đŸ‘» Chatbots for everyone

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Jim Hamilton
April 21, 2023

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Discussed in today’s newsletter: Snapchat, LinkedIn, Microsoft and Twitter. Plus 2 things to ignore on Upwork job postings.

Read time: 2 minutes and 56 seconds

Together with Fireflies

Never miss another action item on client calls

The AI revolution is here. But the most useful tool for your freelance business isn’t ChatGPT. It’s Fireflies.

Fireflies is your very own AI meeting assistant who can:

  • Record audio & video of the call

  • Generate a searchable transcript within minutes

  • Summarize the meeting for anyone who wasn’t present

  • And give you a share link so clients can review notes & recordings too

We’ve tested several different AI notetakers, and Fireflies is the most accurate by far. The rest are not even close. And the folks at Nike, Uber, and Netflix agree with us.

Making the Rounds

  • Snapchat’s AI chatbot goes free. No Snapchat+ account? No problem. The company announced its new AI chatbot, My AI, is now available to all global users so they can learn how to cover up the smell of alcohol at birthday parties craft witty responses to friends and family.

  • LinkedIn launches new job search filter for company values. With 87% of survey respondents reporting that company values are a key factor, LinkedIn is debuting a new filter to help users quickly see openings at companies based on their stated values, such as diversity, equity, and inclusion, work-life balance, and more.

  • Microsoft gives Twitter ads the boot. Microsoft’s Digital Marketing Center lets advertisers manage campaigns across multiple platforms and ad networks like Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn from a single dashboard. But after a staggering API price hike from Chief Twit Elon Musk, Microsoft is removing Twitter starting next week.

Working With Clients

Looking For an “Expert” Freelancer, You Say?

If you’re applying to jobs on Upwork, there are 2 elements of every posting you should always ignore.

Here’s what they are and why they don’t matter:

1 - Experience Level

Clients choose from 3 options when posting a job:

  • Entry: Looking for someone relatively new to the field

  • Intermediate: Looking for substantial experience in the field

  • Expert: Looking for comprehensive and deep experience in the field

But here’s the rub


Most clients don’t know what “substantial experience” might cost vs “comprehensive and deep experience.”

Or whether they really need someone who’s been in the field 5+ years vs someone who’s only been doing it for six months.

And even if they do


Nine times out of ten, they’ll happily pay more for the right freelancer


Or accept someone with less experience (even if they come in under budget) who’s got good samples and submits a strong proposal.

2 - Posted Hourly Rate or Budget

In our experience, this has almost no relation to what a client is looking for OR is willing to pay for a specific job.

Clients will often throw up an arbitrary number just to see what comes in


Not realizing how it influences the proposal they attract.

And even if the rate they post is rooted in reality


That doesn’t mean they won’t pay more to get the right freelancer.

So the next time you find a job you think you’d be good for


Ignore the rate.

Don’t be afraid to put in a proposal with a quote way above or below what they posted.

The results may surprise you.

Bonus Points

Looking to level up? We’ve scoured the internet to find even more helpful content for you across all of our favorite platforms:

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Gig Alerts:

Looking for clients? These freelance jobs were posted on Upwork in the last 24 hours:

NOTE: We only share job postings from Upwork. We’ve found it to be the most trustworthy platform with the highest-quality clients.

Furthermore, job postings must be for high-income skills like copywriting, media buying, funnel building, graphic design, remote closing, etc in order to qualify.

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