These resources for freelancers are 3 categories of services & products that I personally recommend to my friends and CoachLancer members to use.
Yes, I am using all of them myself, and I earn a small commission or other benefits if you sign up via me. The bigger this gets, the more CoachLancer members benefit!
1. Business administration
Relating to business admin, there are a couple of things that you might want to do to optimize your business when you’ve become a successful freelancer.
Start a freelance business in the US using Firstbase.io
Firstbase.io is the only place where you can set up a US-based company for a small amount of money, run it smoothly from anywhere in the world, and “win” your money back when using discounted services from their large partner network.
You can register a company (nice!), open 1-2 US bank accounts (sweet!), and get your mailbox required by law via their registered agent service in the state of Delaware or Wyoming!
Use these codes to get a discount as my special friend:
- Firstbase Start™: Get $10 off when registering your company with code STARTMIKKOXURF67093
- Firstbase Mailroom™: Get up to $50 off mailing services with code MAILROOMMIKKOXURF67093
- Firstbase Agent™: Depending on the service level, get these discounts:
- Light plan: Get $10 off from the basic compliance plan with code AGENTLTMIKKOXURF67093
- Autopilot plan: Get $10 off from an all-in plan that covers tax filing and annual reports with code AGENTAPMIKKOXURF67093
- Payroll plan: Get $10 off from the plan if you have employees with code AGENTPRMIKKOXURF67093
Best of all: You get similar affiliate links that you can refer to your friends just like I’m doing on this page. You could get $315 for just sharing your affiliate link with the right person you happen to know!
US-based bank account via Mercury
After getting your freelance business formed in the US you get an Employer Identification Number (EIN). With EIN, you can set up a bank account which is typically set up by your registered agent.
You’ll get 2 bank accounts at Evolve Bank & Trust and 2 debit cards, virtual and physical one that is mailed to your US business address. You can forward it to your home address easily.
You can then log in on Mercury and access your funds, manage your cards, download your statements and so on.
Use my affiliate link to get $250 upon opening your bank account and capitalizing it with $10K.
That’s free money! Insane, right?
2. Jobs, marketing & advertising
A couple of other things you could do via me…
Find remote startup jobs on Wellfound
Wellfound formerly known as AngelList is the leading job site for startups.
Use my sign-up link to start your search for cool remote jobs in promising startups. In many fully remote positions, you can work from anywhere in the world! Share the good, get your own affiliate link, and get $200 solid cash upon your friend landing a job!
Better advertising than Google Ads with InfoLinks
I used InfoLinks for years on this site when it was just a blog. If you’re like me and not into Google Ads, this is probably the best alternative there is.
Use this link to register as my affiliate.
3. Utility products & services
This category is something everyone playing the long-term freelancing game needs. Something good and permanent.
File storage with Dropbox
From the start of my freelance career, I’ve used the paid Dropbox Professional plan for storing and versioning all my project and personal files. Have you ever lost a file or overwritten a file by accident? You got that covered by Dropbox’s cloud storage and versioning support.
Use this link to register as my referral.
“So, are these the only resources for freelancers you’ve got?”
Nope! More resources for freelancers are coming soon. The Freelancing Newsletter can keep you up to date. Subscribe now to make sure you won’t miss out on anything important!
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