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Money-saving tips for creative freelancers feeling the pinch

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock. One solution is to raise your rates, and if you're talented and in-demand, that may be easier than you think: you can find advice on doing so in this article. In this article, we'll look at some ways to do so, based on both our own experience as well as advice from the Creative Boom audience.

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Practical steps creatives can take when freelance work goes quiet

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock Short on commissions at the moment? For creative freelancers, the start of the year is often a quiet time, with few enquiries coming in. And there are plenty of useful things that creative freelancers can do to stay productive, focused and positive during these quieter periods.

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Rise of the machines: How illustrators can avoid being replaced by AI

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If you're a freelance illustrator, it's easy to wallow in despair and imagine your job will soon be taken over by a faster, cheaper AI alternative. As illustration agent James Hughes mentioned in his article, Is AI really coming for your illustration career?

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Why creative freelancers should never work for free

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock When clients ask you to graft for nothing in return for "exposure", be very wary. It's a great time to be a creative freelancer. But in truth, promises of exposure or future paid work rarely materialise in ways that benefit the freelancer. We explain the downside of working for free.

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How to sell yourself as a freelancer in 2023

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock With the economy looking a little flat, most freelancers must put more work into selling themselves. So how can you survive the next few years as a creative freelancer? I always link to website articles that they will find useful. But how do you actually do it?

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Bored of Pinterest? 8 alternatives to try for design inspiration

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock Got stuck in a Pinterest rut? Studios and freelancers across the world have it bookmarked for graphic design inspiration and visual exploration. For more on how it works, read our article How building a 'secret repertoire' helps you generate original ideas. Here are some other options.

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What's the reality of freelancing, and is it right for me?

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock There are lots of pros to going freelance, but also quite a few cons. If you're thinking of going freelance, you're probably getting a lot of encouragement from people you know who've already taken the leap. The alluring dream of freelancing 1. It's fantastic!"

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