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Freelancers who have Qs about project contracts, invoicing, finding clients, and how to price themselves.
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When leaving a gig early how much notice do you give?

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Does any one have experience working with startups where your pay is invested into the company? I have an opportunity to invest 10k minimum into a company, and I was thinking i could offer my ad/desig… more

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How do you raise your rates with existing clients? Is there a graceful way to do it? One that won’t make them stop hiring you? (Talking about clients I have had for 1-2 years.)

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Has cold outreach ever worked for you to secure freelance biz? Whats the secret?

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Guys, two CCOs (from different agencies!) who I have been begging to work for (for easily ten years) replied to my emails within the past 12 hours. They are going to keep me in mind. 🥹 I'm winnin… more

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If you freelanced during COVID, you may qualify to receive some money back! A friend I used to freelance for reached out to me to share this government tax credit for freelancers who were impacted by COVID. It’s been a big help … more

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Anyone set up a registered agent for an S-Corp in upstate NY, to avoid the NYC tax? My residence is out of state, but I have clients in NYC, so maintain an "office" for my S-Corp in NYC. Any recom… more

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I have the experience of a CD, but as a freelancer, I only want to do hands-on copywriting—no oversight or big-picture vision, just the doing. What should my day rate be if I want to work as a senior … more

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Hello everyone, as we all know, securing a job in this century is incredibly challenging Recently, I applied this company, and I’m not sure if anyone has heard of it before. To summarize, there was no interview; I simply sent in my resume, and that was, I also sent them an email expressing my interest in the role and why I would be a good fit for the company. I sent the email on February 16, 2025, and I received a reply on February 19, 2025, with a job offer.

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📣 HIRING: A sharp, experienced, Executive Assistant with great communication skills to support a very busy American executive at a small defence logistics company in Malta.

Thrive in a high-pressure environment, love problem-solving, have top-notch organisatio… more

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What agencies are hiring right now? Remote preferably 😬 (I’m in NY)

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To all who worked their butts off trying to find work this week, but didn't...goddamn we did our best, right? And that's all we can do. ❤️‍🩹 We'll get 'em next week. 🤞🏼🙏✨

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Gigs requiring freelance on site? I’ve been seeing more and more places require it. You all seeing the same?

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How do you income qualify for rentals as a freelancer? Ex: apartments

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Had a second interview to meet the team! Two project leads, I waited 11 minutes & then told the recruiter. He stated not sure if this is true some fire came up & they were unable to make the … more

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Freelancer Available: HR Consulting | Administrative& Operations Management | Real Estate Coordination

Experienced professional offering HR consulting, admin/operations management, and real estate … more

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What does one charge to design a 50-page product catalog with about 600 SKUs? I have put two large catalogs together in my career so I’m not a newbie to this. They want it done within 6 months but hav… more

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Has anybody gotten booked for a job yet this week or last week?

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TFW you’re looking at the creative deck and the ECD’s avatar appears on your slides, jumping from one to the next, turning them all to ‘skipped’. Remember when they had to actually tell you to your fa… more

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Do you have errors and omissions insurance for your 1099s and how much does it run you?

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How do you determine your rate?

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How many hours of work would you charge for the adaptation of 3 taglines from English to Spanish? (With options for each). Half a day? (Your daily rate divided by 2)?

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Score at halftime Philadelphia 24. Super Bowl Copywriters 0.

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I’ve seen many of these types of posts in the last year (we’d love to expand our list of freelancers!) and each time it’s the same. Several hundred comments that makes it look like the hunger games. What is going on with our market?

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@Freelancers looking for work, how many emails did you send out this week?

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How many months a year would you consider too many months to be unemployed, and at what point would you stop trying and switch careers? Out of the past two-three years, my gigs average something like … more

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How much have you saved in slacks purchases since working from home?

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Is solidgig worth it?

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Little quiet out there. Where’s this supposed turnaround?

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therapist or a job coach?

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How do you handle an extended leave with repeat clients? Like the kind where disability insurance would kick in. I’m looking at surgery that could put me out of commission for up to 12 weeks and I a) … more

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Any 1099ers here? 2024 was my first full year. May be this is a stupid question, but the amount on my 1099 is different (7-8% lower) than what I billed and collected for the year. Is this an error? Or… more

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Well folks, after doing freelance for the last 6 months on a drug launch, I’m throwing in the towel. Maybe it was the wrong agency or the wrong type of gig, but it’s really felt borderline abusive. Gr… more

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I get so high and happy when an email comes in asking my availability for a gig. 🤞🏼

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Anyone know the day rate for ACD art in London?

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Who is charging day rates vs. project rates? Most of my gigs are day rates, but I’m starting to wonder if I could make more money on a project rate basis.

Curious to hear everyone’s pros & cons of … more

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What’s the going hourly rate for a freelance CD in New York? What about Chicago?

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Single men in your 50's (or friends who are), which dating app are you on?

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how do you deal with neighbors who don’t seem to understand you work from home when they want to party?

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