Welcome Freelancer!

Still wondering which digital gigs actually fit your skills (and lifestyle)? Winton’s cracking that code next week with a fresh, no-fluff walkthrough:

• Brand-new opportunities most 50-plus freelancers overlook

• Why landing work keeps getting easier (tech + AI are finally on your side)

• A rapid-fire tour of the top categories—so you can spot the ones that match your background in minutes

• Live Q&A, real examples, and a few surprises we can’t cram onto one slide 😉

Whether you’re curious, stuck, or ready to level-up, this is your shortcut to picking the right lane and running with it.

Don’t miss this crucial call to get your freelancing plans in motion.

👉 Register here free. If you registered since early February, you’re good to go! for the next 12 months—no need to update again! 💥

Missed Tuesday’s call? Here’s a brief recap of “Portable Income —3 Fast Take-Aways✈️”

1. Think Bigger Than “Just Another Project.”
   Once you’ve got a few Upwork wins under your belt, you’re allowed—encouraged, even—to branch out. Review listings far outside your original niche (teaching, tutoring, consulting, marketing, etc.) and look for roles that tap all those decades of experience you’ve collected. The marketplace is global and the demand is bigger than you realize.
   

2. Five Proven Paths to Portable Cashflow.
   Winton broke down five models that work almost anywhere in the world:

   • Expat packages (take your employee role overseas—housing, flights, perks).

   • 1099 “portable-team” gigs (keep your job, become an outside consultant, raise your rates).

   • Project management services (sell the way you organize, schedule and communicate).

   • Online courses (turn what you know into evergreen, passive income).

   • Advisory/consulting (charge for your brain, not your hours).
     Each has its own pros/cons, but they all beat burnout-inducing piecework.
     

3. Map Your Skills, Monetize the Gaps.
   Draw a two-column chart: Things I’m good at vs. Ways those could become advisory or passive products. Spin up ChatGPT to help flesh out service ideas, headlines and even draft outlines for courses—your full-time, AI-powered brainstorm partner never gets tired.

Catch the Replay
Missed the finer points? The full session (with examples and template prompts) is waiting in the Barefoot Consultants member portal —perfect weekend coffee viewing.

Now, here’s the news from the Barefoot Consultants world….

See you next week!

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

🛑 Our answer? Upwork Is Your Website

• Skip the tech rabbit-hole. New freelancers waste weeks tinkering with WordPress, colors, and credit-card plugins. None of that earns a dime.

• Let Upwork carry the load. Your profile is a ready-made website—with built-in marketing, payment processing, and millions of clients already browsing.

• Learn tools on the fly. Need Google Docs, Sheets, Zoom, or Slack? Grab a free YouTube mini-course and get back to paid work.

• Affiliate plans? Great—after you’ve built a list and income. For now, nail the freelancing basics and cash flow first.

Bottom line: money beats menus. Use Upwork, start earning, and leave the website dreams for after the income is rolling.

JOB SEARCH TIP OF THE WEEK

⚙️ Job-Hunting Quick Wins 

(courtesy of BC Member Judy’s “Tea Insert” gig)

💡Use the “15 % Rule” on your opening bids.

When you’re still racking up history, bid ~15–20 % below the job’s average price. You’ll win more projects, earn 5-star feedback faster, and let Upwork’s algorithm boost your visibility. (Stars first—premium rates later!)/

🎯Try it this week:

• Search for a project in a hobby niche you love (tea, gardening, horses—whatever makes you grin).

• Apply the 6-Point Client Check, mirror their keywords in your proposal, and bid that sweet-spot 15 % under the average.

Then tell us how it goes—and remember, any eye-catching posting you find can become our next Interesting Job of the Week. Just email the job link (no screenshots needed) to [email protected].

🎉 Why Our Monthly “After-Party” Is the One Zoom You’ll Actually Look Forward To…

• Unfiltered Q&A time – Open mics mean you can pepper Winton, our coaching crew, and fellow freelancers with every question you’ve been stock-piling (yes, even the “silly” ones).

• Crowd-powered breakthroughs – Someone else’s question often sparks your aha-moment. It’s like getting a mastermind session… for free.

• Freelance Feud + prizes – Quick-fire trivia based on last week’s webcast keeps the learning fresh and the laughs rolling (plus Barefoot swag for the winners).

• Mini-recap on steroids – Even if you missed the prior Tuesday session, you’ll catch the condensed “need-to-know” bits while we play.

• Community & camaraderie – Rub virtual shoulders with people who “get” the portable-income journey—and cheer each other on.

🗓️ When? The last Tuesday of every month (same Zoom link as the weekly call).
🎟️ Cost? A grand total of “show up.”
💡 Payoff? Answers, ideas, networking—and a healthier dose of fun than most business calls deliver.

Pop it on your calendar now, bring your favorite beverage, and come swap stories, win goodies, and leave smarter than you joined. See you at the After-Party!

Not getting the join link? 👉 REGISTER HERE You only need to register once, to automatically get the link for the rest of the year—no need to update again!

See you 👀 Tuesday, June 24 @ 8pm CDT