Joel Smith
Let’s start with your name…
Joel Smith
Q2 What do you do as a freelancer?
Digital marketing! Everything from social media management, social media advertising, website development, email marketing, graphic design, video production, copywriting, strategy and more.
Q3 How long have you been doing it for?
Five years
Q4 What inspired you to become a freelancer?
Having worked as a freelancer in the UK for two years and reaping all the rewards, I thought why not make it work for myself back home in Australia.
Q5 What do you think the benefits of being a freelancer are?
Flexible ways of working – hours, location, clients Getting paid your worth Upskilling – business skills, finance skills etc.
Q6 What are the biggest challenges you think freelancers face at the moment?
Knowing their value Isolation/Social Interaction Always having to think about the next thing i.e. client/project
Q7 What do you think is the best resource you have found to use as a freelancer?
Facebook Groups LinkedIn
Q8 What one piece of advice would you give to other/aspiring freelancers?
Just do it! If you want something enough, you’ll find a way to get it.
Q9 What is your favourite project you have ever worked on?
Laver Cup – took me to Prague, Chicago, Geneva and London.
