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Happy Friday! This is the Freelance Gig, where we share news, tools, tips, and tricks to help grow your freelance business.
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Mentioned in todayâs email: WeWork, OpenAI, ChatGPT, TikTok, Elon Musk, and X. Plus 4 competitive advantages that cost $0, and why you should embrace a pro athlete mentality.
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Making the Rounds
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WeWork, once valued at $47 billion, files for bankruptcy
OpenAI introduces custom versions of ChatGPT
TikTok is testing Business Pages
Elon Musk launches new âGrokâ AI chatbot to compete with ChatGPT
OpenAI blames DDoS attack for ongoing ChatGPT outage
7 things you can't do anymore since Twitter became X
Working With Clients
4 Competitive Advantages That Cost $0
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Want to make your freelance business stand out?
Here are 4 ways that have nothing to do with your experience or track record:
1) Work fast
Most clients are looking to launch ASAP.
But most freelancers work way too slowly.
Speed up your production time by:
+ Using templates
+ Systematizing your workflow
+ Specializing in a specific task (logos, emails, etc)
If you can turn around quality work faster than Speedy Gonzales, youâll attract a lot of clients.
2) Donât miss deadlines
This goes hand-in-hand with number one.
It sounds cliche, but most freelancers fail to get deliverables in on-time.
So hereâs a tip to help you avoid this ugly fate:
Build in a few extra days of buffer when youâre setting deadlines with clients.
Itâs always better to underproject and overdeliver than vice versa.
Nothing will scare off clients more than missing deadlines.
3) Be responsive
One of the most common fears clients have is that youâll ghost them.
Always respond to messages in a timely manner.
(assuming theyâre within work hours or whatever boundaries youâve set with the client)
You donât necessarily have to have the answer immediately, either.
You can simply acknowledge their message and tell them youâll get back with the answer as soon as you can.
4) Be enthusiastic
This is probably the most underrated of the list.
But enthusiasm is magnetic.
If youâre legitimately excited about your work, clients will naturally be more attracted to you.
Everyone wants to do business with people they like.
Working For Yourself
Struggling To Create Momentum? Embrace the Pro Athlete Mentality
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Being your own boss sounds pretty great in theoryâŠ
But in practice, itâs a lot harder than it looks.
Thatâs because thereâs no one watching over your shoulder to hold you accountable if you show up late, call in sick, or botch that TPS report.
So if youâre struggling to build momentum or hit the next income goal in your freelance bizâŠ
Hereâs some advice:
Start treating your life like a pro athlete.
Even though you may not feel like an athleteâŠ
Your goals are the same:
Performing at a high level and sustaining that performance over the course of an entire season.
This can mean:
Waking up and going to bed at the same time each day
Developing a morning routine
Eating healthy
Exercising regularly
Finding ways to relax and de-stress
The more seriously you take your day-to-day habits and routinesâŠ
The better results youâll see inside your business.
Tool of the Week
Hypefury: Create engaging LinkedIn carousels in seconds
Weâre bullish on LinkedIn for freelancers.
Clients and service providers are actively looking to connectâŠ
And the organic reach you can get on the platform right now is better than Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or Twitter / X.
Even with little to no followers.
And when it comes to creating high-converting content for LinkedIn, carousels still are king.
These are swipeable collections of images, much like the ones you see on Instagram.
The only problem isâŠ
Carousels on LinkedIn have to be uploaded in PDF format, not JPG or PNG.
One way to do this is to upload or create all the images in Canva, then download it as a PDF.
But weâve discovered a better way:
Itâs a content creation and scheduler originally built for TwitterâŠ
But with it, you can easily cross-post content to LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.
Plus if you post a Twitter thread, it can screenshot your tweets and email you a PDF so you can upload it to LinkedIn as a carousel in just a few clicks.
SoâŠ
If youâre looking to step up your LinkedIn game so you can grow your freelance biz in 2024âŠ
Click below to give Hypefury a try:
Bonus Points
đ€ Networking: 5 ways to make networking easier (Twitter / X)
đ Productivity: 7 daily habits to improve your life (Instagram)
âïž Copywriting: 9 essential tools to run my copywriting business (LinkedIn)
đ± Content: How I post 72 times a week (in less than 4 hours) (YouTube)
đžSales: The sneaky sales hack I learned from Eminem (TikTok)
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