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Working With Clients

Understanding the #1 Secret to Client Success

Pop quiz:

What’s the #1 secret to client success?

[A] Working fast
[B] Being available 24/7
[C] Always saying ‘yes’
[D] Doing extra work for free

Answer:

None of the above.

Instead, the #1 secret is learning how to manage expectations.

It’s the bedrock that long-lasting relationships are built on.

So here are some tips to help you to do it better:

• Be transparent about the process

• Offer multiple options or strategies

• Set deadlines with wiggle room

• Overcommunicate

• Avoid getting carried away with too much excitement or enthusiasm 

And if a client is eager to pursue their own strategy instead of the one you’ve suggested…

Make the potential risks clear.

Explain that it’s your job as the expert to speak up.

Then establish clear criteria to determine whether the strategy is successful or not.

If it pans out, they’ll appreciate you pushing forward despite disagreeing.

And if it doesn’t, they’ll respect your judgment for being right.

Win-win.

Making the Rounds

• Salesforce chief predicts today's CEOs will be the last with all-human workforces
  
  

• Elon Musk and Sam Altman take to social media to fight over new Stargate project
  
  

• Trump grants TikTok 75 day extension on U.S. sell-off
  
  

• OpenAI may preview its agent tool for users on the $200 per month Pro plan
  
  

• ‘So immoral’: gig economy workers charged fee to get paid quicker
  
  

• Generative AI changes the value proposition of foreign remote workers

Working For Yourself

The Harsh Truth About AI Some Freelancers Won’t Admit

Let’s face it:

The topic of AI shows up a lot in the newsletter these days.

It’s quickly reshaping the entire freelance industry…

Bringing with it plenty of pros and cons.

Yet despite the flood of new tools and use cases for this transformative technology that have been unleashed since ChatGPT came out in 2022…

We know plenty of freelancers who still don’t engage much with AI.

Whether it’s because the learning curve is intimidating…

Or because they’re clinging to the notion that what they do can never be replaced.

Either way, we feel compelled to share a harsh truth:

Becoming AI literate is no longer optional if you want to build a successful freelance business in 2025 and beyond.

As today’s leading story reveals, AI agents will soon enter the workforce.

These aren’t just chatbots who can answer trivia questions…

These are autonomous agents who can pursue an objective without direct oversight from a human…

Which will fundamentally shift the calculation every business owner makes before hiring a freelancer.

In our view, it’s a classic case of:

“If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.”

Now, if you’ve already carved out a position for yourself in the market as a premium service provider…

You may be able to escape the AI revolution relatively unscathed.

But if you’re a newer freelancer…

The only way you’ll be able to compete is by integrating the plethora of AI tools out there into your workflows.

Whether it’s for ideation, planning, creation, productivity, or something else.

The game has changed…

And the gap is about to widen between those who’ve harnessed AI and those who have not.

Don’t get left behind.

AI Prompts For Freelancers

Prompt of the Week: The Polite Decline

This AI prompt is designed to help you politely turn down a freelance project that isn’t a good fit.

Here is the prompt:

Click here to see an example output

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Tool of the Week

Now You Can Edit Videos Like a Google Doc With Descript

It’s official:

Video is taking over the internet.

But what if your video editing skills are about as good as your under basketweaving skills?

How are you supposed to capitalize on this massive shift in content consumption?

The answer:

With Descript.

It’s an AI-powered video editor that lets you modify both audio and video by editing text — as if your video was Google doc.

Plus you can add captions, B-roll, GIFs, and more to your videos with just a few clicks.

We’ve been playing around with it lately, and have been impressed with how easy it is to work with.

Especially for someone with no video skills.

So if you’re looking for a beginner-friendly way to do more with video…

Check it out below:

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Bonus Points

💼 Careers: Fake job postings are becoming a real problem (link)

🤖 AI: Google’s Gemini is already winning the next-gen assistant wars (link)

🎧 Work Beats: B A D L A N D S - A Synthwave Mix for Galactic Explorers - INEXED (link)