{"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":"191: Are You Charging Enough? Early Insights From The State Of Freelance Social Media Management Survey","slug":"191-are-you-charging-enough-early-insights-from-the-state-of-freelance-social-media-management-survey","published_at":"2026-06-09T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jfdi-the-show-for-freelance-social-media-managers-4361679/191-are-you-charging-enough-early-insights-from-the-state-of-freelance-social-media-management-survey","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jfdi-the-show-for-freelance-social-media-managers-4361679","url":"https://thetwolauras.com/podcast/191-are-you-charging-enough-early-insights-from-the-state-of-freelance-social-media-management-survey","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/89acf097-5de3-4671-aae1-f7c5e32bd791.mp3","summary":"We've been running the biggest survey of its kind in the freelance social media management world, and the early results are already throwing up some uncomfortable questions about what we're charging, what we're offering, and what AI is actually doing to our businesses. This is a first look at the data so far, the trends that are already obvious, and the things every freelance social media manager needs to be thinking about before the full report drops. Hit play to hear → The platform that most social media managers offer, according to early data, is the least profitable. → What freelance social media managers are actually doing about raising their prices right now → Some early insights on how social media managers are using AI and how it's affecting their pricing → What social media managers know AI can't do instead of them Take the State of Freelance Social Media Management 2026 survey 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! 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