chris misterek

Host of The Self-Made Web Designer Podcast, Chris Misterek, joins Josh for a coaching session to get some advice on his challenges with building his brand, doing freelance and working a full-time job.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
04:45 - Coaching call kickoff
07:00 - Divided attention
09:16 - Practical & emotional work
12:13 - Weighing the options
14:41 - Courses
18:00 - Designing templates
19:55 - Being coopetition
23:45 - Evergreen courses
25:25 - A more advanced base
26:08 - Podcast benefit
27:43 - Cost direction
29:43 - Upwork
32:50 - Calculator time
35:44 - Being an affiliate
39:49 - Action plan

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Host of the Self-Made Web Designer Podcast Chris Misterek is back on the podcast to share his experience, tactics and tips for getting high paying clients purely online via UpWork!

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
03:43 - Greeting to Chris
07:33 - What Upwork is looking for
10:44 - How many projects to start
13:36 - Pitching your “Super Powers”
17:21 - Hearing voices
21:14 - There’s a hole in UpWork
25:19 - Networking is the same regardless
27:56 - Projects are not always low-ball
30:00 - Get ground level knowledge
34:45 - Catching fish
43:04 - Rules and benefits of the platform
46:44 - Feedback is worth it’s weight
49:44 - Appease the system you are using
56:44 - Takes a little grit
59:21 - Most impactful thing on a profile

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HIGHLIGHTS

02:32 Circumstances introduce Chris to web design and podcasting

07:48 Powering through obstacles and motivating yourself with your passion

13:41 Community and networking propels your side hustle unlike any other 

20:16 People should trust their capacity to reinvent themselves

25:37 Don't fear failure for it is a necessary part of success

28:21 Normalizing mental health has a positive ripple effect in all aspects of your life

36:51 How to use Upwork as your main sales platform 

QUOTES

08:55 "You need to figure out, what's the carrot that's going to keep you moving forward? For me, it was finding and saying yes to projects before I knew what I was doing."

15:32 "The thing that we tend to neglect is that community aspect. If anything, the community aspect is probably one of the biggest reasons why people make it as business owners, entrepreneurs, or side hustlers."

19:08 "Soft skills and hard skills are all something that should be learned and should be developed on an ongoing basis."

26:03 "Failure... it's not a normal part, it's a necessary part of success. You fail forward towards success. You don't win towards success. Failures will teach you more than any success that you have."

30:29  "The only way to get real lasting recovery is to make sure you're addressing some of those things that have happened in your life."

Learn more and connect with Chris Misterek in the links below.

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-misterek/
• Website - https://selfmadewebdesigner.com/
• Upwork for Web Designers - https://www.upworkfordwebesigners.com/

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Host of The Self Made Web Designer Podcast, Chris Misterek shares how he doubled his income with a web design side hustle and how that propelled him to go into web design full time.

In This Episode

03:58 - Greeting to Chris
05:32 - Variety of design
12:45 - Where to start
17:59 - Starting to teach
20:19 - Side hustle & job
27:46 - Have confidence
32:24 - The rate dance
37:44 - Portfolio bulking
41:58 - Undersell yourself
46:38 - Client searching
56:20 - Internal conflict
1:03:04 - Changing mindset
1:04:47 - Go for it

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/077

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