The Freelancer's Teabreak

Throughout April, I'm sharing some micro spring cleaning challenges to help you make your freelance life a little easier. This week, I'm tackling emails! Below is a quick summary of the main points, with the links mentioned.  Create a filter for newsletters. I followed this tutorial on tiktok by Charlotte Goss VA, and it’s made my inbox a much happier place to be! I know Gmail has a filter a bit like this, but it still ends up contributing to my inbox numbers. This filter means it skips the inbox, goes straight to a subfolder and gets archived, but still shows up as unread in the folder until you read it. Essentially it filters for any emails that say ‘unsubscribe’ in the body, so any emails you’ve subscribed to. Which means your main inbox will mainly just be direct emails for you!  Try an app like Chuck. I think this might be an iphone only app, but I’m sure there are alternatives on Android etc. Essentially it sorts by sender, so I can see in one go how many emails I have from each sender…then quickly

Hey! Ready to spring clean your finances? It's April 5th, so it's a great time to do it. And the good news is, you can do most of it from the comfort of your sofa!  Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Jump on the mailing list at www.freelancelifestyle.co.uk/newsletter Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership.    

In April, I'm going to talk about spring cleaning your freelance life, and I have a series of newsletters and podcast episodes lined up to help you with that! Join the newsletter at www.freelancelifestyle.co.uk/newsletter   Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership.    

Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership.  

It's the inevitable end of year review podcast episode!  Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership.  

This week I have an AWARD WINNING guest on! Yes, in this episode Georgina Merckel, superstar VA, came on the podcast to chat about working with anxiety, working with family and putting yourself forward to awards and podcasts. It's been a couple of weeks since this podcast was recorded, and Georgina has gone on to win two of the awards she was up for! She's now the IPSE new freelancer of the year, and Forward Ladies Young Entrepreneur of the year. Want to know more about Georgina? Here's her website, her Instagram, business Instagram Want to follow me?  Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership.  

Ooh we have a juicy topic for you today - Upwork!  Upwork freelancer Sílvia Pinho has joined me on this episode to share her experiences of freelancing through Upwork, including how she avoids the race to the bottom on price, how she stands out and how she deals with difficult clients on the platform.  You can find Sílvia on her website, on Instagram and on YouTube. Sílvia also has a handy Upwork checklist on her mailing list.  Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership.  

Happy Halloween! Don't trick your clients this year, treat them! Here are a few ways you can offer your clients extra value (and it doesn't always have to cost you extra money!) Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership.  

Hello! Fingers crossed the sound quality will be a bit better on this episode :)  This week, I've got some lovely guests in to share their mental health tips for freelancers: Sally Farrant - https://www.businessgrowthbynumbers.com Nicola Thayil - https://nhmtranslation.com Angela Lyons - https://www.lyonscreative.co.uk Georgina from TOPA - https://workwithtopa.com Heather Wright - https://www.heatherwrightcoaching.co.uk I also mentioned Flown.com, 8D Audio (search on Youtube!) and resources for mental health: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/get-help Find me online Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership.  

This month is ADHD awareness month, and in this episode I share my own experiences and also some ways you can make your business more neurodivergent friendly, in particularly for those with Autism and ADHD.    Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership.  

Hey! Scared about sending a pitch? Here's one tweak that can spread the risk and make it less scary! Resources mentioned: Sally Farrant's pricing calculator: https://www.businessgrowthbynumbers.com/pricing-calculator-sign-up Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership.  

I'm trying something new this episode - a collaborative episode! Listen to find out how six freelancers met their latest client.  Thank you to all the lovely contributors!  Georgina from TOPA Debs from Complete VA Daire from Daire Paddy Bee from Bee Higgins Alexis from Bushnell Community Services Sioned from Mwydro  Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership.  

This one might be a bit controversial! A quick episode today about why I don't want you to be paralysed by finding the perfect niche for your business. Mentioned in this episode: The Finding Clients Bundle with Voxer Support: https://hello.dubsado.com/public/form/view/6319c97a5789bde1d876c61f The Finding Clients Bundle without support: https://freelancelifestyle.teachable.com/p/freelancepitching Come find me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/emmacossey Come join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/freelancelifestyle 

The podcast is back, and this time I'm chatting about how I use Voxer in my business, and how you could too! Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Elizabeth Goddard's Voxer course (Affiliate link) Come join us in free the Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership.  

On the podcast this week is Ruth Poundwhite, who is quietly ambitious — and proud of it! She is a certified coach, NLP practitioner and feminist marketer who supports highly sensitive humans to scale their businesses without sacrificing who they are. I think those of you who are introverted, quiet, highly sensitive or simply don't want to do business loudly will love this chat.  She's also just publisher a new book, Quietly Ambitious: How to Show Up in Your Online Business as a Sensitive and Heart-Led Introvert https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B3RQ77TH/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_gl_MZN4FY863PTMAD6WNTP7 Ruth's podcast 'Quietly Ambitious' https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ Ruth's Instagram: https://instagram.com/ruthpoundwhite?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Struggling to find time to find clients? Or not sure where to start? I've got tips for you! The Finding Clients course: https://freelancelifestyle.teachable.com/p/freelancepitching Instagram: http://instagram.com/emmacossey Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/freelancelifestyle

In this episode I chat about my recent ADHD diagnosis, and the one tip I've found useful (and you might too, whether you're neurodivergent or neurotypical!) Got ADHD? Go follow @jessejanderson! Want to join the Facebook group? https://www.facebook.com/groups/freelancelifestyle Chat on Instagram: www.instagram.com/emmacossey Grab some freelance tips on www.freelancelifestyle.co.uk

Mini rant from me this week on prices! Want to put the case forward for not sharing your prices?  Message me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/emmacossey Or come join us in the Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/freelancelifestyle Want help with your pricing? I highly recommend Sally Farrant - The Pricing Queen! https://www.businessgrowthbynumbers.com/

Do you have a range of services for different budgets? In this episode I talk through the different levels of services you should offer: Free Tasters Do It Yourself Do It With You Do It For You Want to know how you can make this work for you? Book a power hour! https://freelancelifestyle.co.uk/1-to-1-coaching-mentoring/ Or come join us in the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/freelancelifestyle Or find me on Instagram: Instagram.com/emmacossey 

In this week's podcast, I chat about what I want more and less of in 2022 - and I challenge you to do the same!  Join the FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/freelancelifestyle… Instagram: www.instagram.com/emmacossey All other bits: www.freelancelifestyle.co.uk