Work sheet
Brain Dump
How to expand your network and find your peers
Work sheet
Brain Dump
How to expand your network and find your peers
Work sheet
Brain Dump
How to expand your network and find your peers
The whole point of freelancing is that you’re in control. If you feel like working, go for it. If you want to rest, you can. It’s up to you to create the work life balance that works for you.
But once you start the freelance lifestyle…
It can become very lonely. When I started freelancing, none of my close friends had their own business. None of them understood why I decided to work on my portfolio while I could’ve joined them for brunch. Or why I was surfing the whole morning when everyone else was working (well, you can’t control the waves, can you?)
Becoming a freelancer can feel lonely. But you’re not alone in this!
Join a community
I highly recommend that you join IRL communities in your city. If there are non, you can even create your own meet ups. But in today's world, you can very easily find a community online.
Depending on your niche and offer, there’ll be plenty of online communities you can join. Here are some of the communities I’m in:
Not all of these communities are very active. But every now and then someone posts a job offer or asks for help with a problem. And it’s nice to see you’re not alone.
If
What you need to do
Simply google “{your services} online community” eg. “UX Designers online community” and see what comes up. Join a couple of those groups because not many are very active.
Do you want to join my community?
When I launched my first course for freelancers, I communicated with the cohort via a Whatsapp group. I mentioned that in the future, I’d love to have a community platform with several freelancers where people can exchange tips and projects.
You can now join this group through this link. It's a free Discord channel. I'm not heavily promoting it much yet and at the moment my focus is on the Freelance Blueprint Podcast. But once I wrap up season 2 I will focus on the Discord community, so make sure you're ready to join.
👩🏻💻 Free Guide
The exercise described in this blog article is one of the steps of my free guide for people who want to create a work life that works for them.
The whole point of freelancing is that you’re in control. If you feel like working, go for it. If you want to rest, you can. It’s up to you to create the work life balance that works for you.
But once you start the freelance lifestyle…
It can become very lonely. When I started freelancing, none of my close friends had their own business. None of them understood why I decided to work on my portfolio while I could’ve joined them for brunch. Or why I was surfing the whole morning when everyone else was working (well, you can’t control the waves, can you?)
Becoming a freelancer can feel lonely. But you’re not alone in this!
Join a community
I highly recommend that you join IRL communities in your city. If there are non, you can even create your own meet ups. But in today's world, you can very easily find a community online.
Depending on your niche and offer, there’ll be plenty of online communities you can join. Here are some of the communities I’m in:
Not all of these communities are very active. But every now and then someone posts a job offer or asks for help with a problem. And it’s nice to see you’re not alone.
If
What you need to do
Simply google “{your services} online community” eg. “UX Designers online community” and see what comes up. Join a couple of those groups because not many are very active.
Do you want to join my community?
When I launched my first course for freelancers, I communicated with the cohort via a Whatsapp group. I mentioned that in the future, I’d love to have a community platform with several freelancers where people can exchange tips and projects.
You can now join this group through this link. It's a free Discord channel. I'm not heavily promoting it much yet and at the moment my focus is on the Freelance Blueprint Podcast. But once I wrap up season 2 I will focus on the Discord community, so make sure you're ready to join.
👩🏻💻 Free Guide
The exercise described in this blog article is one of the steps of my free guide for people who want to create a work life that works for them.
The whole point of freelancing is that you’re in control. If you feel like working, go for it. If you want to rest, you can. It’s up to you to create the work life balance that works for you.
But once you start the freelance lifestyle…
It can become very lonely. When I started freelancing, none of my close friends had their own business. None of them understood why I decided to work on my portfolio while I could’ve joined them for brunch. Or why I was surfing the whole morning when everyone else was working (well, you can’t control the waves, can you?)
Becoming a freelancer can feel lonely. But you’re not alone in this!
Join a community
I highly recommend that you join IRL communities in your city. If there are non, you can even create your own meet ups. But in today's world, you can very easily find a community online.
Depending on your niche and offer, there’ll be plenty of online communities you can join. Here are some of the communities I’m in:
Not all of these communities are very active. But every now and then someone posts a job offer or asks for help with a problem. And it’s nice to see you’re not alone.
If
What you need to do
Simply google “{your services} online community” eg. “UX Designers online community” and see what comes up. Join a couple of those groups because not many are very active.
Do you want to join my community?
When I launched my first course for freelancers, I communicated with the cohort via a Whatsapp group. I mentioned that in the future, I’d love to have a community platform with several freelancers where people can exchange tips and projects.
You can now join this group through this link. It's a free Discord channel. I'm not heavily promoting it much yet and at the moment my focus is on the Freelance Blueprint Podcast. But once I wrap up season 2 I will focus on the Discord community, so make sure you're ready to join.
👩🏻💻 Free Guide
The exercise described in this blog article is one of the steps of my free guide for people who want to create a work life that works for them.
