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Austin L. Church

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Salubrious Friday tidings to you, O solopreneurial one. Spring has sprung here in Tennessee. Oh wait, it’s still a month away! My yard has been confused and throwing up crocuses and daffodils like it’s April. The weather has been so mild that I took most of my coaching calls outside this week...
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28 days ago • 1 min read

two false assumptions

Most pulchritudinous salutations to you, esteemed colleague. Or, hello, if you prefer. This week’s newsletter kicks off with some super practical stuff, including quick steps and short emails for getting new projects. Then, we get into differentiation and advantages. Not always a crowd...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read

It’s never apples to apples 🍎

Good news, friend. It’s Friday. My wife and I are going to see Hamilton live for the first time tonight. She snagged a stupid-good deal on tickets through a friend of a friend, and I. am. stoked. The film nourished my soul, and because I so often put on my entrepreneur hat these days, I need...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read

the aptitude freelancers must have

Happy Friday, my friend. As this lands in your inbox, I’m crawling over mossy rocks and sneaking through pools in the Great Smoky Mountains. Maybe I’ll even fool one of the prettiest fishes in the world, the Appalachian Brook Trout. Fishing was one of my first loves, and I didn’t go fly...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read

the best lessons about freelance pricing I have

Happy Friday, freelance friends. Today’s newsletter has all the allure of a dumpster in the rain. My CPA sent me a 54-page organizer to fill out. It’s officially tax season. Misery loves company, so I’ve got two options for you: 4,547 words on making more money as a freelancer 7,250 words...
2 months ago • 1 min read

freelance advice from Maya Angelou

Happy Friday, my freelance friends! As you read this, I’m doing one of my favorite things: strategic planning with a cool e-commerce company called Canvas. Think, the circle lamp with iPhone clip of your dreams. If you’d tapped poet Austin on the shoulder, circa 2007, and told him he’d actually...
2 months ago • 1 min read