kclient.com A Simple Formula to Ethically Grow Your Freelance Business During a Crisis https://johnmorrisonline.com/grow-freelance-business-coronavirus/
If you’ve been feeling overworked -- working long hours for little money. Or, frustrated… trying to get over the hump and go freelance full-time. Or, you just straight up want to make more money freelancing. Then, you’ll want to dig into this training because I’m going to show you a NEW way of thinking about your services -- specifically WHAT service you offer and WHO you offer it to -- that can double, triple, even quadruple what you’re making right now. Without changing anything about YOU… How talented you are. How big your portfolio is. How many client reviews you have. But instead… making some simple tweaks to how you package and present your services and WHO you’re offering them to… that let you charge significantly more than you are right now… Because you’ll be catering to what I call 10K clients. I’ll show you who those clients are and how you can find them in your freelance niche or market -- regardless of what kind of freelancing you do. 10K Client Blueprint: https://the10kclient.com 5-Figure Formula: https://5figureformula.com
"I want to freelance, but I have no experience." I get this question a lot. How do you START freelancing when you don't have a portfolio or any past projects to help you get hired? Good news is you can. Because credibility is only ONE of nine factors that go into hiring decisions. I'll show you how to use the other eight to get your first few clients and start building that credibility to get even more clients. And, how you can build a 6-figure freelance income with just two small projects per day.
There's only three things you need to do to turn your side hustle into your main hustle. They're not sexy. They're not glamorous. They won't make you hot and sweaty when you hear them. But, they DO work. Learn more about the 5-Figure Formula here: https://5figureformula.com
