Freelance Business Unlocked

Edita Bandur is an English language teacher from Croatia specializing in business English and entrepreneurship. Edita notes that teaching business English was not as dry as she initially thought, as it involves interesting topics and multiculturalism. She helps her students with negotiation skills, international networking, and public speaking. She has noticed that many of her students have a driv...

Darko Mareš is a portrait photographer based in Croatia and specializing in business portraits and headshots. Darko started his photography business in 2016 after a career in IT; he saw an opportunity in the market for business portraits and recognized the importance of a strong visual representation, especially online. The process of working with clients involves establishing a connection, unders...

Vasily and Mila are a married couple who run a marketing agency, and they started as freelancers on Fiverr (and they go more in depth in terms of their journey on Fiverr). They now have a content creation team and work with various niches. Working together as a couple has its challenges, but they have found a good balance by being transparent and leveraging each other's strengths. They emphasize t...

Agostina Babbo is not only an English- and Italian-into-Spanish translator, a product localization specialist, and a handball and team sports expert, she is also one of my dear friends and colleagues! I've had the opportunity to attend her presentation about workcations and thought it might be a good idea to share it with the world! Agostina shares her experience with workcations, explains how she...

Arrey Bate is one of my new business friends and after hearing about his story and his accomplishments on the Cameroonian market, I had to invite him to the podcast! Arrey helps business owners get clients through social media marketing. He primarily works with businesses in the education industry. We talk about outsourcing tasks that we're not that good at or that are not key to your business. Al...

Corinne McKay, a successful freelancer with over 20 years of experience, shares her journey and insights into running a sustainable business. She discusses the importance of mentors, establishing authority, and being open about business details. With Corinne being one of MY mentors for years, it was a joy to get yet another chance to learn from her personally. Corinne emphasizes the need for freel...

Chiara Vecchi is not only a translator and a budding copywriter, she is also my accountability buddy and one of the best people I know :) I really wanted to share our journey of becoming and staying accountability buddies, as well as the benefits of having a supportive partnership in business. In this conversation, we share how our accountability relationship started and evolved over time, and the...

Dominik Metličić, an email marketing consultant from Split, Croatia, shares invaluable tips on all things email marketing. He focuses on growing email lists with lead magnets and converting subscribers into paying customers through automated email sequences. He emphasizes the importance of asking questions in emails to encourage engagement and build trust with subscribers. Dominik recommends using...

Well, hello, and welcome to my first solo episode in English! I wanted to share my experience with the podcast rebrand (or ~makeover~), how it came about, and what I've learned along the way. I hope you'll enjoy the episode, and feel free to message me on LinkedIn if you have any thoughts or questions! Takeaways: It's okay to change your mind. It's okay to broaden your scope (inste...

Maria Scheibengraf, a translator and founder of Crisol Translations, discusses the importance of culture-based marketing and how emotions and culture are tightly linked in purchase decisions. She shares her experience in creating copy that intertwines emotions into her business and the importance of human touch in translation and marketing. She describes the hybrid model of her translation busines...

Mireya is one of those people I could talk to and listen to all day. She shares a couple of her childhood stories, and why the connection with the community is so important to her. One of my favorite bits is when we talked about the importance of mentors. The mentors we choose do not need to know about it, but they can still make a significant impact on our personal and professional lives. Takeawa...

Martina is a true force of nature doing MANY things, but focusing on the most important ones, and you will get a behind-the-scenes look into how she runs her main translation agency (The Action Sports Translator). "Don't automate relationships" is one of the phrases that stuck with me the most during our conversation, and it's something we should all be cognizant of. Takeaways: N...

Andie's laid-back but responsible outlook on freelancing is refreshing, so I suggest you listen to this episode if you want to find out how she does it. Also, you can try out new things EVEN if you might be an introvert. One of my favorite bits from the episode is when Andie shared a story with a cartoon dinosaur... #professionalism Takeaways: Effective communication and follow-up are essentia...

Kelsey Frick is one of those people who simply stand out on social media (in a good way!). I started following Kelsey quite a while ago and I just knew she'd make a great guest and provide valuable content for my audience, so here you go! :) In this conversation, she shares insights and tips for freelancers on balancing personality and expertise in their content, changing attitudes on LinkedIn...

