Hi there Freelancers!

Just flew back from our conference in Costa Rica, and boy are my arms tired!

But lots of fun and welcome to all our new members!

In this coming Tuesday’s webinar, we will be bringing you Challenge #4 in Cracking the Client Connection. This time, we will be discussing the 7 Elements of a Winning Proposal (and along those lines, be sure to take a look at this week’s Promotion! )

We’ll be talking about…

• Writing winning proposals

• Understanding your competition

• Reduce the time it takes to write proposals 80%

• Build “rapport” with prospects

• One secret to ALWAYS do in the last line of your proposal

You won’t want to miss it – finding one or two good clients can make your freelancing life feel like smooth sailing!

Now, here’s the round up from the Barefoot Consultants world!

See you next week,

Winton

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What's inside this week...

• FEATURE ARTICLE

• Statistic of the Week

• Productivity Tool(s) of the Week

• Job of the week

• Promotion: Proposal Editing service

• IL’s Ultimate Go Overseas Bootcamp

  • Afterparty this week!

FEATURE ARTICLE

The global freelance economy has grown prodigiously. 

In this week’s feature article, The Outlook For Freelancing: Global Leaders Share Their Views from Forbes online, we garner some highly relevant

• Full Time freelancers doubled in number since 2021

• Side-giggers more than doubled

• Some predict freelancing will overtake full time employment 

Read through these Global Leaders’ opinions about what they think could be just like Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities”. They have ideas about what avenues are trending or will trend. Much of it will inspire you!

Read the article in Forbes

Statistic of the Week

This recent stat found on Demandsage.com shows that 54% of freelancers work 5+ days a week. 

Personally, I work 7 days because I love sprinkling fun throughout my week rather than saving it all for the weekend. 

The beauty of freelancing lies in our ability to tailor our schedules to our preferences and earnings goals. 

While many choose a 5-day work week, others opt for fewer days or, like me, prefer more days with plenty of breaks for enjoyment and variety.

Winton made the point that a more interesting statistic might be a breakdown of how many days a week the 50+ group likes working.

Productivity Tool(s) of the Week

Structured

Structured (iOS only) is a fantastic app for visualizing your day, breaking it into manageable time blocks. By seeing your schedule laid out clearly, you can develop disciplined habits that maximize your productivity and help you make the most of your freelancing business.

Always be sure to check out some kind of reputable review about apps you’re considering adding onto your devices.

Here’s a review from Apple Insider about “Structured”.

Job of the week

Take a look at this job that shows us some great client qualities:

• Payment verified

• 4.99 stars

• Convenient location

• 75% hire rate

• $19K spent

• Member since 2020

Although the client's reviews are sparse, you can see below that the feedback they have given to freelancers highlights their ability and willingness to give positive ratings. This makes them a promising choice, especially for beginners and intermediates looking to build their ratings and collect those crucial stars!

If a job matches your keywords and you’re considering writing a proposal, take the time to dig through the reviews for clues like this!

Our Proposal Editing Service… Pay for 3, get 1 more FREE!

Let a coach streamline and simplify your proposal strategy.

• Review of jobs - are you choosing clients whose jobs have enough of your keywords?

• Strategy for your proposal - let your coach help you understand what the client is actually wanting, whether it’s time, money or expertise, etc.

• Determine key elements of your proposal

• DFY/Collaborative writing

• Turn your templates into a library of specific pieces for your proposal puzzles

Leverage the law of averages by streamlining your proposal writing process with the help of a Barefoot Consultants® Certified Coaching Professional.

You will find out that the library itself is GOLD as you will be able to plug and play the template sections into all your subsequent proposals, saving you tons of time, mental labor, and stress in the future!

IL’s Ultimate Go Overseas Bootcamp

Looking forward to taking your freelancing life overseas? Join in Las Vegas this October!

Winton's Workshop: Friday, October 25th, from 10:30am - 5:00pm

Next Afterparty… this Tuesday, JULY 30

You only need to register once to receive the Afterparty reminders for the rest of the year! If you registered after July 1, you are all set!