{"podcast":{"title":"JFDI — The Show for Freelance Social Media Managers","slug":"jfdi-the-show-for-freelance-social-media-managers-4361679","podcast_index_feed_id":4361679,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/jfdi/","website_url":"https://thetwolauras.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/2c0ffc84-b286-43fd-beed-f820aee7eb87/pmVQYK92k-hN3ZZn0P2wfYXS.jpg","author":"The Two Lauras","episode_count":207,"summary":"You built a business doing social media for clients. The goal was freedom, good money, and work you actually enjoy. What you got was six clients paying £400 a month, a laptop that never fully closes, and the creeping suspicion that everyone else has figured something out that you haven't. That's exactly why JFDI exists. Every week, The Two Lauras — Laura Moore and Laura Davis — give freelance social media managers the honest, practical advice that actually moves the needle. How to charge more without losing the clients you've got. How to stop working evenings for people who treat your invoice like a suggestion. How to use AI to work smarter without it eating your soul. How to build a freelance social media business that pays you properly and doesn't make you want to dust off your old CV. We've got nearly 30 years of marketing experience between us, and we've been building successful freelance social media businesses long enough to have seen every trend, algorithm change, and industry shake-up coming. We know what works, we know what's nonsense, and we're not shy about telling you which is which. JFDI stands for Just F***ing Do It. And that's the energy here. New episodes every wee…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T10:17:59.965204+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jfdi-the-show-for-freelance-social-media-managers-4361679"},"episode":{"title":"185: Tired of Chasing Clients for Money? Do These Three Things to Get Paid on Time","slug":"185-tired-of-chasing-clients-for-money-do-these-three-things-to-get-paid-on-time","published_at":"2026-04-28T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jfdi-the-show-for-freelance-social-media-managers-4361679/185-tired-of-chasing-clients-for-money-do-these-three-things-to-get-paid-on-time","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jfdi-the-show-for-freelance-social-media-managers-4361679","url":"https://thetwolauras.com/podcast/185-tired-of-chasing-clients-for-money-do-these-three-things-to-get-paid-on-time","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c8f16740-c4ff-4d5f-86f3-f383e67ead23.mp3","summary":"You've done the work, sent the invoice... and now you're waiting. And waiting. Is chasing clients for money just part of being freelance, or are you missing a system that would sort this out for good? In this episode, Laura Davis shares the three essential systems every freelance social media manager needs to get paid on time (plus a bonus tip that takes all the awkwardness out of chasing payments). In this episode, we're chatting about: Why you need to charge in advance and how to handle clients with 60 or 90-day payment terms Why invoicing late is secretly giving clients permission to pay you late How automating reminders (and late payment fees) takes the emotion out of asking for what you're owed Join the membership The membership is where freelance social media managers learn to build flexible, profitable offers and expert systems. You get monthly expert training, coaching from us, a community of hundreds of SMMs, and full access to our Hubsy software to manage your invoicing, social media and email marketing, create websites, sales pages and more all in one place. Less than £3 a day for annual members. Check out all the details to join here. Connect with us If this episode has resonated or inspired you, take a screenshot and tag us in your stories @thetwolauras! We would love to continue the conversation with you, so come and chat with us on your preferred platform by searching for @thetwolauras.","meta_description":"You've done the work, sent the invoice... and now you're waiting. And waiting. Is chasing clients for money just part of being freelance, or are you missi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1016,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jfdi-the-show-for-freelance-social-media-managers-4361679/episodes/185-tired-of-chasing-clients-for-money-do-these-three-things-to-get-paid-on-time/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jfdi-the-show-for-freelance-social-media-managers-4361679/185-tired-of-chasing-clients-for-money-do-these-three-things-to-get-paid-on-time.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}