💬 Google testing chat-based search

Happy Tuesday! Each night, we source fresh job postings from Upwork across a variety of different skills and include them in the Gig Alerts section at the bottom of the newsletter.

So if you’re looking for clients, don’t forget to take a quick peek there every morning. And if you’ve landed a job you found out about through the newsletter, hit reply and let us know!

Now, here’s what’s discussed in today’s edition: Google, AI, creator businesses, and TikTok. Plus a quick tip for anyone struggling to stay productive.

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Making the Rounds

• Google CEO reveals search will soon include chatbot AI. With Google under massive pressure from Microsoft and OpenAI, CEO Sundar Pichai revealed the company is testing several new search products with chat-based AI features.
  

• An inside look at the talent behind creator economy businesses. The creator economy has allowed one-person businesses to thrive. But building a successful personal brand or creator business often takes more than a single pair of hands. This article from Digiday breaks down some of the key roles successful creators are hiring for.
  

• Ad spend on TikTok up 11% last month. Big spenders Apple, Amazon, and Pepsi led the way to an 11% increase in ad dollars for the Chinese-owned company in March, despite threats of a total ban in the U.S.

Working For Yourself

Struggling to Stay Productive? Change the Scene

It doesn’t matter if you work from home, in a coffee shop, or at a coworking space…

Your environment can influence your productivity in a big way.

So here’s a quick tip if you’re struggling to stay productive:

Change the scene.

This could be as simple as taking your laptop out to the kitchen, living room, backyard, or balcony…

Heading out to your local Starbucks…

Or even going over to a friend’s place so you have some company.

New settings bring energy.

So don’t be afraid to switch it up the next time you’re having trouble kicking into high gear.

Side note:

If changing the scene isn’t in the cards but you’d still like some company, check out Focusmate.

It’s a virtual coworking space where you can jump on Zoom with someone and reap the rewards of coworking without going anywhere.

Bonus Points

🐦 Twitter: Try this 3C framework when you’re stuck in a rut

📸 Instagram: Put in 4 hours of peak productivity with deep work

🤝 LinkedIn: How to monetize a personal brand from Day 1

▶️ YouTube:How to grow any local business (my framework)

Gig Alerts

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

• Meta (Facebook/Instagram) Ad Buyer For Fashion (NO AGENCY PLS)

• Ads Landing Page & Ad Copy

• Social Media Ad Campaign Expert

• Skin Care Sales Page for Funnel

• Product Launch Copywriting

• Graphic Designer for Social Media

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.