Issue #51 - October 2nd, 2015 - Freelancing Digest

I’ve recently launched a new curated newsletter for Shopify and ecommerce merchants called Shopify Dispatch. You can check out the first issue and subscribe here.

Loving consulting

There’s lot to love in consulting. Even though people complain about it all the time, people complain about their jobs all the time. Or their customers. Or the weather. Matt Inglot writes about what he loves with consulting and busts a few of the common complaints people make about it.

Trouble at the top

Brennan writes about one of the common problems once you get into the higher levels of consulting, especially when you start focusing more on the business value instead of the work you produce. Do You Need To Abandon Your Principles To Become A Business Consultant?

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Quick Links

The Journey From 121 to 1,016 List Subscribers (philipmorganconsulting.com)

Freelancing in America: 2015 Infographic (freelancersunion.org)

Freelancing in America 2015 Report (freelancersunion.org)

The Third Way (winwithoutpitching.com)

How to build an online community on Slack (freelancersunion.org)

Promoting your authority piece (theadmin.org)

The Business of Freelancing, Episode 38: DYFConf Roundtable (doubleyourfreelancing.com)

How NOT to write a pitch email (freelancersunion.org)

I am my own worst enemy (pjrvs.com)

Can freelancing pay the bills and offer the freedom you want? (creativeclass.io)

How to not become a slave to your freelance independence (guerrillafreelancing.com)