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My new hot take
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750+ freelancers, founders, and solopreneurs showed up last week for our very first virtual conference, Harlow Homebase, and I am still riding the high.
When Andrea and I started building this, we wanted to create something that actually moved the needle for independent business owners. A full day of real strategy from people who are in it, building it, and willing to share exactly how.
And that’s exactly what happened.
The positive feedback has been flooding in and genuinely warming my heart.
If you missed the sessions the first time around, no sweat, you can access the recordings here.
A hot take I’ve been leaning into lately: Making more money will make you happier.
It’s why we created Harlow, this conference, and, now, the Harlow Revenue Accelerator.
It’s a 13-week program for freelancers, founders, and creators who are done playing around and ready to see real money hit their bank account.
This is not a vision board. This is not a vibe. This is a room full of people who want to talk about money, get pushed on money, and walk away with more of it.
In those 13 weeks, here’s what you really get:
→ The support to better define or pivot your offer, create a pricing strategy that positions you for growth, a brand presence that creates trust, and a go-to-market plan that actually works. You’ll be closing new business, and doing so confidently.
→ Real introductions to meaningful new connections. I've made introductions for 40+ coaching clients that turned into paying clients, referral partnerships, and open doors. I'll do the same for you, and so will the rest of the group.
→ Two coaches who will tell you the truth. Andrea and I built a $1M+ year service-based business. We helped build the marketing and sales infrastructure for companies that went on to hit unicorn status ($1B+ valuations). We know what moves the needle and what's just noise keeping you down and busy.
The revenue you want is already within reach. You just need to be in the right room.
The people we work with hit $20K, $30K, even $50K+ months. That's what happens when a bold strategy meets real accountability.
The program kicks off the week of June 8. 10 spots per cohort.
$499/month.
The scrappy solo founder who got you here is ready to stop going it alone.
It’s time to level up.
Your Freelance Advocate: Betterment
Self-employed? Meet the all-digital Betterment solo 401(k). A powerful, tax-advantaged retirement account with yearly contribution limits of $72,000.
Here’s what you get with our solo 401(k):
Fully digital setup with automated contribution tracking
Up to a $1,500 tax credit with auto-contributions
Low-cost ETF portfolios designed for growth
Hot Jobs
Lettuce is hiring a fractional Marketing Operations Lead to help power their brand and product marketing team. This is a hands-on role for a sharp operator who can support across creative, content, lifecycle, product marketing, and analysis. Pay isn’t listed. Get pitching.
RUN Studios is seeking a Senior Copywriter for an approximate 3-month project. While this is a remote position, RUN Studios can only consider candidates currently residing in the following U.S. states at this time: CA, CO, FL, ID, MI, NJ, NY, OR, TX, WA. Pays up to $90/hour.
Alignerr is looking for Mechanical Engineers with deep expertise in fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, structural mechanics, and more to help them as they challenge, evaluate, and refine how AI systems reason through complex engineering problems. Pays up to $60/hour.
Hilton is seeking a Hotel Level Marketing Manager to lead hotel property page optimization initiatives across their owned web experiences, driving scalable enhancement programs that improve storytelling, conversion performance, and digital effectiveness. Pays up to $50/hour.
The Biscayne Times is seeking a newsroom-minded Assignment & Production Editor (Contractor) to help run the monthly editorial pipeline and guide each issue across the finish line. This is a coordination-first role with real ownership. Pays up to $40/hour.
Zero Gravity Marketing is looking for an Organic Social Media Strategist to support the planning, execution, and optimization of organic social media efforts across a variety of client accounts. You’re equal parts strategist, copywriter, trend watcher, and marketer. Pitch away.
Digital is looking for a Freelance Social Media Marketer to support a book launch campaign. You’ll manage and execute day-to-day social media marketing activities across key platforms, publish engaging content to support book promotion campaigns, and more. Pitch your rate.
Commonwealth Sciences is looking for a Digital Marketing Contractor to create engaging content and manage day-to-day activity across platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X), including monitoring and acting as needed 7 days a week. Pay isn’t listed. Get pitching.
REV Branding Industries is hiring a Social Media & Creative Director to help lead the creative direction, strategy, and execution of social media content for their agency’s clients. You’ll be responsible for managing social media accounts and developing content strategies. Pitch away.
Urban Packaging Corp is hiring Freelance Medical Writers to help them build an ongoing content pipeline of research-backed educational articles on peptides and related compounds. Articles are ~1,500-word narrative literature reviews on individual compounds. Pitch your rate.
Harlow helps you build a business that truly supports you. 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 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. Spots are limited and the next cohort kicks off June 10.
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.
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 brand new Freelance Kickstarter Course is built from the same playbook we use with our 1:1 coaching clients, who we've helped grow to $10k, $20k, even $50k+ months.
Cheers,
Samantha


