Freelance Jungle news: Spring is in the air, and with it, a little hope
Hello
Welcome to the October Freelance Jungle email.
It’s beautiful to see how much joy is coming out of Victoria. You folks had a hell of a task but you nailed it. Well done. Spring is looking a tad more optimistic everywhere. I spent a lot of October interviewing people about creativity and mental health and I feel great. I’ve been working on the A to Z of Wollongong podcast, a profile designed to explore the Gong and uncover the special stories. If you have a great story about the Illawarra, get in touch. I’d love to hear from you.I also mailed out a little love to my Patreons in celebration of mental health month. That gratitude felt pretty good to share.
I’m hoping we can limp out of lockdown and start doing mini events next year, so if you have some ideas, let me know that too.
In the meantime, here’s the newsletter…
Freelance Jungle news
Want access to marketing classes, accountability coaching, low cost business coaching, free swag and more? Introducing annual memberships, new freelance merch, special classes and more info than ever before- they are some of the changes we’re making to the Freelance Patreon in November and beyond. Check the changes out now. Or sign up right now and get your party started!
Productivity
Can’t stop thinking of work? Here’s some advice on how to detach.
Find your freelance porpoise…I mean freelance purpose.
How to kick mindlessness in the working day to the kerb.
Learn how to detach from freelance tasks and enjoy the difference.
Is freelance hustle culture actually good for you?
It’s OK to have an allergy to business coaching.
Stop getting advice from the wrong people.
Marketing
Improve your social media by improving the anatomy of your social media posts.
Here’s how to make social media marketing easier.
Want to get over that LinkedIn cringe? Learn how it works.
How to be a better freelance writer.
More writing on better writing.
Leverage competitor insights to be a more competitive business owner. Here’s how.
Self-care
Hey you, yes you! Choose the salad.
Say yes to freelance friendships.
Are freelance cynics as cool as they think they are?
Why on earth did I write a course on freelance burn out?
Amazing freelancer projects
Check out the art and all things visual Freelance Jungle members produced in September.
Freelance makers are gonna make- check ‘em out.
Kick arse freelance projects for clients, our friends, and ourselves.
Dive into the work of freelance storytellers in the Jungle now.
Check out all these amazing classes, marketing activities and more from your fellow freelancers.
Want your work featured in the newsletter and the blog? Join us every Thursday for I made this Thursday in the Freelance Jungle group. It’s a great celebration of all things wonderful we’re creating.
Events
Make yourself accountable and ace that goal before the year ends with the first ever Freelance Jungle Deadline Party.
Do you want to reclaim your time from social media? Want better strategies with dealing with trolls? Ginger Gorman joins us for a very special chat on the Crowdcast. Free
She opened up her life in one of the most delicately sad yet beautiful debut releases from an Australian author in the Girls. We talk to Wollongong Writer’s Festival director and author Chloe Higgins about storytelling, grief, and what it means open yourself on a page. Free
Are you an introvert who shies away from the blah-blah of marketing? We hear you! We’re running a 4-week course on getting comfortable with marketing on your terms called Marketing for Introverts. $20 USD plus GST in total (2 months of $10 USD contributions).
Action replays of events
Explore how art can help your mental health with artist Amy L Clarke.
Uncover why values matter in your working life with Rebecca Glover and April Creed
Let’s talk about the Elephant in the Room- and what we can do to make sure we receive dignity in end of life with this specialist panel.
Learn how to create an exciting in-store experience on a budget with Alice Henchion from Renew Wollongong, set and fit out builder Dan Patmore, and visual merchandiser Suzi Meyer.
Here’s a fat summary of October events you can catch up on.
OPPORTUNITIES
State government sole trader funding is now available in Victoria. Check it out.
Nominate someone (even yourself) for the Arts Access Australia National Leadership awards.
Got a crime tale you’re itching to tell? Enter the Allen and Unwin Crime Fiction Prize.
APRA is offering creative recovery grants.
Victoria’s Midsumma festival has a call out for artists.
Penguin Random House invites unpublished writers from socio-economically marginalised backgrounds, LGBTQ+, Indigenous or CALD writers, or writers with a disability to submit their manuscripts for the opportunity to be mentored and possible publication.
Want more info like this? LMK. I am trialling it to see if it works!
Your free business listing
The free Freelance Jungle directory lets you list your business for FREE. You can also search for freelancers to work with.
To support the Freelance Jungle, head to the Patreon.
Want to get a plan together? Book in for coaching.
Oh, and let’s connect at the Freelance Jungle.
May your November start with a lot of wondrous heart.
Rebekah