Freelance 4 Real

About this original series

A talk about what it takes to be a freelancer today and the hangups and solutions we discover.

  • # Episodes

    17 episodes
  • Rating

    TV-UN

Episodes of Freelance 4 Real

    • Freelance 4 Real 17: Motivations

      Justin Kownacki, and Michael Sorg are talking motivations and goals. You can get this audiobook for FREE from Audible at www.audiblepodcast.com/sorgatronmedia today at no risk to you. Cancel anytime and the book is yours! Freelance 4 Real is about the ups and downs of the freelance life — how to do it without going crazy, going broke or having to find another day job. Submit your comments and questions to freelance4real@sorgatronmedia.com and follow us on Twitter as @freelance4Real! Theme song...

      • Release date
        Oct 20, 2011
      • Runtime
        50:07
    • Freelance 4 Real 16: Less Than Adequate Questions

      ustin Kownacki, and Michael Sorg are joined by John Carman of Avenue Design Studio to talk about the "Stupid Questions" and how we deal with them with clients. You can get this audiobook for FREE from Audible at www.audiblepodcast.com/sorgatronmedia today at no risk to you. Cancel anytime and the book is yours! Freelance 4 Real is about the ups and downs of the freelance life — how to do it without going crazy, going broke or having to find another day job. Submit your comments and questions t...

      • Release date
        Oct 5, 2011
      • Runtime
        42:33
    • Freelance 4 Real 15: An Audience of VIPs

      Justin Kownacki, and Michael Sorg are talking with maker of the piano rock, Matthew Ebel about how he survives as an independent musician, getting people on his bandwagon to make a living, and an interesting look on what "making it" really means. This week, Mike recommends “Outliers”. You can get this audiobook for FREE from Audible at www.audiblepodcast.com/sorgatronmedia today at no risk to you. Cancel anytime and the book is yours! Freelance 4 Real is about the ups and downs of the freelanc...

      • Release date
        Sep 28, 2011
      • Runtime
        56:19
    • Freelance 4 Real 14: Podding Some Campers

      Justin Kownacki, and Michael Sorg are back from the weekend of Podcamp Pittsburgh 6 and reflect on the event as current and past organizers, feedback, the value of these events, social media in freelancing, and more! This week, Mike recommends "Rework". You can get this audiobook for FREE from Audible at www.audiblepodcast.com/sorgatronmedia today at no risk to you. Cancel anytime and the book is yours! Freelance 4 Real is about the ups and downs of the freelance life — how to do it without go...

      • Release date
        Sep 21, 2011
      • Runtime
        46:13
    • Freelance 4 Real 13: Facing Your Fears Head On

      Justin Kownacki, and Michael Sorg are facing their fears in freelancing and dissecting their careers to determine if we're happy with our own paths, and Justin shares his discovery and trying of the Pomodoro Technique. This week, Mike recommends Gary Vaynerchuck's "Thank You Economy". You can get this audiobook for FREE from Audible at www.audiblepodcast.com/sorgatronmedia today at no risk to you. Cancel anytime and the book is yours! Freelance 4 Real is about the ups and downs of the freelanc...

      • Release date
        Sep 7, 2011
      • Runtime
        53:04
    • Freelance 4 Real 12: What Shakespeare Can Teach ...

      Justin Kownacki, and Michael Sorg are looking for different walks of freelancers as this week we talk with Robyne Parrish, actress at large, known for listeners as “Lorraine” on The Baristas, and appearances on Royal Pains, Men in Black 3, and more! We talk about her involvement as Founding Artistic Director & Associate Executive Director with the Sonnet Repertory Theatre in New York, and the ups and downs of finally getting to a self sustaining career in acting. This week, Mike recommends Gar...

      • Release date
        Aug 31, 2011
      • Runtime
        47:21
    • Freelance 4 Real 11: Fork in the Road

      Justin Kownacki, and Michael Sorg are return to roots and have a talk about what's going on. More specifically, Justin's recent opportunities to return to the 9 to 5 work force. Will he return to the dark side, or does Sorg convince him to keep the Freelance Faith? Find out this episode.... Freelance 4 Real is about the ups and downs of the freelance life — how to do it without going crazy, going broke or having to find another day job. Submit your comments and questions to freelance4real@sorg...

      • Release date
        Aug 24, 2011
      • Runtime
        46:27
    • Freelance 4 Real 10: Style Coding

      Justin Kownacki, and Michael Sorg are joined this week by week two of back to back coder extraordinaire in Steve Klabnik as we discuss open source and how he’s getting paid, working on start ups instead of major corps, tips on a start up, an off shoot discussion on whether college is worth going to these days and his upcoming book Get Some REST that you can check out at http://getsomere.st. Freelance 4 Real is about the ups and downs of the freelance life — how to do it without going crazy, go...

      • Release date
        Aug 17, 2011
      • Runtime
        43:00
    • Freelance 4 Real 9: Conditional Consulting

      Justin Kownacki, and Michael Sorg are joined this week by our first guest to represent the programmer's side of freelancing, Scott Connelly. We talk transitioning to his position by necessity, the idea of conditional rates in negotiating, and more! Freelance 4 Real is about the ups and downs of the freelance life — how to do it without going crazy, going broke or having to find another day job. Submit your comments and questions to freelance4real@sorgatronmedia.com and follow us on Twitter as ...

      • Release date
        Aug 10, 2011
      • Runtime
        31:29
    • Freelance 4 Real 8:Don’t Anger Your Barista

      Justin Kownacki, and Michael Sorg take a guestless show to catch up with their own experiences and what they've learned from the past several weeks of guests. We talk about contract implementations and the limitations you need to work with, and Justin, the resident coffee shop freelancer, gives a few tips on how to manage your caffeinated "work place" Freelance 4 Real is about the ups and downs of the freelance life — how to do it without going crazy, going broke or having to find another day ...

      • Release date
        Jul 27, 2011
      • Runtime
        39:24