#222 Self-Management Strategies for Freelance Marketing Service Providers

#222 Self-Management Strategies for Freelance Marketing Service Providers

Author: Emily Reagan | Digital Marketing Mentor, Speaker September 24, 2024 Duration: 33:56

UDMA School Open House: You're invited to a LIVE Open House for the Unicorn Digital Marketing Assistant School on October 8th at 12 PM est. This is your opportunity to explore everything my job training program has to offer. Join me for a Q&A, get a detailed course walkthrough to explore the comprehensive materials and program structure, and hear from past students. Come find out if UDMA School is your right next step!

Ever feel like you're dropping the ball when it comes to managing your own business and client work? Transitioning from a structured 9-to-5 job to self-employment brings unique challenges—especially when it comes to self-management. 

In this episode, I’m getting real about how hard it is to manage yourself when there's no one telling you what to do, and how this crucial skill impacts everything from your communication to your ability to meet deadlines. Without a clear HR department guiding your daily tasks, you're left to figure out how to prioritize, meet deadlines, and maintain both your business and your client relationships.

Listen in to learn more about

  • Balancing Life and Business: How to navigate through personal crises and stressful seasons while staying on top of work.
  • Client Expectations vs. Reality: Hear about my own challenges with a client and how guilt and lack of prioritization can set you back.
  • Juggling Multiple Roles: Managing both your business and your clients' businesses—and why it can feel overwhelming at times.
  • Insights from a recent Workgroup training with Dallas Travers on how to handle scope creep, micromanagement, and boundary-setting with clients.

Tune in to hear how self-management plays an important role in both your success and sanity as a business owner and how you can start to get a handle on it, even when life feels chaotic. 

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Links mentioned in the Show:

  • Episode 219: Virtual Assistant Boundaries: Saying NO 
  • Episode 215: Releasing Regrets and Managing Stress as a Marketing Service Provider with Victoria Muir-Burcea
  • Episodes 170-173: Mindset Series with Tracy Litt, MaryAnn Gramig, and Celi Arias


Connect with Emily:



3 ways we can work together: 

  1. Get on the waitlist for the Live Unicorn Digital Marketing Assistant School. My signature course on digital marketing implementation will give you the confidence and teach you HOW to do the work that’s in demand and highly marketable. This is the secret weapon to getting booked out. Or get started now with the Self-Study version of UDMA School here.
  2. Got the skills but need help getting your digital marketing services business to take off? I’ve got an advanced tight-knit referral and networking community that can help and I would love for you to apply here for the Digital Marketing Workgroup. You’ll get the latest updates and trainings, networking opps and job leads from online business owners who are looking to hire digital marketing implementers and assistants.
  3. Looking for a fast way to get your foot in the door with up-to-date skills? Take my 2-hour Quickstart to Facebook Community Management workshop and learn how to help online business owners like course creators and membership site owners manage and engage their community

  

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Emily Reagan brings her experience as a digital marketing mentor and speaker directly into your headphones with The Marketing Freelancer: Unicorns Unite. This isn't about vague inspiration; it's a practical dialogue for those navigating the specific challenges of running a solo marketing business. Each episode digs into the real work of positioning your services, attracting clients who value your expertise, and establishing pricing that reflects the true impact of your work. You'll hear conversations focused on moving beyond the feast-or-famine cycle to create a sustainable, profitable practice. Emily operates from the belief that every skilled freelancer possesses a unique set of talents-their "unicorn" qualities-that form the foundation of a standout business. The discussions in this podcast are designed to help you identify and leverage those strengths with confidence. Whether the topic is refining a niche, improving client conversations, or streamlining operations, the aim is actionable insight. Tuning in means joining a community focused on elevating the craft of freelance marketing, not just as a side hustle, but as a primary, rewarding career. If you're building a business in marketing, entrepreneurship, or creative services, this series offers a direct line to strategies and mindsets that can help shape your path forward.
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