Hosted by David Sparks and Mike Schmitz.
David Sparks and Mike Schmitz are not nearly as productive as they’d like to be. Join these fellow travelers (and a bunch of special guests) as they share the best ways to get focused, and talk through their successes and failures along the way.
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#13: Promotion Can Feel Gross
January 24th, 2017 · 39 minutes
Being good at what you do isn't enough. You also need customers, clients, or whatever else you need to pay for shoes. That means you need to promote yourself. But you can be really great at what you do and still be terrible at self-promotion.
#12: Right Now It's Only Me, with Katie Floyd
January 10th, 2017 · 43 minutes
David's Mac Power Users co-host Katie Floyd, a very recent Free Agent herself, tells us about the early days of her independent life.
#11: Balancing Dollars and Delight
December 14th, 2016 · 23 minutes
We discuss cultivating and managing multiple income streams, why it's so important to do so, and both the risks and benefits of getting your money from a bunch of different places.
#10: Indie Vacation
November 29th, 2016 · 37 minutes
Planning and taking vacations as an independent worker.
#9: The Feedback Episode
November 15th, 2016 · 52 minutes
In a wide-ranging episode, David and Jason answer your letters and tweets.
#8: Email Is Not Your Job
November 1st, 2016 · 27 minutes
Managing email and setting rules about how you use it.
#7: Be Like a Duck
October 18th, 2016 · 40 minutes
So you've decided to leave the nest. What can you do to prepare while you're still working for the man? What's the right way to give notice, and prepare for the aftermath?
#6: The Shawshank Redemption, with Shahid Kamal Ahmad
October 4th, 2016 · 48 minutes
PlayStation veteran Shahid Kamal Ahmad left Sony to become an independent game developer. We discuss why he left and how he schedules his workday in his garden shed, the ShaShed.
#5: Envision a Bonfire
September 21st, 2016 · 31 minutes
#4: Location, Location, Location
September 6th, 2016 · 39 minutes
Deciding where to get your work done can be a difficult challenge for an independent worker. Can you work out of the house? Does renting office space make sense? What about co-working spaces, or that long wooden table at your neighborhood Starbucks?