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5 tools to start freelancing
Discover top tools and tips for growing a freelance business.
What’s up side hustlers, Jamasen here, CEO of LoopGenius and author of Beyond9to5. Today’s newsletter is short, sweet and packed with tips & tools to grow your side business.
In today’s edition:
☝️ Featured Tool: Find design resources.
🤖 Tools: Discover more tools to get creative, cut down on time and manage your freelance business.
🗞️ News: Get the latest news for entrepreneurs.
New tool to find design resources: UIHUT 🎨
If you’re a freelance designer, this new design market has 23,000+ resources across Figma, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, Webflow, Wordpress and more.
Every design file is 100% editable so you can grab the template and get designing!
You’ll find website templates, graphic assets, mobile UI mockups, 3D illustrations, plugins and icons. They also have a blog where you can learn more about design and grow your freelance business.
🔥 More Tools for Freelancers 🛠️
🔍️ What we found for you this week 🔍️
Quickbooks - Send invoices, track expenses and prep for taxes.
Contra - Create a portfolio website, send invoices and find freelance jobs.
Doodle - Easily find times to schedule meetings and client calls.
Beehiiv - Create a newsletter about your freelance work to promote your business. This is especially great for freelance writers.
LoopGenius - Use AI marketing tactics to post about your freelance business on social media.
What’s News
🗞️How I built a multi-6 figure coaching business and achieved 3-day work weeks: This article discusses how to build a profitable and rewarding online business in a competitive market. It’s important to truly know your clients, understand the problem you’re solving and tell your story.
🤷♀️ Why you should care: If you’re thinking of starting your own online business, these tips will help you be more successful. Read More
🗞️ Use this hack to schedule important tasks for when you’re most productive: This article discusses how to find out when you work best. Start a three-week energy journal, where you rate your energy level on a scale from one to 10. After three weeks, reflect on when your energy levels are highest vs lowest, and plan your work accordingly.
🤷♀️ Why you should care: As solopreneurs, it can be difficult to stay motivated and productive all the time. But if you start keeping track of when you’re energy levels are highest, you can maximize that time and get your work done then. Read More
🗞️ This in-demand freelance job pays up to $250/hour: This article discusses how profitable freelance writing can be. It also talks about how freelance writers can leverage AI as a tool to make more money and grow their freelance business.
🤷♀️ Why you should care: If you want to monetize your skills and writing is one of them, try freelancing. You can be a freelance copywriter, content writer, script writer or UX writer. Read More
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That's it for this week's edition of Beyond9to5. Stay tuned for more tips, news, and spotlights in our next issue. Until then, keep hustling!
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