{"id":2963,"date":"2024-01-02T14:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T20:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.connerash.com\/blog\/?p=2963"},"modified":"2024-05-03T14:46:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T19:46:38","slug":"january-2024-client-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.connerash.com\/blog\/january-2024-client-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2024 Client Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sean and Caelin are talented artists who recently launched a freelance creative services business to see if being self-employed full-time could be an option. Sean is keeping the books, and so far, so good. 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