Episodes
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Have you heard of in-app scheduling and meta business suites?
We share our experience with them and how you can adopt this to start automating your posts!
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In today's AI age, we're bound to work closely with them but how?
Tune in as we dive into helping you ease with invoicing and billing.
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Pick that social media platform you're comfortable with and dive into this episode to know more about helping you promote your work.
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See you there!
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In this TFA Fundamental series, we share about the importance of building a website and why every freelancer should have a website.
Dive into this episode to know how you can showcase your skills and portfolio.
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Everyone has their own unique style and personality. That's why we each have our own personal brand. It doesn't matter if you know it or take it to your advantage!A personal brand is essential as a freelancer as it sets you apart from your other freelancer counterparts.Check us out on our other platforms HERE!
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AJ jump straight into freelancing after graduation while Renee left her comfortable corporate life. What do they have in common? Passion and drive. Listen to our personal freelance journey, fresh out of school and 11 years in a corporate setting. Despite the very different starting points, it is very possible to become a freelancer. Have a listen and may our story inspires you on your journey too!
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Today we'll be talking more about what is the importance of registering your business. So the main topic is to register or not to register? That is the question. I think we get this question a lot from our members or from online on our Instagram or even sometimes they email us. If you're in the french about registering your business here in Singapore or elsewhere. Tune in to this episode to gain some insights from our experience and our take on registering your freelance business.
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Welcome to Episode 1 of TFA x Glance.sg podcast! Come join our podcast as we touch on our personal stories and experiences as we entered the local freelancing world, our joys and woes of freelancing as a side hustle, and meaningful life lessons learned that powerfully impacted our daily lives! What does it take to be a freelancer, and what does it take to face the challenges of being a freelancer in Singapore? Everyone has what it takes to be a freelancer in Singapore, but do you have the drive that will bring you to success?
TFA is a local organization for freelancers in Singapore! They're all about elevating your profession by building a safe and sharing community with, and for freelancers; first locally then regionally.
Glance is your one-stop freelancing platform that aims to elevate the Singaporean Freelancing Dream through a close-knit and supportive community while providing a plethora of opportunities and other resources for freelancers to start and or grow.
In this episode, AJ, a graduate who took the unconventional Singaporean path and dived right into freelancing, talks about the start of her freelancing journey.
Renee who is a freelancers also shares how working 7 years in the corporate world made her want to branch out and be her own boss, and how she made that leap.
Dylan, the Founder and CEO of Glance.sg then shares about how he struggled with building credibility due to the lack of a stable platform to build connections with, therefore birthing the idea of glance.sg!
Together, they have chosen to share their stories in hopes that it is insightful and familiar to you! Have a similar experience to share or any suggestions on topics for future episodes of this podcast? Do feel free to drop a comment, we'd love to take in your suggestions!
Stay tuned to learn more about freelancing in Singapore and how we can help you achieve your dreams of being your own boss!
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Hello there! In today's episode, we will be talking about repurposing your content. We understand that creating content already takes up quite a bit of time. So as freelancers, we need to manage our content well and how we do it is by repurposing it into different mediums and platforms.
Know how you can repurpose the same content into different mediums such as video to fit the different social media platforms. Tune in as we will go in depth about short form and long form content!
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Hello there! In this episode, we share about finding your business besties or buddies together with ours on Clubhouse.
It was our first session together on Clubhouse sharing our thoughts and experiences on our journey in finding each other. Definitely some eye opening insights that haven’t been shared in the group before and some golden nuggets not to be missed!
Listen to the full episode on our Spotify channel.
Do join us every Friday for our LIVE session and get a chance to interact and ask us questions!
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In today’s #TFATalkshow, join Gus Liu, founder of EAT Launchpad as he shares his experience from a corporate job to entrepreneur. If you must take away from this episode is his resilience as an entrepreneur.
You can check out our Youtube channel, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn & Telegram @ The Freelancers Academy
And this wraps up our Season 2 of TFA Talkshow. We will come back with season 3 next year Jan 2021. Let us know who should we interview in our Season 3. -
As a freelancer, you can’t afford to miss out on what LinkedIn has to offer.
LinkedIn is a social media platform where the people who hire you are there and searching. It is great for researching companies who might want to hire you too!
In today's episode on #TFATalkshow, Nas Rahim, Account Manager at LinkedIn shares with us the benefits freelancers can gain when they create a LinkedIn profile. She also shares how we can optimize our LinkedIn profile.If you like this episode do subscribe to our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WSYYutbRMAbhVkvyaydfQ
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As freelancers, we are always working round the clock whether on site or in front of the computer. We are so into our work that sometimes we start having teary or twitching eyes because our eyes are too tired working on screen.
Do you know that we need visual breaks to rest our eyes? This is because our eyes are not made for the screen.
In today’s #TFATalkshow, Ken Tong, founder of eyesight.sg, shares with us how we can take visual breaks while doing our work and debunked some myths.
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𝙌𝙪𝙤𝙩𝙚 “𝙏𝙁𝘼” 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚-𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.𝙨𝙜 -
Being a Freelancer there's a lot of things that we may not like but have to do...
And one of them is having a CONTRACT!
Be it for yourself or from your client its always important to know what you're agreeing to & what you're signing on. This would definitely help if there's disputes along way (of course, as much as we would always want smooth sailing) Sometimes these kind of things may hinder our journey as a freelancer.
In today’s #TFATalkshow, Siew Ann from lancerX shares with us why freelancers should have contracts & the tips in ensuring a good contract to safe guard both yourselves as well as your clients.
"The discussion in this episode is for general information only and does not constitute legal advice. If you require legal advice, please consult a lawyer."
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The music industry is known to us to be about fame & fortune. Good looks, catchy tunes & probably a huge fan base behind you.
But did you know all of those won't be possible without the marketing & business team? The people behind the scene pushing the artists to where they are today is more than just music itself!
In today’s #TFATalkshow, Stefan Lim shares with us why freelancers should not only focus on their craft but also learn how to market themselves.
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You would think that there was a standard outfit you could wear regardless of who you were meeting up with. Evenn though you have your own freelance business, you need to think well about your outfit, each and every time you meet up your clients.
In today’s #TFATalkshow, Marion Solon from 🇵🇭 shares with us why freelancers should dress up and tips on how to dress up.
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Writing is intimidating to a lot of people, particularly those who don’t write for a living or on a regular basis. The good news is that writing doesn’t have to be painful, and almost anybody can improve their writing skills with a little discipline and a willingness to learn.
In today’s episode on #TFATalkshow, Nursheila & Zafirah from Akar Print share tips on how can one write better for their business.
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When you are first starting out as a freelancer, it can feel difficult to genuinely build strong relationships with clients, and it can feel like you’re bouncing from one-off job to one-off job for months.
In today's episode on #TFATalkshow, Rahul shares tips to build long terms relationships with clients. He also shares what makes a good first impression when you go for networking session.
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Freelancers spend lengths of hours staring at their screens while rushing to meet a deadline. With all this hectic work going on all the time, there is no scope for physical activity and fitness as a freelancer, and, in-time, symptoms of deteriorating health can arise.
In today's episode on #TFATalkshow, Herna shares with us some simple tips like walking, coupled with a healthy diet can do wonders for your health and your energy levels. This will help you not only become a healthier person, but also an efficient freelancer.
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Creating content is a MUST if you own a business. But in an increasingly digitized world where attention is a prized asset, you don’t just create content for the sake of it. You need GREAT content to rise above the noise.
In today’s #TFATalkshow episode, Manisha from Mini Marketing Hacks shares with us how can content marketing leads to your brand positioning and some of the best practices when creating content.
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