A subscriber wants career advice.
Oh boy…
“Ben, currently I’m a freelance copywriter and have been offered a job at an advertising agency. What would you recommend should I take the job or keep freelancing what is better???”
It just depends, dude.
Personally, I always took the “Michael Westin” approach.
Michael Westin is a burned spy in the show “Burn Notice”. When you’re burned, you’ve got nothing. No cash, no credit, no job history. You’re stuck in whatever city they decide to dump you in. You do whatever work comes your way. You rely on anyone who’s still talking to you — a trigger-happy ex-girlfriend… an old friend who used to inform on you to the FBI… Family too… (if you’re desperate…). Bottom line? Until you figure out who burned you…you’re not going anywhere.
OK, so what’s the point?
The show is about Michael Westin finding out who burned him.
But, he still has to live, too.
So while he’d love to spend all day finding out who burned him, he still has to take on “jobs” for cash (saving people from criminals, mobsters, gangsters, whatever… like a one-man “A Team”).
That’s the Michael Westin business model.
Freelancing is a “necessary evil” while doing his own projects.
It can be frustrating serving two masters like that.
But Westin never takes a steady job.
Only freelancing, baby.
That way he can control his time and resources.
And that’s how I did it, too, when freelancing.
But at the same time, the vast majority of people online don’t behave like business owners, and probably SHOULD be at a job taking orders, running errands and carrying reports to their superiors.
That’s for you to determine, of course.
Just my too many cents.
But if you decide to sac up and do your own thing, then I’ve got some good news for you:
My friend Daniel Levis is putting a special webinar on Thursday for freelancers, coaches and consultants who want to get booked solid with clients called:
“The 7 Hell-Fire Commandments
of Internet Riches — And the Systems That
Support Them”
Gotta hand it to Daniel Levis.
He sure knows how to name ’em, doesn’t he?
Anyway, I’m in a mastermind group with Daniel and I can assure you he’s got the goods when it comes to this topic and what he’s gonna teach on this content-packed webinar.
Like, for example:
- How to charge way HIGHER fees while doing way LESS work.
- How to find clients who are pleasure to work with and eager to pay you whatever you charge.
- How to get clients excitedly seeking YOU out.
- How to get booked months (even years) in advance.
- And much, much more.
This call is 100% “for real” free.
And there’ll be lots of content.
However, Daniel will also have something for sale, too.
Something designed to fill your schedule with all the clients your greedy little heart desires (so many, you very well may have to turn clients away or charge more to keep the line shorter). So if you are someone who is going to shriek like a scared little girl about being (gasp!) pitched something at the end, then don’t waste Daniel’s time.
This is for grown ups.
It ain’t cry babies.
More:
If you register with my affiliate link at:
www.daniellevis.com/QIL_settle
… and if you buy the product Daniel is offering at the end… I’ll give you two advanced MP3 trainings about how to get booked solid with paying freelancing or coaching clients (this info works for most any kind of service) in the next 30 days or less.
The material on these bonuses aren’t complicated at all.
And, they work even if you’re brand new.
Anyway, here’s where to register:
www.daniellevis.com/QIL_settle
(This is my buck naked affiliate link)
See ya on the other side…
Ben Settle
