Essential Tools for Balancing Freelancing and Full-Time Work

Essential Tools for Balancing Freelancing and Full-Time WorkEssential Tools for Balancing Freelancing and Full-Time Work

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Anita Autorino

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• 8h

The Freelancer balancing a 9-5 Starter Pack 💼

Since 2020 doing both, full time job and freelancing, and these are my NON NEGOTIABLE:

• A contract that protects my work and mental health. 📝 • Motivational Spotify playlists that help me get through the working hours. 🎧 • A pricing sheet that answers before I overthink. 🤑 • Brandbook and presentation templates to deliver fast without reinventing the wheel. ⚡ • ChatGPT trained on my pricing sheet and my tone to write emails while I do my laundry. 🧠

Freelancing for me is boundaries, saving money for personal goals, and switching Slack accounts like it’s a personality disorder. 🤭

What’s in your freelancer starter pack? What tool or habit keeps you sane?

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Lubna naaz Sarwar

• 4h

Good 👍 work

Anita Autorino

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• 1d

Most freelancers try to earn more by working more. But what if the key was in working even less? 👀

I started treating my Contra profile like a product: I published projects strategically to attract dream clients, applied selectively to stay visible, and invited past clients onto the platform to centralize everything.

Last but not least, Digital Products are the ones that made me work less 😏 to have a passive income possibility.

Of course, nothing dramatic happened overnight. But visibility grew, better clients came in and income grew without adding more hours.

The shift was simple: stop selling time, start building assets.

If you had to increase your earnings without working more hours, what would you build first?

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Daniel G Bright

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• 12h

I love this strategy and I think it's gonna pay off big time for you

JAVIER | DSpot

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• 1d

I’ve won $30,000+ from @Contra challenges/contests so far. But that’s not the best part!

I shared some experiences in the comments on how just participating in challenges can maximize your earnings 🧵👇 Have any particular questions about the topic? Just shoot them over. I’ll answer all of them!

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