Freelancers unite! Meetups, blogs, opportunities and more
‘Sup Freelancers?
Hope everything is going well out there in freelance land. Thought I’d pop by with some news and views for you all as well as a few fun things to read and attend.
Are you ready?
Great, let’s do this thing!
The Freelance Jungle is on
Sydney, we’ve got our Freelance Jungle tomorrow night in Surry Hills. RSVP now. Brisbane, join Shauna for a night of talking freelancing (the good, the bad and the ugly) on 11th June in the Valley. RSVP here. Melbourne, you’ve got your Freelance Jungle with Kylie on the 18th of June in Kew. RSVP now. And join us in between monthly jungle juice drinking sessions via the Freelance Jungle online community for advice, complaining, high fiving and more. The EOFY is almost here
With a new budget looming and the potential of giving Tony some dollars towards his next plane or school chaplain approaches, I’d like to introduce you to a potential alternative.
I’m running a Budget Smuggling Promo! From advice, courses and coaching through to assessing your online presence and getting you into spiffy new marketing digs, I’ve got you covered.You can get tax deductible assistance and re-invest in your business as opposed to paying for Ton'y next mad-cap scheme.
PLUS loyal email friends, if you book ANYTHING in the email, I’ll also offer you the option to take a $1K re-write of your website. So if you’ve been considering refreshing your online presence, now is a great time. To book the online refresh, you need to click this link now.
AND if you are under 30, worried about your future due to changes to uni, TAFE or support, I am offering FREE help you get freelancing or into solo entrepreneurship. Forget waiting 6 months for assistance and let’s get you in charge of your own destiny. Look for the ‘Unemployed? Become a Future Entrepreneur’ heading for details.
All details for the promotions and the course for under 30’s are available via the Budget Smuggling Landing Page. Get into it now!
Delicious brainfood
Feel like some tasty blogs and other things?
Word nerd and work stuff:
Ten writing tips you won't often hear
My rant to businesses and co-working joints trying to cash in on the freelance industry
We Got A Look Inside The 45-Day Planning Process That Goes Into Creating A Single Corporate Tweet
Research on Freelancing in Australia rebooted
Want better advertising? Take a leaf out of Jim Henson's book
A board of awesome freebies for freelancers
Life and inspiration
Inertia is the antithesis of creativity
Clever street art that interacts with its surroundings
Faking cultural literacy
Here is everything that is wrong with the under 30 obsession
Use your misery to motivate you
Why writers need to maintain their mental health
A personal friend of mine and fellow freelancer, Ryan Linnegar, has some desks available in his awesome studio (Studio 306) in Enmore, Sydney.
If you’re looking for a place, check this out and get in touch with Ryan now.
UX course @ General Assembly
For those looking to transition into UX, full-time or as freelancers, 10 week course will equip you with; a portfolio of work to present to potential clients (including a real client-led project), job skills training, and interview prep, alongside access to companies within the GA network.
http://ga.co/uxdi
Freelancing is tough.
It’s stressful and not given much recognition in this country. I want to make a change for our scene by highlighting the challenges we face in terms of mental health. But I need your help.
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Build a great product
The gang from brainmates are putting on a mini-product camp as part of Vivid on June 6th. If you are looking to move from freelance to entrepreneur or if you have a rocking freelance product you want to release, you should check it out.
Book to learn the essential steps to creating great products and services now.
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