Where do creatives find freelance gigs these days

Do freelancers ever get to go on production? If so, do you bill full 12-ish hour days?

Just starting out as a freelancer. What do you do for Healthcare if you can't get it from a spouse or marketplace?

Strategists - what’s a realistic freelance rate in this market? (Answers from all levels welcome)

Are we sending emails to try to get work for next week? Or will that make us look bad bc of the strike?

If I was brought on to write spots for a couple days and they ended up making some of those spots, can I ask to put it in my book? And specify my role?

If someone refers you to a job/project, should you give them a gift or something? My old boss gave me a gig and thinking I should buy him a gift. He also just had a kid so could be a gift there

I’m about to enter the freelance life after years of ft salaried jobs. This isn’t my choice but my reality. What’s your best advice for someone with some experience in the industry but none as fl?

Designers - how do you price work like deck designs and PPT presentations? I bill hourly at $90/hr but feel like there should be some sort of "per project" arrangement here that I'm not … more

Got a bite for work, and my outlook is completely transformed. Don’t give up. ☀️

How do you handle it when a client that you have a monthly retainer with, an agreed upon amount of money per month (not in writing) but one month they don’t use you nearly as much? Bill the same anywa… more

If you work OT (on an hourly FT FL contract) do you actually bill for it, or just suck it up? Ofc you have to get it approved first, but do you have any success with that?

Is it usually this quiet in January? Or is there just more freelancers to compete with with all the recent layoffs?

Are remote freelance gigs getting harder to find? Too many places want me to come in several days a week.

Freelancers who are set up as S-corp, did you use your home address or a virtual address?

Have any of you ever started a gig somewhere and been like, WTF did I just walk into 👀? Don’t get me wrong places have been typical ad agencies but somehow this gig I just started has like layers and… more

Freelance creatives who are working: you at a Holding Company agency, in-house/brand or Indie agency?

Is anyone able to share a simple template for contract lingo? I would so appreciate it!

Anyone face cancer while freelancing? I’m in the diagnostic, unconfirmed as of yet, stage, but strategizing my just in case plan. I’m on a gig with lower hours than I’d like and I’m anxious about be… more

For those freelancers, can we still write off meals out off our taxes as an entertainment expense? Not making much in the past, I’ve been overly liberal with the interpretation. Now that I’ve returned… more

I’ve been on mat leave (freelancer so no job to return to) for a while and looking to build my resume. A very niche agency with a niche product reached out to me and I took the freelance project. I’m … more

Are nonprofits and mission-driven (health/education) organizations known to do background checks on job candidates?

Freelancers: do you file for unemployment between jobs? Was busy until like November of last year, crickets since...and getting itchy.

And when they ask if you've "been employed" in your state and/o… more

New to freelance. Is it worth setting up an LLC? I hear a lot of jobs are W2 but there’s still 1099 jobs out there.

I’m highly experienced with award winning work but undernetworked. How do I get agency freelance when I don’t have a personal relationship with any of the standing creative leaders there?

As a job seeker, how do you send a large deck to a potential client? Google Drive? We transfer? Any other suggestions that don’t look so sketch?

I’m a freelance copywriter, and somehow, I only seem to get clients who want me to write blog posts/articles. I cannot keep doing this kind of work. I’m grateful for the income, but the projects are killing me. I… more

I’m working with an agency right now that has me on a fixed weekly rate. We have off this coming Monday for MLK day, but I’m working the other 4 days that week. In this type of scenario would you bill… more

Freelancers: what agency are you currently at and what is the day rate they are giving you?

Any freelance ad agency copywriters double dip? How do you pull it off?

Anyone interested in a junior graphic designer part time remote role? Pay isn’t good but it’s a 12 month role. DM me if interested

How much are you guys charging per hour? I’m specifically curious about the writers and marketers. I do a little of both. I have over 11 years of experience, but I’m still charging $25 an hour. Does t… more

I’ve been with a web host for years, but my plan price now increased from $300 to $600, and my domain renewal also doubled, so I’m planning to cancel.
I’m looking for low-cost options to host a simple portfo… more

Are any of you booked for January yet? Had a bunch of calls and recruiters reach out last week about Jan availability but nothing lined up for Jan yet. New to freelance so not sure what’s normal.

Anyone have interviews this week & if so are you rescheduling? I’m guessing only hiring managers are interviewing this week.

Anyone tried working against a retainer? Chasing down payments has become a part-time job on its own. An account manager at the place I'm freelancing for accidentally revealed the reason they always pay… more