🔊 Audio product summaries

Together with Collective

Keep more of what you earn

Collective is the first all-in-one financial solution exclusively for solopreneurs. Members save an average of $10,000 a year by optimizing their taxes via an S Corp.*

Membership includes:

• LLC and S Corp formation

• Payroll

• Monthly bookkeeping

• Quarterly tax estimates

• Annual business tax filing

• Access to a team of experts

Enjoy peace of mind while maximizing your profits, and enjoy extra time to focus on growing your business.

Use code SPRINGFREE at checkout and get your first month free!

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_{*Based on the average 2022 tax savings of active Collective users with an S Corp tax election for the 2022 tax year}

Working With Clients

How to Respond to the Mid-Project Pivot Like a Pro

Every freelancer’s favorite thing:

The mid-project pivot.

There you are, cruising along on the project as agreed… when suddenly your client gets a brilliant new idea and wants to completely change directions 🙃

As frustrating as this can be, it comes with the territory.

So instead of panicking or getting upset…

Here’s what to do:

Develop a simple “re-scoping” template.

This should include:

- Specifics on what’s changing
- What’s staying the same
- Any new deliverables & deadlines
- Changes to the project budget
- And any risks

As always, speed is your friend.

The faster you can get this back over to your client, the better.

Because when you can clearly lay out how the project’s changing and what it’s going to cost them, it’s much harder for them to say no or expect you to fold in the additional work into your existing agreement.

Plus, in some cases, it may even force them to rethink the idea in the first place.

Making the Rounds

• Amazon rolls out short-form AI-powered audio product summaries

  
  

• Google launches new text-to-video AI tool called Flow
  

• What Sam Altman told OpenAI about the secret device he’s making with Jony Ive

  
  

• FTC v. Meta: The antitrust battle over WhatsApp and Instagram

  
  

• Google’s AI agents will bring you the web now
  
  

• The new Wise debit card is a dud

Working For Yourself

The Time Surfer’s Guide to Becoming More Productive

Want to be more productive at work?

Ditch the “9 to 5” mindset and optimize your schedule based on how your energy levels ebb and flow throughout the day.

Start by tracking when you feel most alive and creative. 

Maybe you're a morning genius who can write code like poetry before breakfast. 

Or perhaps your design skills peak when the rest of the world is having dinner.

What about when you’re feeling sluggish?

For us, this is typically afternoons. But regardless of when it hits for you, periods like these are perfect for email, invoicing, and admin work.

The key insight here isn't forcing yourself into someone else's schedule…

It's surfing your own energy waves. 

Keep a quick note of when you feel:

- "I could conquer the world right now!"

- "Meh, I can handle some spreadsheets."

- "Please don't make me think too hard."

Listen to your body, trust your instincts, and schedule accordingly. 

Your best work happens when you're in flow, not when the clock says it should.

AI Prompts For Freelancers

Prompt of the Week: The Income & Expense Tracker

This AI prompt is designed to help you create an income & expense tracker for your freelance business.

Here is the prompt:

Click here to see an example output

Sponsored by Besolo

Fireside Chat: Structuring Your Solo Business

Curious if you’re making the best structural decisions for your solopreneur business? Sit down with CEO Mark Jackson on Tuesday, May 27th for a candid discussion. We’ll cover LLCs, S Corps, taxes, and essential benefits—plus your questions answered live.

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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:

Try Descript for free

Bonus Points

💼 Careers: You can still negotiate a ‘best and final’ job offer (link)

🤝 Sales: 55 minutes of objection handling that will explode your sales in 2025 (link)

🎧 Work Beats: Gravity Doesn’t Work Here – Chillwave for Escaping Earth

 (link)