Step into the CEO era of your freelance career


The Empowered Freelancers Summit 2026

A free 5-day event to help you build long-term client stability, move beyond short-term projects, and create consistent income in 2026, without constantly pitching or overworking.

Take part in community challenges, win prizes in our Summit Bingo and more!

Prizes & Collaboration

Upgrade for lifetime access, speaker freebies and a mid-week co-working session.

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Connect, collaborate, ask questions and build freelance friendships throughout summit week.

Private Slack Community

Learn from experienced freelancers sharing practical strategies that move you beyond short-term projects.

15+ Expert Speakers

Daily expert-led mini workshops focused on stability, retainers, referrals, positioning and long-term freelance growth.

5 Days of Workshops

What's included?

THE REALITY:

You’ve built a freelance business you’re proud of.

You’ve got the skills, you’ve worked with real clients, you’ve delivered good results, you’ve probably had months that surprised you in the best way (...do i need to continue?) but still something feels a lil fragile.

You finish a project and immediately start thinking about the next one. You have a strong income month and instead of celebrating, you feel pressure to maintain it. You land a new client and cross your fingers it turns into something ongoing, but you’re never quite sure how to make that happen without overstepping.

You’re not struggling to get started but you're struggling to feel secure.

The Empowered Freelancer Summit is a free 5-day event designed to help you move from project-to-project work into long-term client relationships that actually last, without chasing harder or burning yourself out.

  • Sending more pitches when work dips
  • Raising your rates and hoping that changes things
  • Posting consistently to stay visible
  • Taking on shorter projects to avoid income gaps
  • Saying yes to work that isn’t quite aligned
  • Rewriting your services page again

But instead of real stability, you’re still seeing…
  • Income that rises and falls unpredictably
  • Projects that wrap up just as they feel comfortable
  • Retainers that end without warning
  • A business that feels reactive rather than intentional

No matter how capable you are, it can start to feel like you’re rebuilding your income over and over again.

And because you’re ambitious, you’ve tried…

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We're in a different freelance landscape now. Clients are more cautious and budgets are shifting and competition is louder. And short-term, task-based work has become the default structure for most freelancers.

The problem isn't your talent (trust me!!), it’s the way most freelance businesses are built.

And if your business is built on short-term cycles, it'll always require constant effort to maintain.

It’s time to redesign how your freelance business works, so that the effort you put in today supports you next quarter, next year, and beyond.

Does that mean more clients, more offers, more platforms? Nope. It means being more intentional about the clients you keep, the way you position yourself, and how you structure your work.

It's a problem of structure, not hustle. 

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…but haven’t been sure what to do about it (so you're not alone). 

  • You’re not sure whether you need better positioning, stronger retainers, or a completely different client type.
  • You’ve spent far too many hours tweaking your services page, adjusting your packages, or rewriting proposals.
  • You’ve landed “ongoing” work before, but it slowly dissolved.
  • You’ve wondered whether freelancing is always going to feel slightly unstable, even when you’re doing well.
  • You’ve questioned whether long-term clients are luck, timing, or something you’re somehow missing.

and many freelancers have noticed a shift. 

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  • You’re not constantly recalculating.
  • You know which clients you’re working with next month, and the month after that, and you’re not allllways bracing yourself for things to end.
  • You’re seen as someone who holds strategic weight, not just someone who completes tasks.
  • You have ongoing work that feels mutual rather than fragile.
  • You can plan your finances without factoring in worst-case scenarios.
  • You take time off without feeling like your entire pipeline is going to collapse.
  • You don’t need to pitch every time something finishes because the right clients stay.
  • You don’t feel like your income depends entirely on how hard you push this week.
  • You’re not chasing visibility for the sake of it, or saying yes because you’re worried about a gap.
  • You’re building something that compounds.

Imagine building a freelance business where...


Over five days, we’ll unpack:
– Why short-term client cycles keep you feeling stuck, even when you’re busy
– How retainers and ongoing contracts actually work in practice
– What makes clients stay beyond the first project
– How to reposition yourself from “extra pair of hands” to trusted partner
– The systems that support consistent income
– How to grow without burning out

During the Empowered Freelancers Summit, you'll learn how to build long-term client stability.

