012: The money-making effects of retainer contracts w/ Bizzy Coy

Show Notes

Our guest today is Bizzy Coy! Bizzy is a freelance writer based
out of the woods in upstate New York. She writes website copy,
emails, and event description. This was an amazing episode where
we dig into a lot of the nitty gritty details of her freelance
business!


Bizzy and I talk about


Her path from Full-time agency employee -> full-time
remote -> part-time freelance -> full-time freelance!

Why her pricing model right now is retainer-based

How to work with small number of clients on a consistent
basis

Getting to a point where you don't have to chase clients

What a retainer agreement actually looks like

Time tracking sucks! Here's how to stop doing it.

Long-term relations are so much better than one-off projects

How to handle burn out on agency life, city life, commutes,
and giant mice



Freelancer Fav Five
Revenue
- $24k
Books
- Setting the Table by Danny Meyer
Software
- Strikingly
- Headspace
People
- Kristen Gaerlan (Website | Twitter)

Guest Info


Bizzy Coy


http://www.bizzycoy.com