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Freelance Coach · Est. 2010
Brandon Hale
Freelance Coach
24 YEARS IN
A free 20-min call

Great work
deserves
great pay.

A real, 20-minute conversation with a coach who's been freelancing 24 years. No pitch, no funnel. Just an honest read on what's keeping your income stuck — and two or three things you can try this week.

24
Years
freelancing
400+
Freelancers
coached
2.4×
Average
income lift
$0
Cost of
the call
01 — The diagnosis

5 things quietly costing you.

Not character flaws. Reasonable instincts that happen to keep your income stuck. The one that makes your eye twitch is probably the one costing you the most.

MISTAKE 01 01

Charging by the hour.

MISTAKE 02 02

One big client.

MISTAKE 03 03

Selling skills, not problems.

MISTAKE 04 04

Apologizing into raises.

MISTAKE 05 05

Busy business.

THE FIX

A plan that actually works.

Fix two of them and your income moves. Fix all five and everything changes.

Let's figure out which ones 20-MIN AUDIT CALL · FREE
02 — Run the numbers

The income maximizer.

Punch in your numbers. Get an instant, honest read on your game plan.

Income Maximizer
Live · Private · Nothing saved
01  Last year's income From freelancing
$
02  Target for this year What you want
$
03  Hours per week Working, not admin
35HRS
04  Projects per month Billable, closed
4PROJ

Pop in your income and your target to see your game plan.

03 — Not ready to call?

Grab the playbook first.

10 tips I wish I'd known at year one. The hard-earned playbook that would've saved me a decade of the same mistake, over and over. Free PDF, straight to your inbox.

One email · One PDF · No spam, promise

Free Playbook · PDF
10
tips I wish I'd known at year one
04 — Meet Brandon

24 years freelancing. Every lesson, earned.

Former law grad who skipped the firm track and learned to code the internet when it was still loading at 56k. Built a freelance business through the dot-com boom, two recessions, and now AI.

Now I help other freelancers skip the decade I wasted being underpaid and overbooked. Honest advice, no hype. Because your work is worth more than you're charging for it.

  • 400+ freelancers coached — designers, devs, writers, strategists, photographers, specialists of all kinds.
  • Multi six-figure freelance business — built slow, built honest, built to last.
  • Guitar in the worship band. Recipes with family. Still chasing a Masters ticket.
05 — Let's talk

20 minutes. Zero pitch.

A real, honest read on what's keeping your income stuck — and two or three specific things you can try this week. That's the whole meeting.

Pick your time 20 MIN · ZOOM · FREE
01 — Honest
I'll tell you what I actually think — even if it's not what you want to hear.
02 — Specific
Not generic advice. Two or three moves that fit your actual situation.
03 — No pitch
If we're a fit to work together, I'll mention it. If not, you still leave with a plan.
04 — Your time
Mornings, afternoons, evenings — slots open across the week.
06 — Quick questions

Answered straight.

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart. That's the job — and you deserve to be paid what the work is worth.

— A closing thought