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AI layoffs also mean more and stress work for managers

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BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 21h

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Experts are calling it the Great Flattening — and it's putting a ton of stress on middle management

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BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 21h

This article covers a lot, from the impact of AI and layoffs to the dwindling future of career opportunities...my main takeaway is that work is getting harder, so that even the "lucky" few who stay on a traditional career path will pay a price.

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BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 21h

“Your manager affects your mental health more than your doctor or therapist and just as much as your spouse"

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BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 1d

🔶 🔶 🔶 Feeling isolated as a freelancer? Network-based freelancing might be the answer🔶 🔶 🔶

Fundamentals of Network-Based Freelancing - BlackFreelance -

Risks are inherent to freelancing just like they are to employment. But one that’s relatively unique is the risk of isolation. There are multiple proven ways to mitigate risk as a freelancer, but one…

BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 1d

⛔Freelance Mindset Reset #22: We might be out here as individuals but relationships are the heart of our business…you need partners, coaches, and a community. Swing by the discord to meet other freelancers who are on the same journey you are:

Check out the BlackFreelance community on Discord - hang out with 38 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 2d

⛔Freelance Mindset Reset #15: Marketing and sales are skills you can develop…most of us need to work on both, but definitely sales. The good news is there’s tons of resources out there. (Come check out the BF Discord! discord.com/invite/63nwF...)

Check out the BlackFreelance community on Discord - hang out with 38 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 2d

⛔Freelance Mindset Reset #17: You should be able to make at *least* your area’s average household income on 20 hours of client work a week. If it doesn’t look possible, that’s a strategy (marketing, price, service, value) issue. (Come check out the BF Discord! discord.com/invite/63nwF...)

Check out the BlackFreelance community on Discord - hang out with 38 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 2d

🟠 BF Business Terms—Lifestyle Design: Integrating freelance work with personal goals and values to create a fulfilling lifestyle.

Check out the glossary to learn more

Agency: A company that provides outsourced services to businesses, often working with freelancers. AI: Artificial Intelligence; technology used to automate tasks and improve efficiency in various…

Your freelance business should start with employment. - BlackFreelance -

BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 3d

⛔⛔Freelance Mindset Reset #2: As freelancers we should be the best employer we’ve ever had. Make yourself that promise and follow through…that means professional development, marketing and strategy, and not reinventing the wheel anywhere you don’t have to.

Your freelance business should start with employment. I know that runs in the exact opposite direction of what you might expect around here…and yeah…we want to shake off the most detrimental…

BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 3d

⛔Freelance Mindset Reset #4: Freelancing is building a career for yourself…that can be a loaded term, but you really are the CEO (and COO, and CMO) of your work life.

BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 3d

⛔Freelance Mindset Reset #21: Systems & Habits over goals…they help manage the emotional side of freelancing, make it easier to tweak and adjust your strategy and tactics, and help you find direction in the chaos. (Come check out the BF Discord! discord.com/invite/63nwF...)

Check out the BlackFreelance community on Discord - hang out with 38 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

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BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 3d

⛔Freelance Mindset Reset #7: Don’t make the common freelance mistake of basing life on your highest income. (Come check out the BF Discord! discord.com/invite/63nwF...)

Check out the BlackFreelance community on Discord - hang out with 38 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 4d

Check out the glossary to learn more blackfreelance.com/blackfreelan...

Agency: A company that provides outsourced services to businesses, often working with freelancers. AI: Artificial Intelligence; technology used to automate tasks and improve efficiency in various…

BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 4d

Check out the glossary to learn more: blackfreelance.com/blackfreelan...

BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 4d

🟠 BF Business Terms: Agency: A company that provides outsourced services to businesses, often working with freelancers.

Agency: A company that provides outsourced services to businesses, often working with freelancers. AI: Artificial Intelligence; technology used to automate tasks and improve efficiency in various…

What is “Strategic Freelancing” Anyway? - BlackFreelance -

BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 4d

⛔Freelance Mindset Reset #6: The good times don’t last forever, but neither do the bad (make sure your strategy is ready to take advantage of the good and weather the bad)

I’m a big believer that most of our freelance “failures” eventually point back to not being able to state why we’re freelancing in the first place, and then not having a plan that’s grounded in that…

Freelancer Order of Operations - BlackFreelance -

BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 4d

The BlackFreelance Order of Operations

🔶Employment extraction
🔶Niche selection
🔶Skillset identification
🔶Value statement
🔶Prospecting
🔶Introductions
🔶Marketing/touches:
🔶Pitch
🔶Refine

blackfreelance.com/freelancer-o...

Your freelance strategy is an ongoing process, but when we zoom out, you’ll generally be following a basic structure—returning to it to adapt as your business grows and changes. *This isn’t a…

BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 5d

🟠 BF Business Terms—S-corp (US): A type of corporation that meets specific Internal Revenue Code requirements, allowing income to be passed through to shareholders. Useful for freelancers who want to pay themselves as employees

Check out the glossary to learn more

Agency: A company that provides outsourced services to businesses, often working with freelancers. AI: Artificial Intelligence; technology used to automate tasks and improve efficiency in various…

This Cozy Brazilian Stew Will Keep You Warm All Fall

BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 5d

Love this one www.thekitchn.com/moqueca-reci...

It’s the next best option if you can’t get to Brazil.

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BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 5d

🟠 🟠 🟠 What is lifestyle design for Black freelancers?

It's a strategy that allows you to work to live (without sacrificing income.)

🔸 Sustainable work-rest rhythms
🔸 Healthy business boundaries
🔸 Freelance relationships that align with your values

- BlackFreelance -

Lifestyle Design Your freelance business should feed your life…not the other way around. Talk lifestyle with other freelancers What is lifestyle design for Black freelancers? Putting your health,…

Freelancer Order of Operations - BlackFreelance -

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BlackFreelance @blackfreelance.bsky.social · 5d

The BlackFreelance Order of Operations

🔶Employment extraction
🔶Niche selection
🔶Skill set identification
🔶Value statement
🔶Prospecting
🔶Introductions
🔶Marketing/touches
🔶Pitch
🔶Refine

blackfreelance.com/freelancer-o...