011: The best thing you can do right now to get more clients w/ Shannon Colón

Our guest today is Shannon Colón! Her work mainly focuses on
branding for startups and entrepreneurs. She also does product
design for mobile apps and web apps. She's been freelancing
full-time for 7 years and is based out of Providence, Rhode
Island.


Shannon and I talk about:


What it was like quitting her job to figure out how to
freelance full-time

Why there's never a perfect time to quit your job

How to hire your previous employer to get your first
freelance client.

How joining a co-working space was 'monumental' for getting
more clients.

What to do when you have no projects lined up.

How to raise your rates as a freelancer

Day rates, weekly rates, hourly, value-baed. All of the
pricing goodness

How Shannon takes a 1 month long vacation without clients
getting mad



Freelancer Fav Five
Best Month of Revenue
- In the 5 digits
Book Recommendations
- Four Hour Work Week
- Rework
Software Recommendations
- Notion.so
- Harvest - Invoicing/Time Tracking
People to Follow
- @Naval