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"I really enjoyed and found so much value in your retaining clients session, Georgie. It was practical, clear, and gave me advice I could actually implement straight away, which is exactly what I needed."

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"I was so impressed by the whole approach to this event. The structure, the content, and the delivery all felt so polished and intentional. Even before watching all the sessions, I could tell how thoughtfully everything was executed. I’m genuinely excited to keep learning from everyone involved."

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"This summit was such a wonderful idea. Even though life got busy and I couldn’t attend as many sessions live as I hoped, I still walked away feeling inspired and supported. I’m already looking forward to the next one and can’t wait to be part of the community again."

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"I thought the summit was absolutely great. I managed to catch a few of the sessions and found real, practical value in each one. I ended up subscribing for lifetime access because I didn’t want to miss anything. Thank you for the huge amount of work that clearly went into putting this together."

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"Everything about the summit felt refreshing and thoughtfully put together. I honestly have no complaints - it was smooth, supportive, and full of insight. Thank you for doing such a good job coordinating it all."

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"Georgie, truly - kudos for organising such a wonderful event. The speakers, the flow, the sense of community, all of it felt so intentional. It catered perfectly to freelancers at different stages, and the whole summit ran beautifully from start to finish."

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"I especially found Georgie’s session on the before-during-after pitching process incredibly helpful. It broke everything down so clearly and gave me a system I could actually follow. It was exactly the kind of structured, practical advice I’ve been missing."

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"Great job coordinating this entire summit, Georgie. It was such a big undertaking, and it showed how much thought and care you put into every detail. I really appreciated having access to so much valuable content."

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"Your talk was my favourite of the entire summit. It was the most practical and value-packed session, full of real advice rather than vague motivation. I left feeling clearer, more confident, and with a proper plan to move forward."

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"The whole summit was incredibly inspiring. As a woman in freelancing, I often feel like I need advice that reflects my experience and that’s exactly why I loved this event so much. Thank you for creating a space that felt supportive, relatable, and empowering."

Feedback on our last summit:

Zoom out to career design, future-proof your business and build growth that supports you beyond the next invoice.Take part in community challenges, win prizes in our Summit Bingo and more!

Community & Long-Term Growth

Attract higher-quality opportunities through authority positioning, social proof and content that leads to paid work.

Visibility That Converts

Structure ongoing contracts properly, price confidently and package services to protect your time and income.

Retainers & Pricing

Learn how editors, referrals and strategic networking compound into long-term, trusted client partnerships.

Relationships That Last

Identify the structural habits behind feast-or-famine income and reset how your freelance business actually works.

Your Stability Reset

The five-day flow

All sessions will be hosted virtually, so you can join from your home office, a café, or halfway through a client break.

Each day’s sessions will be released in the morning, giving you space to watch them around your existing workload rather than rearranging your entire week.

Where and when? 

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Your free ticket includes limited-time access to each day’s sessions, so you can watch them during summit week and reflect as you go.

These aren’t theoretical conversations about what “should” work. They’re grounded insights from people who have moved from unpredictable project work to ongoing partnerships, and who understand both the emotional and practical side of that shift.

Hear from 20+ experienced freelancers and business owners.

When you register, you’ll be invited into our private Slack community.
This isn’t another Facebook group (I know you're in loads already) - it’s a focused, thoughtful space for freelancers who are serious about building something sustainable.

Inside, you’ll find:
  • Dedicated threads for each session
  • Space to ask questions and reflect
  • Optional co-working sessions
  • Prompts to help you think more strategically about your business

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Your free ticket includes 48-hour access to each day’s sessions during summit week.

 If you’d rather not rush through the content, the All-Access Pass gives you lifetime access to every workshop so you can revisit them whenever you’re refining retainers, adjusting pricing or strengthening your positioning.

You’ll also receive a speaker freebie bundle of freelance resources, plus access to a private mid-week co-working session.

At £47 when purchased in advance, it works out at roughly £3 per training across 15+ expert sessions. The price increases to £77 during the summit and £97 once it ends.

You can absolutely attend for free! But the upgrade gives you more time, more resources and more space to implement properly long-term in your business.

