The John Morris Show

Man! I've made a lot of mistakes in my freelance career. But, each time, I always learned something important that helped me be successful later on.But, these three.These three mistakes were the biggest lessons I learned in 14+ years of freelancing. So, let me just tell you what they are and what to do to avoid them. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wanna learn how to code fast? When I first started learning to code, I spent five years learning PHP. I made a ton of mistakes. But, I learned from them and when I learned jQuery, I did it in about 30 days. This episode reveals the mistakes I made and what I discovered about learning to code fast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Learn how to plan and build a 100K software development career. Go beyond "work hard" and "be pro-active" and learn an actual strategy to ensure you get to 100K in your career. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I've worked from home full-time for 8 years. My little brother is going 3 years working from home. My mentor is over 15 years. And, we all do it in different ways. So, I wanted to share with you some of the main ways you can work from home as a developer that I've witnessed first-hand. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Step-by-step instructions to start and grow your very own freelance business. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The project I worked on for Inc. Magazine, I worked for this guy named Lewis. He was some kind of director at the company. I can’t remember exactly what, but he had quite a few people who worked for him.He’d written several books.One big best-seller, if I remember right.Dude was a heavyweight.And, it taught me a lot.About how to be believable when talking with clients. How to generate trust not just with WHAT you say, but HOW you say it. And, I took what I learned there and applied it to selling my freelance services. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I got this email from Chase asking "What is my #1 tip for making money online?" It's persistence. The reality is your first, second, third... eighth money-making idea is probably gonna fall flat on its face. Then what? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This freelancing advice from Sir Joelsuf is some of the best you'll hear. Warning, though. You've heard it. Question is... are you DOING it? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Got this question:"I got a few paid clients on freelancer who left good reviews but I'm having trouble getting new ones even with an actual portfolio now."This is my response. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you're new to freelancing, it's a catch-22. You need a client history to get work, but you need to work to get a client history. It's frustrating. But, there is a way around it. In this episode, I just lay out exactly what I did to get my first few clients. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's interesting the difference between people who are thinking about freelancing VS those who actually DO. The most common fear about freelancing is that the income is unstable. Yet, those who freelance believe it's MORE secure than a single employer. I'll give you my opinion, some statistics to consider and how, if you do decide to freelance, to NOT be subject to the ups and downs of freelancing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There’s a moment in every Freelancer’s career.You’ve got a few clients…Things seem to be going well.But, you’re not really sure how it all happened. You’re not making quite enough to feel comfortable. And, you can’t help but worry, constantly, about what happens if you lose one of our clients… and can’t get another.It’s a turning point.Figure it out and you go onto a successful freelance career.Don’t and you get stuck… unable to grow.Here's how to get through. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What do you do when a freelance client questions what you charge? This is a question I got from Jeenie and it's a good one. So, here's an episode on it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is probably the hardest thing to convince freelancers of. ​​​​​​It’s such a mindset shift. I think most freelancers, understandably, are a bit desperate when they start out. And so, convincing them that turning DOWN certain clients and being able to walk away... it's a very difficult thing to learn. BUT, if you want to make the switch from just getting paid to getting paid WELL... you have to learn how. That's what's in this video. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I get this one a lot.It’s the most common refrain from the “Upwork is a SCAAAAAAM!” folks that troll my YouTube channel. But, there’s also some well-meaning folks who just haven’t learned how to do this, yet.Anyway, there’s a simple way to weed out all the junk projects on Upwork and get to the good, high-paying jobs… with clients that are easy to work with.FREE access to my Freelancing on Upwork course: https://skl.sh/2OIxQrO#upwork #freelancing See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There’s actually three. And, an exact order to put them in. But, THIS is definitely the most important. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When I first started on Upwork, they didn't do this. At least, not that I remember. But, apparently, it's becoming more and more of an issue because I've been getting asked this a lot more lately. So, here's what you can do. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Got this from Nova:"I can't really afford any courses John. I am broke(both mentally and financially) . What do you suggest?"This is my answer.Start 2-month FREE trial of SkillShare here: https://www.johnmorrisonline.com/skillshare See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I've gotten accused of using clickbait titles a lot lately. This is my response.SkillShare 2-month FREE trial:https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/johnmorris See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Making 100K freelancing was one of my first big goals. Unfortunately, when I did it, I set myself up to get burned out and had a bit of a breakdown. Here's what I did wrong and how to make that 100K without driving yourself into the ground.Freelancing on Upwork course: http://www.upwork101.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.