{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 43: Joey Korenman","description":"Joey Korenman is the founder of School of Motion and author of The Freelance Manifesto. During the episode, we talk about why and how he started School of Motion, a few tips from The Freelance Manifesto and his love for teaching, his kids and a short commute. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Links: The Freelance Manifesto http:\/\/www.freelance.how\/ School of Motion: https:\/\/www.schoolofmotion.com\/ Toil: http:\/\/toilboston.com Twitter: twitter.com\/SchoolOfMotion &amp;nbsp; Highlights: - Freelance.how - Story behind his new book - Two parts: Why you should freelance &amp;amp; recipe for getting clients - How he got his start in motion - Opened a motion design studio: Toil - Doing awesome work, but depressed - Didn't like going into work every day - Felt like there was a lack of purpose - So he created School of Motion - Wrong Mountain Syndrome - The Perfect Day Exercise - Tired of trading my time for money - The beauty of releasing products &amp;amp; passive income - Started teaching at a college: Ringling College of Art and Design - School of Motion started - 30 days of After Effects - Business coach helped launch it - Ask people to buy the course before making the course - Webinar about what is now Animation Bootcamp -100 spots filled up - It sold out in ten minutes - Wired to always be chasing more - But it's not sustainable - Design something that can be run without Joey - Finding balance while still working hard - The art of teaching - Motivators : money and doing cool stuff - Doing work you are proud of not just the work you can get - Core of the book: it's not about money it's about time - 93% of the work Buck does doesn't go on their website - You should intentionally do work you don't want to do because it will pay you better - How to go freelance - Before you ever ask someone to hire you, they have to know you and like you - Reliability trumps talent any day - Identify companies who might need motion design - LinkedIn can be your best friend - sign up for one month of &quot;recruiter&quot; allows for advanced feature - Trigger words to get people to open up an email -- remember people need to open it - First\/most important tip: Never ask for work in the first email - Freelancing myth - Myth - Full-time jobs are secure - In theory, people can find more security as a freelancer - Dream Client: Learning and translating animation into new formats - Favorite Animated Film: The Incredibles - What does your family think you do: Teaching people how to make Disney movies - Animalator: Octopus &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Animalators","author_url":"http:\/\/animalators.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5495825\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/5495825"}