The Six-Figure Freelancer: Your Roadmap to Success in the Gig Economy

by Laura Pennington Briggs

Do you love freelancing but worry your income isn't guaranteed? Discover a powerful method for growing and sustaining dependable earnings.
 
Are you a self-employed service provider looking to build a bulletproof business? Struggling to develop a strong, consistent client-base? Do you want to take your independent career to the next level, but don't know how? Writer, coach, and public speaker Laura Briggs has helped thousands of enthusiastic entrepreneurs find the liberating freedom and flexibility of the contractor model. And now she's here to share her battle-tested guide from working with companies like Microsoft and Business Insider to help you scale your enterprise and soar to new financial heights.
 
Six Figure Your Roadmap to Success in the Gig Economy is a tactical approach to smoothing out your ups and downs and connecting with customers, so you can see substantial and predictable growth. Drawing on Briggs's depth of experience and that of nineteen other freelancers, you'll craft a series of actionable steps and shift your mindset to ride the steady road to cash. Armed with these professional tips and tricks, you'll be filled with confidence and soon be carving out a profitable, watertight venture.
 
In Six Figure Freelancer , you'll

Six Figure Your Roadmap to Success in the Gig Economy is a street-smart workbook packed with insights into smashing through those dollar barriers. If you like no-nonsense ground-level advice, freeing your wallet from the whims of clients, and securing your sustainable future, then you'll love Laura Briggs's revenue-focused resource.
 
Buy Six Figure Freelancer to cement your independence today!

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Writing, Finance

216 pages, Paperback

Published October 20, 2020

About the author

Laura Briggs is a two-time TEDx speaker, freelancer, freelance strategy and marketing coach, and author of three books with Entrepreneur Press: How to Start Your Own Freelance Writing Business (2019), the Six Figure Freelancer (2020), How to Become a Virtual Assistant (2021), and the Complete Guide to Website Copywriting (2022). She's been featured in Business Insider, Thrive Global, and Inc. and is an ongoing contributor on Entrepreneur.com

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

At one time I tried freelancing and it was difficult. This book would have been quite useful before embarking on the freelance journey. You don't have to be a freelancer to enjoy this book. It broadly talks about relationships with customers and how to delegate a virtual assistant to handle your website or your taxes. Laura Briggs is very direct and provides lots of real world examples from her business.

[Rachel Peterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book really is a great roadmap for scaling your business, but I will say that it’s not really targeted for someone who doesn’t have a freelance business already. I do not yet have a freelance business, but it’s something I’m trying to work toward. I loved reading about the trial and error the author experienced as well as the potential I can have in the freelance world.

[Alok · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is exactly what you should expect from a well marketed gig economy piece, a slightly clickbaity title, a few very sharp and focused outline points you can summarise to a short essay/bullet list but narrated with lot of effort to expand and break it down with lots of real life experiences. I'm not entirely sure if this should be a book on its own, but maybe the lengthy prose helped infuse more information at a slower pace or I just wasted an extra hour of my life, I'll never know, either way I learned a thing or two and i'm glad its not a total stud, to be honest it was more than what I expected from it and I would recommend to anyone who wants to understand the landscape and navigate it better. If I can leave a note to the publisher, it would probably be to choose a title like 'hitchhikers guide to the gig economy' or something of that sort, I actually read it only due to the reviews and the title made me think twice about picking it up.

[Nolan · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I decided to make a career shift and focus on freelance consulting, I looked for a book that could give me advice on how to operationalize my new venture. There is a lot of good information in this book and supporting resources at the author's website to help work through different aspects of building a freelance business. Especially valuable was the focus on mindset work when beginning a freelance business - it seems so simple but requires a lot of intentionality!

I think there could have been more said about making the numbers work, but this is a great overall resource for both aspiring and established freelancers.

[Amy Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book! I'm a huge fan of Laura's podcast and just had to purchase her book. I wasn't disappointed. I've been freelancing for a little under two years and am experiencing constant growth. This book was an excellent stepping stone with a lot of applicable advise for any freelance trying to grow their business (whether you're looking to hit 50k, 100k, or 250k!). Highly recommend it. The online resources are a huge bonus too.

[Andrew Sedillo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book! I've been freelancing going on 7 years. I'd consider myself savvy in finding freelance work. After reading this book, I discovered many things I need to do to truly maximize my success as a freelancer and provide quality service to my clients. I plan to update my review in the next couple of months after trying the new strategies learned from this book.

[Liberty Laferrière · Rating 5 out of 5]

A genuinely helpful book on creative self-employment, regardless of whether a six-figure income is your goal. No gimmicks, no over-the-top hype, no toxic positivity, no weird entrepreneurial girlboss or dude-with-a-podcast rhetoric. Simply written, actionable, and informative. I listened to the audiobook but am thinking of getting a hard copy to re-read and reference in the future.

[Leanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don’t tease me about the title. Haha. It took the author a few years to scale up to six figures, so I have pretty realistic views about that.

There is a ton of great advice here for anyone who wants to get serious about freelancing and treat it like running a business.

[Ann Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

My curriculum at SNHU recommends and uses this book, and I learned a lot from Laura. Her writing is easy to grasp, flows well, and gives me insights I never could have imagined—another book for the shelves of professional writers.

[Brandi Shaffer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative book. I already knew some of what was covered in it because I learned it in grad school, but it was still a great read. I'll probably keep it as a go-to book for when I need a refresher.

[M.E. Byrd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full review coming soon.

[Massiel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good. Have a lot of practical device that I felt was pretty usable as a freelancer

[Rachel E. Meyer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not quite as helpful as I hoped. A lot of it was about scaling your business to the point I have no intention of reaching. But the first few chapters had some helpful stuff.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm still learning about freelancing, but this felt very practical and useful. The online (free) resources are really great too. Unlike many self-help/non-fiction books, this one had things I wanted to write down to remember and take action on. It may even earn a place on my "to keep" shelf.