🍹 Shameless Self-Promotion

It’s been forever since I sent you an email.

Depending on how you feel about this whole operation, that may be 😁 or ☹️.

Or maybe you couldn’t care less, and I wouldn’t begrudge you that. There are many more serious things going on in the world and in your life than this little letter.

Allow me to momentarily cut through all that STUFF to let you know about the child I delivered last month.

Her name is Freeing Right.

She’s not so much a child as she is a passion project I’ve put a lot of time and energy into.

She’s the guidance I wish I had when I started my freelance career.

She’s what Kessentials would’ve been had I had a clearer sense of direction a year ago.

Mixed metaphors aside, I think the numerous independent workers on this list would benefit significantly from the truths, tidbits, tips, and tricks I share on FR.

The Freeing Right “brand” has several iterations:

1. Newsletter

Like many second-borns, particularly ones who become middle children, FR can feel slightly neglected.

But in the silence and solitude of her conflicting roles in the family (clown and conflict resolver), she’s etched out a maturity for herself that only the keen can appreciate.

She’s miles more self-aware than Kessentials, who, at times, tried to be everything for everyone with predictably middling results.

She’s not down to compromise her niched-down core because a lot is riding on her authenticity.

You may occasionally catch low-brow jokes about vaginal discharge or extensive disses of recruiters who pissed her off, but amid all that brouhaha is a desire to elevate the collective freelancing experience.

If you liked Kessentials, you’ll LOVE Freeing Right.

2. Twitter

I refuse to call it X because why wouldn’t I?

Despite my obviously optimistic view of the platform, I will admit that it’s where Freeing Right’s seeds were first planted.

One day when I’m rich and famous, an overzealous journalist—who had to pay a pretty penny for my thoughts—will ask me what role the bird app played in FR’s conception.

Then, and possibly only then, will I wax poetic about the extensive exposure, learnings, and inspiration I’ve drawn from “Money Twitter.”

For now, all you need to know is that’s where I post my rapid-fire pieces of (mostly) actionable solo business advice.

My target audience is beginners and people around my experience level (6 years, hold your applause).

Nevertheless, in my dreamy delusion, I imagine even pros can glean something valuable about the dynamic uses of “fuck,” among other things, of course.

3. LinkedIn

It’s a bit too stuffy and serious on LinkedIn.

When I pop onto that scene, it’s to introduce those who follow me there to the week’s newsletter.

I may eventually repurpose my tweets into LI posts like all the gurus say you should.

Focusing on the 🐦 and only visiting my side 🐣 once a week has been working out pretty great.

Bonus: Check out the LinkedIn Lunatics sub and thank me later.

I’d especially appreciate your participation in the FREE-lancing cohort I’m launching under this umbrella.

The group mentorship experience is free and open to everyone who’d like a leg-up in their solopreneurship journeys.

To supercharge everyone’s results and success, I want to fill four more spots with ambitious independent workers from various backgrounds who’ve been in the game for varying durations.

You can find more info via these Freeing Right posts:

1. Intro

2. Testimonials

3. Behind the scenes

4. The application form for those who can’t be arsed with 1-3

Whether you’re interested in attending it or not, I’m sure you’ve got someone in mind who would kill for this opportunity. So, you know, cheza kama wewe. :)

The reception and love I got and strangely continue to get on Kessentials is awe-inspiring, informative, and just plain nice.

You guys went all out for my first child.

You

• brought her gifts,

• offered to babysit,

• told people about her, and

• showed me how I could improve my parenting.

FR saw all that and has threatened to murder me in my sleep if she doesn’t receive a similar welcome to the world. 🙂🙃

Thus concludes the first Kessentials newsletter with any inkling of news.

I hope you kick ass today.

Unapologetically yours,

Hope.