🤯 Chaos at OpenAI
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Happy Black Friday! This is the Freelance Gig, where we share news, tools, tips, and tricks to help grow your freelance business.
Welcome to the 246 new subscribers who’ve joined us since the last issue.
Mentioned in today’s email: OpenAI, X, TikTok, YouTube, Bard, and Peru. Plus how to offer discounts without cheapening your services, and how to guarantee consistent progress in any area of life with the ABC goal system.
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Making the Rounds
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Sam Altman returns to OpenAI in a bizarre reversal of fortunes
Advertiser exodus expected to deeply impact X ad revenue, analysis indicates
Americans are flocking to TikTok for news
YouTube steps up its fight against ad blockers with load delays
Google’s Bard AI chatbot can now answer questions about YouTube videos
Peru paves the way for digital nomads with visa offering
Working With Clients
How to Offer Discounts Without Cheapening Your Services
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Holidays are great times to offer discounts.
But you have to be careful…
Because you also run the risk of cheapening your services in the eyes of your prospects in customers.
So if you want to learn how to use discounts to drive sales the right way…
Then check out this article from our friend at Millo:
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Working For Yourself
How to Guarantee Consistent Progress In Any Area of Life With the ABC Goal System
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Goal setting can be a catch-22 sometimes:
If you aim too high and miss, it’s demotivating.
But if you aim too low, then you’ll struggle to achieve peak performance.
Luckily, this is where the ABC Goal System comes in.
It allows you to cover all your bases and guarantee consistent progress in any area of life or business.
Click below to find out exactly how it works:
Tool of the Week
Upgrade your ebook experience with the Kindle Paperwhite
There’s something special about reading a book in hard copy.
But they also take up a lot of space…
Which makes traveling with them trickier.
Plus when you lend a book out to a friend or family member, you tend not to get them back.
These are just a few of the reasons why we’ve become big fans of the Kindle Paperwhite.
Amazon’s ebook reader is super lightweight…
Boasts an ultra long battery life…
And comes with some great features that actually make you want to read more.
So if you’ve ever thought about trying it out…
This weekend is a great time to pick one up on sale through Black Friday-Cyber Monday.
Hit the link below to see what discounts are available:
Bonus Points
✍️ Writing: 8 lessons learned from amassing 290,000 followers (Twitter / X)
💪 Growth: Set aside 1 hour a day for the 2 most important people in your life (Instagram)
🤝 LinkedIn: How to write a job-winning thank you note in 7 steps (LinkedIn)
📈 Success: If I wanted to become a millionaire in 2024, this is what I’d do (YouTube)
💲Money: 10 seconds of advice before you invest (TikTok)
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