Hey freelance friend,

It’s been a while since you’ve heard from me! 2025 was busy both professionally and personally, without a lot of extra bandwidth for this newsletter. But as things have calmed down, I’m excited to touch base with everyone again and continue chatting about the freelance world — including what’s working, what’s not, and frankly, just to have some human interaction with each other in a very virtual business world!

I started off 2026 excited by a new client I landed in late December that delivers regular, weekly work…only to find out in mid-January that the entire content team at one of my absolute favorite clients was laid off. The freelance budget was also cut in full. While I’m bummed, I’m also grateful I had the new client to balance out the income loss.

The experience is also lighting a fire to get back to the marketing habits that are vital to building a sustainable business. I’ll be sharing my experiments here, along with other insights from full-time freelance life. So expect to see me back in your inbox every Tuesday morning. I hope you’ll stick around!

I’d also love to hear how your New Year is kicking off. Are you feeling optimistic about the state of freelancing? Are you struggling to find clients?

Hit reply and let me know what’s on your mind!

All my best,

Lauren