Issue #47 - September 4th, 2015 - Freelancing Digest

Quick note, I’ve renamed Freelance Chi to Freelancing Digest. I suck at naming and Freelance Chi was a nice and simple name that I intended to keep temporarily. I never knew it would be 46 issues before I found a better, more representative name.

I’ve never felt comfortable with the work/life balance term. It’s always felt like it’s trying too hard to be an even 50/50 split, while nothing is life is ever cleanly split. For me it’s more of a messy soup of work, family, health, fitness, recreation, and cupcakes. For Jessica Manuszak, work/life balance is a sham though it does include cake batter.

Copywriting is a valuable skill for a consultant. It is a sales conversation, communicated through writing. It’s also an incredibility deep, complex, and ever-growing topic with copywriters spending decades in it full-time and still not knowing everything. Luckily, by going from a 0 to novice copywriter you can learn enough to improve your own marketing. Listen Witherill boils down one great copywriting tactic (customer pain messaging) into a short 3-step, 7 day plan.

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Quick Links

Do you a run a business you’d trust as a customer? (pjrvs.com)

Have You Outgrown Your Home Office? (freshbooks.com)

How Innovative Are You Willing To Be? (ittybiz.com)

Trust Marker #3: Portfolio (theadmin.org)

Paul Jarvis: Is Saying No Part of Building a Successful Business? (consultingpipelinepodcast.com)

5 Psychology Hacks to Help You Work Smarter (bidsketch.com)

Profitable Actions (ittybiz.com)

Pricing on Value (doubleyourfreelancing.com)

The Mindset Shifts That Took Me From Freelancer to Productized Business Owner (doubleyourfreelancing.com)

Stop Talking! (And Other Rules of Telephone Success) (winwithoutpitching.com)

Are you just going for the easy answers? (curtismchale.ca)