Creative Boom
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
By her own confession, Monika Jurczyk – AKA Monsie – has bounced between places and jobs like a pinball, but freelance illustration has given her creative soul its voice. "I And when you talk to Monika, it's soon evident that becoming a freelance illustrator has empowered her.
Creative Boom
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Image licensed via Adobe Stock. After all, most of the time, our freelancer bank accounts are empty. There are lots of online services that help you automate your finances, and many freelancers swear by them. Freelance graphic designer Mel Gardner , meanwhile, recommends FreeAgent. Improve your cashflow.
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Creative Boom
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Image licensed via Adobe Stock Freelancing is great, but at the start money can be tight. Or do you yearn to break free and embark on a freelance journey more than ever? It's time to take your passion for creativity and kickstart your freelance venture. If it's the latter, then what are you waiting for? Don't worry.
Creative Boom
MAY 21, 2024
Image licensed via Adobe Stock Working as a creative freelancer can be stressful right now. We love freelancing. And in 2024, as AI, algorithm changes, and economic turmoil continue to disrupt everything around us, many freelancers are feeling that stress more than ever before.
Creative Boom
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
Image licensed via Adobe Stock Deciding what to charge is one of the biggest challenges of being a freelancer. It's one of the most maddening things about freelancing: how do you set your rates? But at least it will help give you a baseline to think about your freelance rates and how you can get there over time.
Creative Boom
SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
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.
Creative Boom
APRIL 23, 2023
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? Show what you've made It sounds like an obvious point, but it's one that many freelancers ignore. Don't go down that road.
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