WFH Freelancers

Is this industry standard now? Just got this email from a place I freelance with, a few hours per week. It’s been net 30, which I thought was even too long of a wait.: “As part of our broader efforts ...

Is anyone else slow AF? Last year I’ve been double and triple booked and this year just not feeling all too busy

If you’re a well-paid CD-level freelancer without a lot of 1099 this year, would you work a 3 month gig for $85/hr if you thought it would be easy-ish money? You have many other jobs, too.

Been on a longish freelance gig and worked nearly every weekend. It’s fine because as a freelancer I’m getting paid for it but damn, it makes me never want to go full time ever again cos they ain’t no...

How do you submit invoices? Just a random template?

I’ve bounced between full time and freelance my whole career of about 2 decades now, but never leveled up to becoming a 1099 independent business. I’m ready to do that now and have heard S-corp is the...

Recently freelanced for a Publicis owned agency for one week and was subjected to a full background check, with past five years of employment, plus secondary and tertiary education. That seemed like a...

how often do you check in with agency Talent Acquisition/recruiters?

Freelancers, how do you find your gigs?

Serious question because I’m currently FT and curious. How’s the freelance appetite for Product CDs with AI chops? Are shops typically using internal talent and getting by or are folks being brought i...

Best recruiter you’ve worked with who focus on US-based freelance creatives for agencies? (Better if they have a niche of brand design) thanks in advance!

Freelancers, any good CA tax accountants you’d recommend?

Hi, I'm a back-end/full-stack developer with 5+ years of experience. My public portfolio is relatively small compared to other developers. https://chris-dev.netlify.app For freelancers and recruiter...

Anybody work with We Are Rosie?

Was recently laid off and going to try freelancing until I find something full-time. I've never done this before. How do you guys come up with your rates? What do I need to know from a tax standpoint...

Do any of you worry about your books getting stale? Producing as a freelancer doesn’t happen often, and the best work in my book is already 5 or 6 years old.

Hi I'm a 2D concept artist with 8+ years of experience. Most of my professional work is private so my public portfolio is small compared to others. I have character sheets, silhouettes, thumbnails, co...

Is it me or the freelance market is slower this year?

How do you handle vacation times with retainer clients? I have a client on monthly retainer and i'll be away for almost 2 weeks. I want to give them a heads up but not sure if I should mention anythin...

Is it more challenging finding freelance as a solo copywriter as opposed to being part of a creative team?