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Have your usual streams of income been affected by the financial crisis? Do you want to explore commercial opportunities to boost your income but don’t know where to start?
This October, we’re talking about ~commercial work~ on The Professional Freelancer! What it is, why you need it and, most importantly, how to get it.
I’ve been hearing from members of this community how the pandemic is affecting your regular streams – in some cases, decimating them. In response, I’ve created a suite of tools for premium TPF members to use that will help you find new commercial work opportunities and bolster your income. Plus, if you subscribe now, you’ll get 15% off all memberships (monthly and annual!) for a year.
🚀 Subscribe before Sunday for 10% off all memberships
Throughout the month, premium members will receive exclusive resources to help you level up your freelancing with commercial projects. These include lessons on finding commercial work, email templates and events with hiring brands.
Here’s everything you’ll get this month if you sign up for premium membership today:
🚀 How to use your existing skillset to land commercial work (Oct 7): The first post in the series will walk you through using your existing skills to find and secure commercial work. It will teach you the one skill that you need to land these gigs (spoiler alert: it’s a skill you already have)
🚀 Q&A with Skyword (Oct 14): An interview with Molly Conicella, associate director of community management at Skyword, a talent platform that connects creatives with top-tier brands. We’ll cover how creatives can benefit from commercial work, what content marketing is, what agencies like Skyword look for and how to find work opportunities
🚀 Letters of Introduction – email template (Oct 21): No idea what to write in your email to potential commercial clients? This template will give you the exact script you can use
🚀 Freelancer Club Showcase (Oct 22): Showcase your work to leading brands and agencies looking for creative freelance talent including photographers, videographers, designers, writers, illustrators and more. Share your screen, show your work in a relaxed environment, receive feedback and land paid opportunities. TPFers have found ongoing brand work through the Showcase!
🚀 Office Hours (Oct 28): To round off the series, I’ll be hosting an Office Hours session at the end of the month to answer any questions you have about commercial work. It will be a chance to grill me on anything and everything you want to know about finding and securing commercial work.
“Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. During the hippie era people put down the idea of business. They’d say ‘money is bad’ and ‘working is bad’. But making money is art, and working is art - and good business is the best art.”
– Andy Warhol
In addition to all of the above, a subscription to The Professional Freelancer gives you the tools you need to get your freelancing business where you want it to be.
Premium subscribers benefits include:
Work opportunities, including a database of who’s accepting work right now
Access to the private Slack group and members’ directory
Exclusive content such as in-depth guides and resources on increasing your income and clients
Members-only virtual events and regular AMAs with me
Supporting independent service journalism for the freelance community
For less than the cost of a weekly coffee, you get exclusive access to resources that will help you hone your craft and make more money as a freelancer. You’ll make the cost of a subscription back in the projects you’ll land and the higher rates you’ll be able to negotiate. You can cancel your membership at any time, no questions asked. And don't forget that because this is a professional service, you can expense the cost of a subscription on your tax return.
Check out the FAQs for more information or contact me on theprofessionalfreelancer@substack.com
