♻️Recycle your best content (then invoice for it)

♻️That killer line? It already did the job: closed the pitch, carried the blog, maybe even got you paid. But now it’s collecting dust in a Google Doc like a forgotten startup idea.

This week’s focus: recycling your sharpest phrases into fresh, client-worthy deliverables, without opening a blank page. Because sustainability isn’t just for tote bags. Let’s squeeze five invoices out of one well-written piece of content. (3-minute read)

🔦 Week’s Highlights:

• Sherpa’s Shortcuts: Build a killer swipe file; repurpose one idea into five formats.

• Tool Spotlight: Taplio recycles LinkedIn gold; Brandwell ai turns one call into a client-worthy blog.

• Sherpa’s Pack: Grab a free template to help you attract new client work passively.

• The Ridgeline news: Reform your LinkedIn profile; turn your inbox into a podcast.

• 😜 Tools Gone Wild: AI made up court cases. Lawyers said, “Sounds legit.”

🪓 Sherpa’s shortcuts

Sherpa-approved hacks to multiply your output without multiplying your effort.

⚡ Hack #1: Turn one client call into five deliverables

Problem: You’re rewriting what your client already said over Slack, in a call, or during that 20-minute ramble that almost made sense.
Solution: Record it once, mine it forever.

How to:

1. Record the call using Otter.ai (or Tactiq if you’re in Google Meet or Zoom).

2. Paste the transcript into ChatGPT with this prompt:

   “Pull out a one-paragraph summary, a short testimonial, three key points for a slide deck, and a CTA-style closing line.”

3. Optional follow-up:

   “Now turn this into a blog outline or LinkedIn post.”

4. (Unless you previously trained your AI to write in your style), ask: “Now rewrite this in the tone of a sharp, personable freelancer.”

5. Edit to your satisfaction. Voila. One call quickly transformed into new content.

💡 Sherpa Tip: Want to impress? Pull the client’s best quote and use as a bold pull-quote in a deck or carousel. They’ll swear you’re a mind reader.

👉 Try Otter for free | 👉 Try Tactiq in your browser

⚡ Hack #2: Create killer content vault

Problem: You’ve got one good idea. But turning it into a blog, a LinkedIn post, a tweet, and a CTA? Ugh.
Solution: Drop it in a Google Sheet, send it to your favorite AI, and let it do the rewrites.

How to:

1. Open this Google Sheet.

2. Drop in a solid line, phrase, or client-worthy insight. (The kind you'd normally build a whole post around).

3. Copy that row and paste it into ChatGPT.

4. Prompt: “Rewrite this idea into a blog intro, a LinkedIn post, a subject line, a tweet, and a CTA. Tone should be sharp and human.”

5. Paste your favorite rewrites back into the Sheet for a killer content vault.

💡 Sherpa Tip: Mark your best lines as “Client-ready” so you can swipe, paste, and look brilliant in future.

👉 Use Google Sheets

AI Tool Spotlight

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🔍 Taplio: Turn a LinkedIn post into five client deliverables

Why it matters:
You posted something smart on LinkedIn. It did numbers. You felt seen. Then you moved on, and that great idea got left behind like last week’s smoothie in your drafts folder. Taplio grabs your best lines and instantly spins them into carousels, threads, newsletters, and more.

Best use case:
You ghostwrite one punchy LinkedIn post for a client founder. Taplio creates a full newsletter intro and a short Twitter thread. Suddenly, you’ve easily increased their reach, and possibly justified a monthly retainer.

Who should use this:

• Freelancers managing LinkedIn visibility for founders or consultants

• Content marketers juggling social + newsletter + ghostwriting

• Writers offering “thought leadership packages”

Pros:
Taplio reuses still warm ideas. It generates new formats instantly, and gives you content analytics and scheduling in one clean dashboard. Most freelancers save 30–45 minutes per post.

Cons:
Only works for LinkedIn content. Also, still needs a sharp eye before publishing.

Pricing:
Starts at $39/month. 
👉 Try Taplio for client-ready repurposing

🔍 Brandwell: Weave transcripts and blog scraps into long-form gold

Why it matters:
Brandwell takes a transcript, a URL, a long-winded Loom video, and transforms it into a structured, publishable article. No prompting. No outlining. No existential crisis. Just one click and boom: something blog-shaped with an intro, headings, key points, and a CTA.

Best use case:
You grab your client’s podcast interview transcript, run it through Brandwell, and 30 minutes later you’ve got a polished long-form article that sounds like them. You clean up the tone, drop in internal links, and send the invoice.

Who should use this:

• Freelancers ghostwriting or repackaging from videos podcasts, interviews, or webinars

• Consultants or marketers who charge for thinking, not typing

• Affiliate marketers pumping out long-form content to rank faster

Pros:
The AI does the structuring, heavy lifting & SEO for long articles/blog posts (1,500-3,000 words), freeing you to focus on voice, clarity, and client strategy, without first-draft overwhelm.

Cons:
Tone is serviceable but may need finessing, especially if your client has a strong voice. Also: it’s pricey.

Pricing:
Plans start at $250/month. (But can pencil out quickly for affiliates another others).
👉 Try Brandwell

🎒Sherpa’s Pack

Freebies to help freelancers gain an edge

Want to attract new clients without always pitching? Add a polished pitch doc to your email and social signatures, so every message quietly works for you. This free (and excellent) template makes it easy to set up fast and look pro. (Thank you Tim Berce!)

👉 Download the free template here. 

The Ridgeline 🏔️

News on how AI is rewriting the rules for solopreneurs and small teams. Let’s trek:

🧹LinkedIn is quietly tanking leads: Still saying “Helping brands grow”? Congrats—you’ve gone invisible. These 5 silent killers are quietly repelling dream clients. Fix it before they scroll. 🔗Here’s what’s tanking your profile

☕Coffee: the freelancer superdrug: Harvard confirms it: coffee can help keep women sharper and live longer. So yes, that third cup is now self-care. 🔗Sip on this

🎧Email meets podcast player: AI app Huxe turns your newsletters and calendar into a daily podcast. (Because reading is for people who aren’t unloading the dishwasher). 🔗Turn chaos into audio

🤖Clone yourself, minus the burnout: Delphi learns how you think, then helps with research, briefs, and prep—like a digital you who never misses a deadline (or invoice). 🔗Meet your AI mind

🛠️Freelancers are the big brand now: Forget scrappy. Today’s one-person shops are using AI to look like agencies—without hiring anyone or skipping lunch. 🔗See how they’re scaling

🎨When “authentic” kills the vibe: The era of personal branding is here—but freelancers still mix up casual with confusing. Here’s how to stand out without sounding try-hard. 🔗Fix your tone

Final sip:
If your calendar talks, your clone writes, and your coffee adds years. Maybe the bots really are working for us this time.

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Tools gone wild! 😜

Let’s end with a laugh — when AI tools take a detour off the happy path.

AI legal research: now with imaginary case law

U.S. lawyers are getting fined for trusting AI a little too much. According to The Washington Post, at least 95 legal briefs this year included fake court cases—courtesy of AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude. One Utah attorney got dinged for $1,000. A firm in California? $31,000.

The judges called it “scary.” The AI called it “high confidence.”

📌 Lesson learned: AI is great at writing fast. It’s also just makes stuff up. If your deliverable includes facts, citations, or stats, build fact-checking into your workflow before your client does.

🧭 What’s Next?

Your past work still has legs. Point it in the right direction, and let AI carry the backpack.

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—Sherpa out 🏔️