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How I went Freelance

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How I went Freelance

My first ever talk which shows how I approached making the leap to go freelance. Hopefully will inspire others to do the same.

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July 25, 2013

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Transcript

  1. How I went Freelance Hey! Stac, Leeds 2013 Thursday, 25

    July 13

  2. Chad Tomkiss @chadtomkiss Thursday, 25 July 13

  3. Thursday, 25 July 13

  4. Why? Thursday, 25 July 13

  5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhqZ0RU95d4 Thursday, 25 July 13

  6. You have to try Thursday, 25 July 13

  7. Comfort Zones Suck Thursday, 25 July 13

  8. No Commitments Thursday, 25 July 13

  9. Freedom Thursday, 25 July 13

  10. Thursday, 25 July 13

  11. Thursday, 25 July 13

  12. Diversity Thursday, 25 July 13

  13. Side Projects Thursday, 25 July 13

  14. Help People Thursday, 25 July 13

  15. Family Time Thursday, 25 July 13

  16. http://seeyourfolks.com Thursday, 25 July 13

  17. How? Thursday, 25 July 13

  18. Find a client Thursday, 25 July 13

  19. Thursday, 25 July 13

  20. Thursday, 25 July 13

  21. 15 hours Thursday, 25 July 13

  22. Cash Buffer Thursday, 25 July 13

  23. Make friends Thursday, 25 July 13

  24. Summit Awesome Thursday, 25 July 13

  25. Thursday, 25 July 13

  26. Thursday, 25 July 13

  27. Follow your flip-side Thursday, 25 July 13

  28. @vic_bell / gumpinc.com Thursday, 25 July 13

  29. Tips Thursday, 25 July 13

  30. Take a fucking deposit Thursday, 25 July 13

  31. Test your rates Thursday, 25 July 13

  32. Be Flexible Thursday, 25 July 13

  33. Don’t be a recluse Thursday, 25 July 13

  34. What I’d do differently Thursday, 25 July 13

  35. Kept on top of finances Thursday, 25 July 13

  36. Separate Accounts Thursday, 25 July 13

  37. Announced Earlier Thursday, 25 July 13

  38. International Payments http://www.fttglobal.com Thursday, 25 July 13

  39. Books Thursday, 25 July 13

  40. Crush It http://crushitbook.com Thursday, 25 July 13

  41. Thank You Economy http://thankyoueconomybook.com Thursday, 25 July 13

  42. Rework http://37signals.com/rework Thursday, 25 July 13

  43. Offscreen http://www.offscreenmag.com Thursday, 25 July 13

  44. Execute http://executebook.com Thursday, 25 July 13

  45. Thank you @chadtomkiss Thursday, 25 July 13