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Brennan Dunn
Laura Elizabeth
Brennan Dunn, Zach Swinehart, & Laura Elizabeth Co-Owners, DoubleYourFreelancing.com

Latest Episodes:

Episode 153: How Virginie is Scaling From Solo Freelancer To 100 Active Clients

Zach talks to one of his students, Virginie, who went from relying on word of mouth referrals → to signing 10 new clients in the past few months. You’ll get…

Episode 152: How Freelancers Can Fix the “Forced-Hire” Scaling Mistake

In this episode, Zach breaks down how to escape the “panic hire” cycle by building a simple hiring funnel you can use before you hit capacity. This includes evaluating candidates…

Episode 151: How To Price Your Freelance Services in 2025

In this episode Zach breaks down a real-life pricing mistake and shows how a simple shift in positioning can lead to higher fees without changing the service offering. If you’ve…

Episode 150: How Calista Solved The “Waiting For Referrals” Problem (As a New Freelancer!)

In this episode, Zach talks to Calista from nimblecrafted.com about how she went from relying on low-paying referrals to building a confident, repeatable system for landing freelance clients. Over the…

Episode 149: How Devs Can Escape Commoditization in an AI Vibe Coder’s World

In this episode, Zach dives into how developers can escape commoditized pricing by aligning their skills with high-value business problems. Learn how positioning your expertise around solving specific problems can…

Episode 148: How To Get Paid For Project Discovery, with Laura Elizabeth

In this episode, Zach talks to Laura Elizabeth, co-owner of Double Your Freelancing and creator of Project Pack. Laura is talking about how she does “paid roadmapping” for her clients, often…

Episode 147: “I can’t get past €10k/month Freelancing…” — Solving $100k→$200k/yr Bottlenecks, With Delia Monk

In this episode, Zach talks with copywriter Delia Monk about some of the “bottlenecks” she’s been running into as she tries to scale from a low-six-figure soloist to a small…

Episode 146: How To Use “Runway Reduction Anchoring” To Charge More

In this episode, Zach talks about a sneaky positioning technique freelancers can use to instantly charge more. 👉 Learn how to raise your rates and work with better clients in…

Episode 145: Mastering Your Freelance Offers: A Guide to Creating High-Impact Freelance Services

In this episode, Zach dives into the key elements of crafting irresistible freelance service offerings that drive high-value outcomes. Discover how to structure your service offerings to emphasize measurable ROI,…

Episode 144: How To Get to $200K/Yr With Automated, Value-First Outreach at Scale

In this episode, I share the strategy of Automated, Value-First Outreach at Scale and how it can help freelancers reach $200K/year. Discover how you can balance the scalability of automated…

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