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Together with Momentous

Confession:

One of the best parts about being a freelancer is there’s no one watching over your shoulder. 

Coincidentally, it’s also one of the worst parts about being a freelancer 😂

Because time is money.

So the more time you waste watching Netflix or scrolling social media, the more money you’re actually costing yourself.

That’s why focus is the name of the game if you want to make more money as a freelancer.

Enter Brain Drive from Momentous:

It’s a potent combination of four focus-boosting ingredients designed to help you buffer stress, think more clearly, and get stuff done.

Each ingredient is meticulously sourced from trusted suppliers and made in NSF-certified facilities in the USA with no additives or fillers. Plus they’re delivered in research-backed dosages to help you get the best results.

If Superman had a supplement stack, we’re pretty sure Brain Drive would be part of it.

Which is why many of our favorite podcasters including Tim Ferriss, Andrew Huberman, Chris Williamson and many more all trust Momentous.

So if you’re looking to crush your next client project in your record time…

Without getting distracted by Netflix or social media…

Then tap below to learn more:

Try Brain Drive risk-free and get 15% off your order

P.S:

For a limited time, Momentous is offering our newsletter subscribers (that’s you!) 15% off your entire order. 

The discount code is automatically applied when you hit the link above.

But just in case, all you have to do is use code THEFREELANCEGIG at checkout.

Get your discounted Brain Drive before time runs out

Working With Clients

19 Actionable Ways to Find Your First Freelance Client

Finding your first client is arguably the biggest challenge you’ll ever face in your freelance career.

Especially if you’ve got no experience or track record.

So…

If you’re new to the game and looking for advice on how to land client numero uno…

Check out this article from our friends at Hustle Startup:

19 Actionable Ways to Get Your First Client

Making the Rounds

• Threads now allows you to schedule content from desktop
  
  

• August was Medium’s first profitable month ever
  
  

• More workers expect to lose their jobs in the coming months, survey finds

  
  

• Anthropic’s Claude surpasses $1M in mobile app revenue
  
  

• LinkedIn enables editing of scheduled posts
  
  

• Thailand launches English application site for 5-year digital nomad visa

Working For Yourself

5-Minute Trick to Hack Your Sleep

Even if you’re not an early riser…

Optimizing your sleep is essential to performing at your best.

So what’s the #1 best evidence-based way to hack your circadian rhythm for quality shut-eye?

We’ll give you a hint…

It’s not sleep masks, white noise machines, or keeping your bedroom cool…

(although all of the above do help)

Instead, it’s viewing sunlight.

Specifically, within 30-60 minutes of getting up in the morning.

After hearing about it from our favorite health expert, Dr. Andrew Huberman…

We’ve been experimenting with this over the last six months…

And we’ve found it’s had a huge impact — especially if you wake up in the middle of the night and have to fall back asleep.

Plus you’ve only gotta do it for 3-5 minutes.

So if your sleep game could do with a step up…

Then click here to check out all of Dr. Huberman’s actionable recommendations to improve your sleep:

Check out Dr. Huberman’s Toolkit For Sleep

AI Prompts For Freelancers

Prompt of the Week: The Referral Request

This AI prompt is designed to help you generate a referral request you can send to clients and other industry contacts.

Here is the prompt:

Click here to see an example output

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Tool of the Week

Stop Copy-Pasting & Use Simple Shortcodes Instead

TextExpander eliminates wasted time on repetitive tasks.

This trusty time-saver lets you set up shortcodes for just about anything you can think of…

So you can auto-populate a chunk of text, big or small, in just a few keystrokes.

• Emails

• Templates

• Connection requests

• Outreach messages

• Etc etc

It may not sound like a game-changer…

But once you start using it, you’ll realize how much time you just got back.

Give it a go at the link below:

Click here to sign up for a free 30-day trial of TextExpander (no credit card required)

Bonus Points

🏝️ Travel: 7 reasons why Cyprus is a new hotspot for Digital Nomads (link)

📈 Growth: How to build a personal brand in the age of AI (link)

💼 Work: A nation of workaholics fixated on working less (link)