Hey everyone 👋 I've spent the last little while revamping my own personal website (lukemichael.co.uk), and honestly the whole process got me thinking about all of you. We've got a seriously talented group here — freelancers, devs, and agency owners — but most of us have never actually seen each other's work. So let's fix that. Drop a link to your website in the comments. Portfolio, agency site, landing page, side project — whatever represents you and what you do. Then take a few minutes to check out a few others, leave some feedback, and connect with people whose work you find interesting. It's a great way to get inspiration, find potential collaborators, spot people you might want to refer work to, and just get to know who's actually in this room. I'll go first: lukemichael.co.uk 👇 Your turn — let's see what you've built. 🚀

Hey everyone — I owe you an explanation for going quiet lately. The honest answer? I've been heads-down building something that's been on my list for a long time. Something I kept wishing existed every time I was deep in a client project, burning time on tasks that should take seconds but somehow never did. So I built it. 🚀 Introducing AssetScope — my Shopify admin toolkit, now in beta. AssetScope is a collection of 14 tools built directly into your Shopify admin. Things like bulk editing, image optimisation, SEO management, speed auditing, inventory management, and dummy data generation — all the stuff Shopify should have shipped but didn't. I built this for me first. Every tool in here came from a real pain point I kept hitting while working with clients. The kind of stuff that would eat 30 minutes here, an hour there, across every single project. AssetScope cuts that right down. It means I can help clients faster, launch stores quicker, and stop wasting time on repetitive admin work that adds nothing to the final product. If you work with Shopify stores — whether you're building them, managing them, or both — this is genuinely going to change how you work. Here's the ridiculous part: it's $1.99/month. No tiers. No add-ons. No "pro plan" with the features you actually need locked behind it. One flat price, all 14 tools, no limits. I wanted it to be a complete no-brainer. And for you lot? Even better. 🎁 FREE for 12 months for Secret Weapon members. As a thank you for being here, I'm offering all members free access for a full 12 months. Try it, break it, tell me what's missing. This is beta, and your feedback will genuinely shape what gets built next. 👉 Check it out here: https://assetscope.wearespree.com Drop a comment or DM me and I'll sort you out with free access. Let me know what you think.

First — a big welcome to everyone who's joined recently. Really glad you're here. This community is all about cutting through the noise and actually running your freelance work like a proper operation. You're in the right place. Now, let's talk about something I keep coming back to — and something I genuinely believe most freelancers overlook in favour of shiny tools. Google Sheets. Yes, really. Here are 10 myths vs facts about why a well-built Google Sheet is often more powerful than any project management tool you're paying for: — 1 — MYTH: Monday.com will fix my disorganisation. FACT: No tool fixes chaos — clarity does. Monday.com is brilliant, but if you don't know WHAT to track and WHY, you'll just have an expensive, colour-coded mess. A Google Sheet forces you to think simply. — 2 — MYTH: PM tools are more professional. FACT: Your clients don't see your PM tool. What matters is what lands in their inbox. A clean, shared Google Sheet per client shows them exactly where the project stands — no login required. — 3 — MYTH: Spreadsheets don't scale. FACT: A well-structured Sheet scales further than you think. One tab per phase, one row per deliverable, one column per status. That's an entire project tracked with zero monthly subscription. — 4 — MYTH: I need automation to stay on top of things. FACT: You need visibility first. Automation without visibility is just faster chaos. Google Sheets gives you a bird's eye view of everything in one place before you even think about automating. — 5 — MYTH: Monday.com keeps me accountable. FACT: A Sheet you actually open keeps you accountable. The best system is the one you use. Sheets live in your browser, in Drive, and are one tab away. No app switching, no loading screens. — 6 — MYTH: PM tools are better for client management. FACT: A Google Sheet per client is one of the most underrated systems. Track scope, deliverables, invoices, login details, feedback rounds — all in one doc, shareable in one click.