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Freelance Business Month, one of the best events for freelancers in the world, is coming, organized by our member Elina Jutelyte. It kicks off on October 1st, and our platform Freelancing.eu will be co-organizing the opening event in Belgium.
A new feature of this year's edition is that, for the first time, other communities and event organizers, both in-person or online, can join with their own events. If you are one of them, you can register your event through these forms by the end of August:
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Looking for the next destination for your digital nomad expedition? Amy Suto shares her experience as a digital nomad in one of Poland's most beautiful cities, Krakow — including photos and an audio version.
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Have you heard of SearchGPT? This much-anticipated rival to Google Search from the makers of ChatGPT was announced in late July with early access via a waiting list. A prototype is now launching to a small group of users and publishers to get feedback. In the future it should be integrated directly into ChatGPT.
The service will not only challenge Google to change the way we search the internet, but it will probably also surpass earlier AI search solutions like Perplexity.
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"Think like a journalist," says Adam Faulkner, encouraging freelancers to adopt a journalist's mindset, which can enhance their outreach and client acquisition efforts, especially at the beginning of their careers.
He draws on his own professional experience from working as a journalist for several years. As Adam emphasizes, getting clients is akin to getting a story: both require guts, determination, and proactive outreach.
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Look at some photo highlights from the series of events for freelancers that we organized in the first half of 2024 across Europe. Thank you all for coming, and we look forward to meeting you at our future events!
We would also like to thank all the co-organizers in various locations across Europe, as well as those who hosted our meetups in Czechia along with our local freelance community.
If you wish to receive invitations to upcoming meetups, simply sign up for our monthly newsletter.
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Let us introduce you to Impact Hub Ljubljana, where our international freelance meetup takes place this week.
Here’s their intro from our invitation:
“Impact Hub Ljubljana is a proud member of the international Impact Hub Network. It boasts a central location and offers an ideal working environment for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and transformative organizations. You may enjoy carefully designed office space with flexible membership plans, friendly community atmosphere and memorable events.”
In other words, a perfect workplace for freelancers 💜
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Feeling unproductive lately? You're not alone. In her latest article, Sarah Duran reminds us how important rest is, not just for productivity, but for our well-being. Society stigmatizes idleness, equating it with laziness, while work is seen as virtuous. It's time to rethink our views, says Sarah and references Bertrand Russell, who challenged this notion, suggesting that too much work is harmful and that idleness can be beneficial.
"I firmly believe that focus is crucial for thriving and doing deep work, but focus only works when you’re willing to give yourself the space to be idle and truly rest," she writes.
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"You’d think personal branding was invented for a guy like me! But as you’ll see, I have my reasons," says Matthew Fenton in this excellent article in which he explains why he opts out of personal branding; among other things, he points out that personal branding and professional reputation are not the same thing.
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