How To Go Freelance by Grace Abbott
After a decade as a freelance creative, I’m sharing the wisdom—practical and spiritual—for a life full of joy, abundance, and freedom.
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Human Design Q/A with Alexandra Cole: excitement vs overcommitment, following the breadcrumbs to your purpose & career tips for all 5 energy types (opens the original)
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For this freelancer Q&A – brought her Human Design expertise to answer your questions about how to use your unique HD at work. She gave practical strategies for each of the 5 energy types – and tips on how to use your chart to generate momentum in your career!If you’re totally new to Human Design, make sure you check out my initial interview with Alexandra, “how to use Human Design to get clients & build a career
How to price your freelance services: 4 ways to get paid (opens the original)
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Despite everyone’s need and desire to make money, asking for it seems to be the most awkward and avoided part of the process for many. And I think that’s part of not knowing how to talk about it… not really understanding how to price your services, when to charge what, or what’s really appropriate to ask for.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NkH_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2F
I asked for 3x my rate. They said yes... and then I said no! (opens the original)
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Welcome to the Independent Work Digest! My community-first newsletter concept for freelancers, founders, and solopreneurs, featuring short lessons from me, money transparency, real client-win stories, experts to soundboard with, and vetted resources for your self-employed life! Submit to be featured next time.Define your offerings, or let the world do it for youA few months ago, a company reached out and requested my rates for a project. I was already slammed with work, travel, and running on en
How to use Human Design to get clients & build a career you love, with Alexandra Cole (opens the original)
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What if you found out that the things you’ve been trying to fix about yourself were actually your superpowers? That’s how I felt when I had my first Human Design reading in 2018. Growing up, I thought my spontaneity, rebelliousness, big energy, and love of starting (but not always finishing) projects were bad qualities. I thought I was inconsistent and all over the place… until I discovered my energy type.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!
Scope to win: How to create proposals clients say yes to (opens the original)
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We take for granted what we already know, and sometimes neglect to share the most basic principles, because we assume they are obvious to everyone. A few weeks ago, I was throwing around the word “scope” on a Substack live when someone asked a simple and important question in the chat: “Can somebody share what a scope is?” And I realized that a back-to-basics moment was in order. Even if you already know what a “scope of work” is and even create them regularly – there are probably ways that you
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