amberb94

I think Grok is useful. I was playing around with it when it was still free. I didn't put a whole lot of time into using it as a tool for ideas but the few times I did, it helped me crack through some rough patches I was having with an idea I had. I would imagine now that it is updated and a paid feature, it has probably improved even more.

I actually wondered this myself. I know it was some sort of tried and true method but I seldom see people recommending it anymore so it made me thing it was dated. I am sure there is still a purpose for it and it can still work for some people but the handful of times I tried it, I saw very little feedback. People didn't open the emails at all and if they did, such a low percentage clicked it wasn't worth my time!

It depends on what niche you are in. You can branch out a bit more. Maybe compile a new client base on your own. Find people, businesses, or websites that you feel could use your freelance skills. I have heard of some people landing good pay via news sites where you just cover local or national news. The reporter gets the details and you just write the article.

I have seen companies do it, big and small. They will post something witty or funny and it will get massive amounts of impressions. I know the platform favors political stuff which I avoid all together but I don't think you need to get political to see something go viral. I am just curious if there is some kind of method to this. Is there a way to get the algorithm to favor your post and boost it at all?

Google did some massive changes during the pandemic. I am not entire sure what they did but I have heard and seen many, many others reporting the same thing. What niche are your sites in? I t seems like certain ones got hit harder than others like James mentioned. I am not really sure how to fix this as I am struggling to build up traffic myself.

A co-working space? I can't say I ever even heard of it. I mostly just do my work at home in my free time. I work a set schedule (4 days a week as a nurse) so I am able to have 3 days where I can focus on my other projects. When I am feeling sluggish I will take my laptop to a Starbucks and work in a corner somewhere. Just a change in scenery gets my brain flowing again.

I noticed in the last few years I have had a sharp decline in clients. I was once working with 5 to 10 people at any given time and now I am down to only having 2 regulars and and extra person every now and then. It sucks because I know my work is good and people are always satisfied with it. But I guess free is better and people would rather just us AI to generate the content. One of the things I offered was product descriptions. I don't have any clients for that anymore at all. I know this has to do with AI but I can't compete with it. You can't really compete with something that is free! Has anyone else noticed AI impacting their freelance work?

I have tried a few different YouTube channels and nothing ever worked out for me. Maybe I was being impatient? Some say it can take months or years before you see any real growth. I feel like if I am going to put that much time and energy into something, I would rather see smaller growth sooner rather than waiting a long time. From what I have read though, you really have to stick with it even if you are seeing no views. I will tell you the one channel I made for a forum I used to run (to help boost traffic) took a good 3 years to see any traction but one video I made got to over 70k so I was proud of it.

I never considered it as a freelancer. I figured if I ever got into a position where work was too much to handle, I would just scale back. I feel like a lot of people think they NEED to expand but if you can sustain growth and revenue, and you don't really need to expand as you a financially set... Why would you risk it? I know I wouldn't.

Hi everyone. I just joined. I am coming over from another forum that got shut down a few months ago. I tried getting back into using Reddit and I just don't like it. I prefer forums. Anyways, I have been doing freelance work for about 10 years now. I also ran my one Etsy shop for awhile selling handmade items but that never amounted to anything substantial. I would like to get to a position where I can quit my 9 to 5 and put all my time and energy into my own projects online but I know it will take time.