🤝 “Record” engagement on LinkedIn
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Mentioned in today’s email: LinkedIn, Instagram, OpenAI, Fiverr, Reddit, Google, and Spain. Plus one pricing mistake to avoid when pitching freelance projects, and the inconvenient truth holding most freelancers back.
Read time: 3 minutes and 45 seconds
Together with Momentous
📉 What to do if your energy levels are always running on empty
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Working With Clients
Avoid This Pricing Mistake When Pitching Freelance Projects
Three words most new freelancers are terrified to hear when pitching clients:
“That’s too expensive.”
Sound familiar?
Well here’s the problem…
You’re far more likely to underprice yourself than over price yourself.
Especially if you’re less established.
And if your rate’s too low, then you’ll scare away great clients.
So, what’s the answer?
Make friends.
Get to know other service providers and find out what they charge — even if it’s just a rough ballpark.
Because the better you can understand the lay of the land…
The easier it will be to price yourself competitively and land top-tier clients.
Making the Rounds
LinkedIn reports higher revenue and ‘record levels’ of engagement
Instagram starts letting people create AI versions of themselves
OpenAI's advanced voice-powered ChatGPT rolls out to more users
Fiverr introduces hourly rates
Reddit cuts off all search engine scrapers except Google
Spain emerges as top destination for digital nomads according to new report
Working For Yourself
The Inconvenient Truth Holding Most Freelancers Back
The best thing about freelancing is that you can teach yourself the basics of almost any skill for free online.
Unfortunately, that’s also the worst part about freelancing.
Why?
Because you’ll often pick up a lot of bad habits along the way.
Things you’ll need to unlearn in order to progress and eventually master your craft.
That’s why finding a mentor is so important.
It may not make sense to look for one at the very beginning of your journey…
But once you’ve got a few paying clients and steady work coming in…
You should be looking for someone to learn from.
There’s a reason Tony Robbins says “the fastest way to achieve success is to model it”...
Because finding someone who can show you the way and help you avoid common pitfalls will shortcut your learning curve.
AI Prompts For Freelancers
Prompt of the Week: The FAQ Generator
This AI prompt is designed to help you generate a set of FAQs for your freelance website.
Here is the prompt:
I'm a freelance [SERVICE YOU PROVIDE]. Generate a set of FAQs for my website to address common client questions and concerns. Keep the language simple. No higher than a 5th-grade reading level. Avoid jargon. And keep the tone casual and conversational.
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Tool of the Week
Boost Your Credibility With Podcast Guesting
Case studies and social proof are great.
But there’s one thing holding most freelancers back from charging premium rates and commanding an elite position in the marketplace…
Credibility (or a lack thereof).
And the fastest way to build credibility is to “borrow” it from somebody else…
By getting booked as a podcast guest.
Studies show podcast listeners are typically more educated, affluent, and active on social media than the average American.
And when prospects see (or hear) you being interviewed by someone else they trust, those feelings are instantly transferred to you.
That’s where Guestio comes in.
Their guest booking and interview platform allows you to cut to the front line and book yourself on shows like:
Entrepreneurs On Fire with John Lee Dumas
Build Your Network with Travis Chappell
Franchise Secrets with Erik Van Horn
And many more
No more jumping through hoops or sending out cold DMs.
So if you’re looking for the simplest and easiest way to build credibility and attract more of your dream clients…
Head over to Guestio:
Bonus Points
📊 Productivity: Read this if poor sleep affects your productivity (link)
💪 Success: How to stop feeling like your success is never enough (link)
💰 Sales: 4 ways to sell anything (link)
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