Susie is one of those guests who was on my list way before I even started this podcast, and I'm so happy to share this episode with all of you! In this conversation, she shares her expertise on organizing business finances and optimizing pricing strategies. She discusses the motivation behind her work and the importance of practical strategies for managing money. Additionally, Susie offers ins...

I'm sooo excited about this one! Melanie Padgett Powers, a freelance writer, editor, and podcaster based in Washington, D.C., talks about work-life clarity, structuring work days, firing clients, anchor clients, marketing, time tracking, pricing strategies, and solo business retreats. As you can see, we covered a lot of topics and I hope you'll find our conversation helpful! Takeaways: Con...

Virginia Katsimpiri, a translation agency owner and business mentor, shares the story of her business evolution, the challenges of managing in-person and remote businesses, the importance of personal growth, strategies for finding new clients, using LinkedIn for lead generation, and the benefits of mentorship and retreats. In this conversation, Virginia discusses the value of community and network...

In this conversation, Nora Díaz, an English-into-Spanish translator and technology enthusiast, discusses the importance of technology in our business and daily life. She shares her journey into the field of translation and how her curiosity and interest in productivity led her to embrace technology. Nora also discusses the challenges of implementing new technologies and the importance of staying e...

In his first-ever podcast appearance, Tin Majetić, a web designer based in Pula, Croatia, shares his insights on website design practices and the importance of understanding the target audience. He emphasizes the need to create websites that cater to the customer rather than personal preferences. Tin discusses the benefits of using Wix and Squarespace for simple websites and highlights common mist...

Emeline is a translator based in Belgium, and she shares her journey of diving into freelancing right after finishing her education and the decision-making process behind it. She talks about starting as a solo business owner and later transitioning to an agency model. Emeline also discusses the challenges of managing freelance collaborators and streamlining the translation process. She emphasizes...

Jan de Jong, CEO of Webpower Adria, discusses the implementation and benefits of a four-day workweek. He shares how his company introduced the concept and the notable benefits they have experienced, including increased employee satisfaction and productivity. Jan also emphasizes the importance of flexibility and trust in attracting and retaining talent. He highlights the power of e-mail marketing a...

Napomena: ovo je (zasad) posljednja epizoda ovog podcasta na hrvatskom jeziku. Uskoro ćemo imati priliku slušati goste iz raznih dijelova svijeta na engleskom jeziku! :) ________________________________________ Pinija Poljaković, sociologinja, novinarka, trenerica javnog nastupa, moderatorica, poduzetnica i još mnogo toga, u današnjoj epizodi s nama dijeli tehnike za uvježbavanje javnog nastupa, p...

Gaj Tomaš voditelj je tečajeva, prevoditelj i sudski tumač za engleski i njemački jezik, ali i iskusan podcaster. Njegov podcast „Bliski susreti jezične vrste“ broji preko 200 epizoda i u njemu ugošćuje brojne stručnjake i jezične entuzijaste. I sama sam bila dio tog divnog projekta više od dvije godine. :) U ovoj epizodi posebno bi vam se moglo svidjeti sljedeće: Važnost „usmene predaje“ odnosno...

U građevini, bez temelja nema ni nadogradnje, a isto vrijedi i za biznise koje stvaramo. :) U ovoj epizodi govorim o nekoliko osnovnih stvari koje je potrebno uspostaviti kako bismo uspješno poslovali. Ukratko, potrebno je: Pronaći svoju nišu Napraviti dobar portfelj/CV Biti aktivan u marketinškim aktivnostima Postaviti granice Naučiti pregovarati Stvarati kvalitetne odnose Kontinuirano učiti Pove...

Ova kratka epizoda posvećena je svemu onome što nas ističe od drugih, a kad to otkrijemo i kad na tome radimo, rezultati su sljedeći: Ističemo se na tržištu i lakše dolazimo do klijenata; Lakše zadržavamo klijente jer nudimo nešto što drugi ne nude; Možemo naplaćivati više upravo zato što se ističemo i nudimo veću vrijednost; Više uživamo u tome što radimo jer nam to dolazi prirodno. Povezati se m...