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MenuRachel Presser Biz and life coach to game devs and creatives.
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RP$4.17/min per minute(17)LEVEL UP Your Indie Game Dev Business!Rachel Presser • Los Angeles, CACreated 9 years ago in Business / Getting StartedGoing indie is tough, you need to wear both business and creative hats when starting your own studio and sometimes the whole "have a job while you do this" path doesn't work out. I was in the same boat as you, and want to help. I broke Playcrafting's 2014 sales records with my Basics of Business For Indie Developers course, which is a comprehensive workshop in business formation and development tailored just for indie developers. Hundreds of my attendees have successfully formed studios, made the games they want to make, and found work-life balance because of my class and individualized consultations. You CAN make your passion pay and not give up your vision! I will help you decide on an entity, set your goals and priorities, find income streams and funding sources that suit your lifestyle and needs, establish pricing/monetization, and put together a road map that will get you from where you are now to where you'd like to be as a game developer. This isn't just a business strategy-- it's a strategy for how you'll fit game development into your life.Rachel Presser Los Angeles, CA(17)
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RP$4.17/min per minute(17)Do You Need Help CRUSHING IT at Freelancing?Rachel Presser • Los Angeles, CACreated 8 years agoGoing freelance can be an exciting but scary prospect. Are you new to freelancing and find that you're not exactly hitting the ground running? Or have you been trying to build up a freelance career yet you're having a hard time getting paid what you're worth, if you're getting any leads at all? Frustrated with the whole "feast or famine" conundrum that seems to comprise the freelance life, getting fed up with looking for work when you'd just love to have it come to you? I can help you build the freelance career that you want so you can live your life on your own terms! Originally structured for game developers, my "Level Up Your Freelance Game Dev Career" classes and series of talks have taken off and I have structured both my freelance career coaching and e-courses in progress to fit any career type. Speaking from personal experience going from starving indie developer to a professional hustler earning a comfortable living, I have been trusted in the game development community to teach classes and give talks on how to build a successful freelance career. If you've noticed the variety of tags on this page, this is because there are several facets to attacking the roots of problems most new freelancers tend to face. Branding and positioning are a major component in getting paid what you're worth, and if you schedule a call with me I can tell you the secrets to avoiding deadbeat clients and getting out of that vicious cycle of constantly looking for work. Whether you've got just one burning question or need to block off a lot of time-- I can help you level up your freelance game.Rachel Presser Los Angeles, CA(17)
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RP$4.17/min per minute(17)Get Paid More to WRITE From Home!Rachel Presser • Los Angeles, CACreated 8 years ago in Industries / OtherAre you tired of seeing nothing but crappy content mills who want to pay you pennies, and people asking you to write full-length articles "for exposure"? You can make a living as a writer online and without having to resort to settling for $50 to write someone's ebook on one of those horrendous job-bidding sites. The content marketing world is a place where you can find a happy niche making money at home and it's going to keep growing. You can make far, far more than those crappy content mills and never have to look on dens of savagery I shall not name. I will show you how you can easily make $1,000/month or more in the freelance writing world without super long tutorials or BS. If you have strong writing skills, they can be making you money anywhere in the world that you please, far from a miserable office setting. If you have an entrepreneurial vision but don't have a parent, spouse, or venture capitalist supporting you, freelance writing is a fantastic way to pay your bills while you focus on your greater goals. Set up a call with me and I'll show you how I went from being grateful I made $250/day at my old part-time job to obliterating that sum in far less time by taking on writing work! (And all without putting on pants.)Rachel Presser Los Angeles, CA(17)
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Rachel did such a great job answering all of my questions about how to navigate international tax laws, giving me many tips on how to avoid unexpected headaches. My accountant did not have this specific experience, so it's very reassuring to talk to someone who has not only done it but can skillfully communicate how things work in layman's terms. I am so glad I came across Rachel's work through her talk at a game event and would recommend to any indie game devs working internationally.
Source: Clarity Karen Stritzinger Jul 17, 2024Rachel was able to answer all of our questions regarding company financing and tax laws. She also provided information beyond the questions to give us a more complete picture of how we should handle our finances going forward.
Source: Clarity MATTHEW A ZAHM Apr 25, 2022Rachel was very insightful, helpful, and supportive on what I need to do, and gave a wealth of experienced advice. I will definitely be looking to her for help when I am in a business bind!
Source: Clarity Jeremy Reece Mar 13, 2022I went into the call hoping for clarification on a development path for an upcoming project and I came away from the call with SO MUCH more than I hoped for. Rachel clearly understands the game development business and has a wealth of information to share. My call saved me hours of time and should shorten our development time!
Source: Clarity Sue Cline Sep 7, 2021Rachel was very helpful in discussing my situation and how to best approach it. Would highly recommend!
Source: Clarity Daniel DiIorio Feb 23, 2021I highly recommend Rachel. She has extensive experience in the indie development scene, business, branding and tax advisement and it showed in the call. I gained much needed clarity about the next steps with pitching to investors and growing a rock star team.
Source: Clarity Alexander Yurchenko Sep 24, 2020Rachel is simultaneously extremely personable and knowledgable about everything I asked. I came in with 0 understanding of what to do what I wanted to and left with a really solid plan and explicit, actionable information about how to do what I'm looking to with a games business. Cannot recommend her enough for getting started with a small operation in the games industry!
Source: Clarity James Vaughan Jun 28, 2019Rachel pointed me into the right direction and helped me navigate through some tax questions. Very friendly conversation!
Source: Clarity Daniel Huynh Jul 7, 2018Rachel is very welcoming and inviting. She was very thorough with her answers, touching on my main topic and also giving prime examples from her personal perspective as well as general examples. She also gave some useful suggestions, resources about keeping track with our finances as a startup company. All my questions were answered. By the end of the call I had a clear understanding of how to move forward with my company's Capital Contributions & Distributions. I would definitely use her again.
Source: Clarity Tamaru Aultman Mar 11, 2018the startups.com platform
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