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Hi, I’m Georgie! 

I’m a freelance travel writer and business strategy coach, and over the past few years I’ve built a six-figure freelance business that allows me to work three days a week, travel the world and design my schedule around my actual life rather than the other way around.

That didn’t happen because I pitched constantly.
It happened because I stopped building my business around short-term projects and started prioritising longer-term client relationships.

Early on, I thought growth meant VOLUME: more clients, more invoices, more opportunities, the list continues. 

And while that approach did increase my income, it also increased my stress. Every finished project required another beginning. Every good month felt like something I had to defend.

The shift came when I started restructuring how I worked.
I focused on ongoing contracts. I positioned myself differently. I stopped seeing myself as someone who delivered tasks and started acting like someone who held strategic value. I paid attention to how my retainers were scoped, how my communication worked, and how my services were framed.

Gradually, my business stopped feeling like a series of sprints and started feeling steady. That’s what this summit is about.

I created The Empowered Freelancer Summit because I see so many talented freelancers doing everything “right” and still feeling unsettled. I know you're capable, driven, and hardworking, but your business structure is keeping you in a constant cycle of replacement.

You don’t need to work more, you just need your work to last longer.

Join me and 20+ experienced freelancers for a week that will change how you think about your business :)
I would love to see you there!

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If you have big freelance goals:

…this is the week to rethink how you’re building.

When else do you get the chance to step back from constant delivery and learn from experienced freelancers who have intentionally built long-term stability into their work?

If you want:
  • Consistent income rather than reactive months
  • Clients who stay rather than rotate
  • Work that compounds rather than resets
  • A freelance career that still works in five years

Then it’s time to evolve how your business is structured.

More clients does *not* automatically equal more security - take it from me. And more visibility does not automatically equal more longevity.

You can create sustainable success with fewer, better, longer relationships, but you have to be intentional about how you design for it.

The Empowered Freelancer Summit will show you how.

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That’s completely fine. The sessions are pre-recorded and released on a daily schedule, so you can watch them at a time that suits you. Your free ticket includes limited replay access during summit week. If you know you’d prefer longer access so you can implement slowly and revisit the material, you’ll have the option to upgrade to the All-Access Pass after registering.

What if I can’t attend everything live?

The Empowered Freelancer Summit runs from April 20 - 24, 2026. Sessions will be released daily, and you’ll have limited-time access (48 hours) to watch each one with your free ticket. You can join from anywhere in the world, and because most of the content is pre-recorded, you won’t need to block out your entire week to attend. You can fit it around your existing client work.

When is it happening?

If you’ve been freelancing for at least a year, you’re already working with clients, and you want more stability than you currently have, this summit is for you. You don’t need to be earning six figures or to have everything figured out (that's why you're here). But you do need to be past the very beginning stage. The conversations we’re having are about restructuring, refining and strengthening what already exists, not building from absolute scratch.

How do I know whether this summit is right for me?

Frequently Asked Questions

If something’s on your mind and it hasn’t been answered here, you can always send an email to hello@thefreedomroute.com and we’ll help. And if you’re hovering because you’re unsure whether this is the right time, I’d say this: You don’t need to wait until things fall apart to build something more stable :) 

I still have a question.

No. When you register, you’ll be added to my email list so I can send you the daily session links and summit updates. You’ll continue to hear from me after the event, and you can unsubscribe at any time if it’s not for you. Speakers may offer optional free resources during their sessions, and if you choose to sign up for those individually, that’s entirely up to you. Your details won’t be shared automatically.

Will all the speakers get my email address?

The teaching sessions are pre-recorded so that speakers can deliver high-quality, focused content without tech stress or time pressure. There will be some live elements throughout the week (including optional community sessions and reflections) but nothing is mandatory. You can engage as much or as little as you’d like.

Are the sessions live?

If you’re ready to stop rebuilding your income from scratch every few months and start designing something steadier, this is your invitation. 

The Empowered Freelancer Summit is five focused days of practical workshops, thoughtful conversations and real-world strategy from freelancers who have made the shift to long-term stability. 

Join us, connect inside the Slack community and start reshaping how your freelance business works in 2026. Your free ticket is waiting!

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