Hitting $10K+ months

The freelancers hitting $10K+ months usually aren’t winging it.

The difference between freelancers who thrive and those who stall isn’t talent. It’s not luck. It’s not even experience.

It’s having the right framework, the right strategy.

Here’s what nobody tells you when you start: the skills that make you great at your work are completely different from the skills that make your business work.

Knowing what to charge, how to position your offer, how to find clients, and how to actually close them — that’s a different set of muscles.

My business partner Andrea and I have spent 15+ years each building service businesses to $1M+ in revenue, and coaching hundreds of freelancers through exactly this. We know what the breakthrough looks like, and we know what’s standing between you and it.

So we built the Freelance Kickstarter Course — an 8-day email course that gives you the exact framework successful freelancers use to land high-paying clients.

One lesson per day, straight to your inbox. By day 8 you’ll have a clear offer, confident pricing, a proven outreach strategy, and a 30-day action plan to land paying clients.

This is the same framework we’ve taken our coaching clients through — the ones making $10K, $20K, even $50K months.

All for $47.

You already have the skills. Now you get the roadmap from people who’ve mastered the process of building successful service-based businesses.

Get the course today.

And now a quick note from Solo Health Collective and this week’s hottest jobs from the job board.

Hot Read

Choosing the right retirement account when you’re self-employed can feel arduous — like one more task to complete on your own with minimal guidance. So we tapped the experts at Betterment for their support.

In this blog post, they break down the key differences between Solo 401(k)s and SEP IRAs, so you know what type of account is right for you AND what to consider as your business grows.

Read the full article on the Harlow blog.

Hot Jobs

Redbock is seeking a Medical Writer for a variety of writing and editing projects, including Clinical Study Protocols and Amendments, and regulatory responses & reports. Should have 10 years of relevant clinical, regulatory, and medical writing experience. Pays up to $125/hour.

Virtru is looking for a Contract Technical Writer to report to a Solutions Architect. You’ll ensure Virtru's contributions meet the rigor and formatting conventions of multinational standards organizations, shaping how allied nations protect and share sensitive data. Pays up to $80/hour.

Randstad USA is looking for a Graphic Designer to spearhead creative initiatives and produce high-impact visual assets. This role is pivotal in executing creative strategies across diverse channels — including digital, mobile, print, and video. Pays up to $55/hour.

LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a copywriter with 5 or more years of experience. You’ll create, edit, and manage a wide range of editorial content including articles, blogs, captions, content descriptions, legal histories, and general web copy. Pays up to $50/hour.

Mile Marker is looking for a mid-level Freelance Copywriter to join their creative team. You'll write conversion-focused copy across paid ads, landing pages, and email/CRM for a roster of clients, partnering closely with strategists, designers, and account leads. Pays up to $50/hour.

KPG99 is looking for an Influencer Strategist with 3 years of experience in influencer marketing, creator partnerships, or social media marketing. You should have a deep knowledge of Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and emerging creator platforms. Pay isn’t listed. Get pitching.

Ancestry is seeking a Content Writer who is passionate about family history and storytelling. You’ll join the Contextual Content team, which brings pioneering technology, historical records, and curated contextual content together to empower others. Pay varies based on assignment.

Cactus Communications is looking for a Korean <> English Translator - Marine Biology. You will combine your language skills and subject-area expertise to help researchers around the globe publish cutting-edge research in prestigious journals. Pay isn’t listed. Pitch away.

KTeam is looking for a Presentation & Pitch Deck Designer for ongoing project-based work across their portfolio. They need someone who can take ideas, data, messaging, and rough content and turn them into polished, visually compelling presentations. Pitch away.

Ignite Social Media is looking for a Community Engagement Specialist to oversee community moderation and monitoring, reactive and proactive engagement between a brand and its online communities, client insights & recommendations, and more. Pay isn’t listed. Get pitching.

Harlow helps you build a business that lights you up and fills your bank account. No matter where you’re at in your journey, we have tools and resources to help you reach the next level. As a business owner, your wellbeing matters just as much as your work. We’ll help you strike a balance between growth and sustainability.

Here’s how to get started:

Join the Revenue Accelerator. Our 13-week group program is built for freelancers, founders, and small business owners who are serious about growing revenue. We work through your offer, pricing, brand, and client-getting strategy live every week. Clients who work with us have gone on to earn $10k, $20k, even $50k/mo. Next cohort kicks off on September 30th.

Explore the freelance job board. It features fresh gigs across a variety of industries and verticals, so you can keep your project pipeline full.

Try our business management tool. From proposals and contracts to project management and invoicing, we’ll cover your admin + workflow basics and more.

Dig into our resource center. It’s full of guidance for managing and scaling your business, written by fellow freelancers and small business owners.

Launch a sustainable freelance business in 8 days. Our Freelance Kickstarter Course is built from the same playbook we use with our coaching clients, who we've helped grow to $10k, $20k, even $50k+ months.

Join our Harlow Homebase Slack community. A place where freelancers, founders, and solopreneurs support one another, exchange ideas and feedback, and discover referral opportunities. Members also receive first access to Harlow events and resources, and freelancers who opt in are added to our freelance database to get connected 1:1 to job opportunities that come across our desk. 

Watch the Harlow Homebase recordings. Our free one-day virtual conference packed six expert-led sessions into a single day covering pricing, positioning, legal, finance, and mindset for freelancers and founders who are ready to grow. Watch on demand anytime.

Cheers - 

Samantha & Andrea