Freelancing to Freedom

World traveling freelancer helping others start their own freelance journey. Follow to learn how to get your first client, be tax efficient & grow to six figs.

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What to do in your first month as a freelancer (if you have no clients)

Lost a job? Or just want to go freelance this year?

🧵 This thread is going to help get you first clients without using platforms like Upwork.

Lets goooooo! 👓

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@Damn_coder Pro

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@ScaleWithJames leads

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@colingrowlancer AI

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Freelancer hack:

Avoid clients who tell you how to do your work.

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@theecomlife Bruce

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@chrisrickard A) Every day of the week - no point managing more relationships than you need to.

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Follow to see the whole process of building a new product from scratch.

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Going to build something to track ALL tenders. So many platforms fail at this. All I want is a daily/weekly list of new tender contract opportunities.

So me and my team are going to build it.

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@kirchnr CS

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Know where some of the greatest business opportunities arise?

Government regulatory changes.

GDPR 👉 ushered in tonnes of cookie SaaS
EU Facebook Ad tracking ban 👉 what can you build to replace it?

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2023 plan for starting out as a freelancer:

1. Pick a skill (code, design, writing etc)
2. Learn skill
3. Publish your journey on Twitter / LinkedIn
4. Land a client
5. Learn about AI tools to leverage
6. Get more clients
7. Do more work, to higher standard with AI

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Start small. Start easy.

What can you do that others will pay for?

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Marketing Playbook for your SaaS product:

🧠 Build in public, be honest
🧠 Partner with creators in niche
🧠 Social Proof is your friend
🧠 Focus on optimizing your Content Distribution
🧠 Leverage SEO
🧠 Post often, but not too often

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A good friend of mine described Dubai in the 2020s as the New York of the 1920s.

Go where the money, the talent, the risk takers and the wanters are going.

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The closest thing in life to a cheat code is exploiting globalization.

Live somewhere else, using geo-arbitrage to your advantage and thrive.

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“The future is unknown, but history is a good teacher.”

- Winston Churchill

Learn from mistakes, grow and move. Do not shy away from risk. Give it your best shot.

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2023 is here.

Here are 10 freelance professions you can start today.

1. Graphic Designer
2. Copywriter
3. Web Developer
4. Social Media Manager
5. Virtual Assistant
6. Photographer
7. Video Editor
8. Voice Actor
9. SEO Consultant
10. Translator

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What if I told you making money is never going to be as easy as it is now?

That you'll never have the same level of opportunity to build a life and freedom that you have RIGHT NOW?

Would you change your current path? Or will you stay exactly where you are?

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What would you do if you learned you had no limitations?

Would you finally start that business?

Would you spend more time on that hobby?

Would you take that trip?

What would you do?

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Your goal this year is to get up every day and take action on something that makes you feel uncomfortable.

Will you rise to the challenge?