Finally going freelance, with Fiona Thomas

Things We Talk About In This Episode:

• Why you don't need a huge audience online to be successful

• How to get organic reach on Instagram without having to pay for ads

• Photography for Instagram, and how it differs from conventional photography

• Pivoting your business, and why it pays to put yourself at the heart of your brand

• The difference between being a freelancer and an entrepreneur/business owner

• Promoting a book during lockdown, and the unexpected benefits of “marketing for introverts” when almost everything has to happen online

• How the workplace might look on the other side of COVID

• Caring for your mental health as a freelancer, and recognising that mental health goes beyond mindset

• Relaxing the idea of rigid timetables, and embracing routines that work for our health and happiness

• The value of having a person outside our situation, such as a coach, help us recognise and overcome our limiting beliefs

• Managing your finances, including building a financial buffer, pricing yourself, planning for holidays, and avoiding the limitations of exchanging time for money

• Fiona’s experience delivering a donation-based course, giving away content, and the balance of making support and content accessible to all, while still running a profitable business

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Tickets to Fiona's virtual Book Launch with me, October 1st 2020

• Fiona's podcast, "Out of Office"

• Her book “Out of Office” on Amazon

• Her Instagram: @fionalikestoblog

• Fiona's website, fionalikestoblog.com 

• Her Twitter profile, @fionalikes

• Our first podcast episode together, here on Hashtag Authentic

• My Instagram Class, The Insta Retreat