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Jim Hamilton
December 20, 2024
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Happy Friday! This is the Freelance Gig, where we share news, tools, tips, and tricks to help grow your freelance business.
Today will be the last edition of 2024. Thanks for sticking with us! See you in 2025 💪
Mentioned in today’s email: ChatGPT, Forbes, Google, Perplexity, Bluesky, TikTok, and LinkedIn. Plus how to crush it as a freelancer in 2025, and 7 questions to ask in your annual review.
Read time: 2 minutes and 40 seconds
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Working With Clients
How to Crush it as a Freelancer in 2025
Things change fast in the world of freelancing.
And if you want to crush it in 2025, then it’s time to update your strategies & tactics.
Because what works can go stale faster than eggnog left out at Christmas dinner.
Luckily, our friends at Upwork have put together a comprehensive (and surprisingly good) guide to help you succeed as a freelancer in 2025.
Tap here to check it out:
Making the Rounds
Want to talk to AI? Just dial 1-800-ChatGPT
Forbes is cutting ties with freelance writers, citing Google spam policies
Perplexity acquires Carbon to connect AI search to your work files
Bluesky is getting link click metrics
U.S. Supreme Court will hear TikTok’s appeal over sell-off bill
LinkedIn tests new, larger video display in-stream
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Working For Yourself
7 Questions to Ask in Your Annual Review
Forget New Year’s resolutions.
If you want to make 2025 a smashing success…
Conduct an annual review instead.
Extracting all the valuable lessons & takeaways from your efforts over the past year is the best way to make sure you don’t repeat any of the same mistakes next year.
Here are 7 questions to ask yourself:
1) What was my #1 priority this year?
2) What were my secondary priorities this year?
3) Did my actions reflect that? If no, why not?
4) What learning lessons & corrections came from this year?
5) What activities filled me with energy?
6) What activities drained my energy?
7) What wins did I have this year?
Whether you complete this on the computer or with pen & paper…
Keep it somewhere safe so you can review it again at the end of next year.
AI Prompts For Freelancers
Prompt of the Week: Onboarding Email
This AI prompt is designed to help you create a fill-in-the-blanks onboarding email template.
Here is the prompt:
Create a fill-in-the-blanks onboarding email template for a freelance [TYPE OF SERVICE]. The template should include placeholders for the client's name, type of service, project overview, goals and objectives as discussed during the sales process, primary contact information, critical deadlines, preferred communication methods, and update frequency. It should start with a welcoming message, request the necessary information for project initiation, provide a brief description of the next steps, and conclude with a sign-off from the freelancer including their name, title, contact information, and website if applicable. The tone should be casual and conversational, not hype-y.
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Tool of the Week
Planning to Start a New Side Hustle in 2025? Use Looka To Design a Killer Logo
When it comes to starting a new business…
You should absolutely spend more time validating your offer & signing clients than designing your logo.
But now thanks to Looka, you can generate hundreds of beautiful logo designs in just a few clicks.
Even if you’re not a designer.
So there’s no excuse not to launch with a logo you love.
In fact, we recently used it to generate a logo for a new business and were blown away by the results.
If you’re planning to start a new side hustle in 2025…
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