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Jim Hamilton
October 04, 2024

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Happy Friday! Welcome to Q4. This is the Freelance Gig, where we share news, tools, tips, and tricks to help grow your freelance business.

Welcome to the 42 subscribers who’ve joined us since the last edition.

Mentioned in today’s email: Facebook, Instagram, OpenAI, TikTok, Gmail, and Kenya. Plus why free audits make strong front-end offers, and 10 things no one tells you about working for yourself.

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Working With Clients

Why Free Audits Make For Strong Front-End Offers

True story:

There are few things less enticing in this world than a “free discovery call.”

But if you’re a freelancer looking to land clients…

What else are you supposed to do to get prospects on the phone?

Answer:

Repackage it into a free audit.

Not only does this deliver tangible value to clients up front…

But it also allows you to step into the trusted advisor frame…

Where your job is to diagnose the problem, then prescribe a solution.

And this subtle shift in positioning can make it much easier to close deals.

Plus, by auditing the assets they’d like you to work on, model, or make more of…

You’ll be able to hit the ground running ASAP.

Win/win.

Making the Rounds

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Working For Yourself

10 Things No One Tells You About Working For Yourself

Becoming your own boss sounds great in theory.

But the simple fact is:

Not everyone is cut out to work for themselves.

So whether you’re thinking about making the leap into entrepreneurship…

Or if you’ve already started your business…

It helps to know which common pitfalls you need to be on the lookout for.

Check out this article from our friends at Repurpose Your Purpose to discover 10 things no one tells you about working for yourself:

AI Prompts For Freelancers

Prompt of the Week: The Price Justifier

This AI prompt is designed to help you explain and justify your prices to a client for a fixed rate project.

Here is the prompt:

Create a script for a freelance consultant to explain their rates for a fixed price project confidently during a client negotiation. Make sure to highlight the benefits of fixed pricing over hourly pricing. Infuse the response with an empathetic tone to better connect with the client and ensure they feel understood.

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Bonus Points

✍️ Storytelling: How to use stories to elevate your brand (link)

🗣️ Marketing: Value ladders vs product ecosystems (link)

🤝 Relationships: Stop asking people ‘what do you do?’ (link)