WFH Freelancers

Getting divorced and will need to find my own health insurance. Has anyone found a plan that they’re relatively happy with? Thanks in advance!

About to back in the freelance world in a month. How’s it looking out there? Sad and bleak or just bleak?

I’ve been in a habit of adding my personal email address to meeting invites that the agency I’m freelancing with invites me to that are internal (don’t include clients) in addition to the company email address th… more

Hours to charge

I’m having a hell of a time getting responses from recruiters and even cds. I’m beginning to wonder if it’s my iCloud email address and my emails aren’t going through. Any tips to break through?

How’s everyone doing? Booked, not booked?

I’ve been booked for most of the year but still at about 60-70% of my billings same time last year. My agency revenue has dropped and direct to client has gone… more

Do Freelancers have a higher rate for working weekends? If your fee is $200 would you bring it up to $250 on weekends?

Any freelance designers out there with a strength in editorial design and an elevated aesthetic? Send me your portfolios please

Need some LinkedIn advice. I ended my full-time job and started a contract gig, while also doing a freelance project for another agency, this timing was not ideal. The place I’m doing a 6-month contra… more

Is anyone actually getting jobs off the random LinkedIn posts? I can get to one in 5 min and still, sometimes the OP doesn’t even read my message. I know they probably get hundreds. Just curious if an… more

Someone can help where can I find freelancing gig

Went F-lance this year. I went thru the pain and trouble of setting up an S. Corp ($1,000 later) and most of my gigs have been w2, most places don’t offer 1099 when I ask. did i waste 1K on the S. Cor… more

Now that the holiday weekend is over, do we think work is going to pick up? Please say YES.

How do you calculate your kill fee for projects that have been cancelled early?

Need help with how to handle a job that was cancelled early. We have a contract for two months. We discussed a monthly rate, but the contract states a flat rate for the projects. They cancel today (22… more

First month freelancing and just want to gage my number, is 22K good for the month? Pre-tax

I am having the absolute worst, most traumatizing experience with an agency client and I'm finally understanding why people say that being a WFH freelancer is lonely - there is nobody to talk to a… more

Here’s a tricky one: I’ve worked with a company remotely for a year (9-5 contract). It’s all going incredibly well. I’ve never met my boss or any teammate in person but we have a great virtual working… more

Mortgages as a freelancer. Has anyone had any luck with that? Wich lender did you use?

How do you feel when you see an ‘Open to Work’ status on LinkedIn?

Always appreciate freelance work esp. in these end times, but holy god is the onboarding process, esp for big dumb holding co. agencies, utter torture. When you don't have an MIT degree/CIA traini… more

Working not working is shutting down?! Where are we going now?

I keep only getting offered full-time work - any advice for how to convert these opportunities?

I'm trying to decide if I should create a website. Do you have one, and if so, does it help you get clients? I'm a social media freelancer and not ready to form an LLC yet, so I'm trying t… more

I paid like $375 for an LLC, now my accountant is charging me $450 to convert it to an S. Corp. Is all this even necessary? Or do I need it

I support a small creative LLC with design deliverables as a freelancer. They provide SMBs and content creators with branding and marketing materials; the LLC is my client. After nearly three years, I… more

Favorite Questions for a project with an agency that you’re close to landing?

Trying to create a handy list of things to ask that demonstrate a proactive mindset. Here are some obvious starters but any thoughtful additions?
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Freelance is feeling so dead these last few weeks. Is everybody working except me?

Curious about the house buying experience for freelancers. Just spoke to a bank and they were utterly confused by my mix of W2 and 1099 work. Were you able to qualify for conventional loans? Did you h… more

What are you doing day-to-day as a WFH freelancer when you have no projects/client-work?

I’ve been struggling to find/land gigs//feel useful lately.

I was offered a year long contract with an in house tech company with a salary of 250k and healthcare benefits. Which sounds a whole like full time just without the stock options. I typically make a l… more

Headed back into freelance and made a Slack account so I could work on a job’s project. But we got extended and Slack is pushing for a “Pro” account. Is that something I need as a freelancer!? My expe… more

After over 15 years in full-time roles (office and hybrid), I'm looking to jump into the world of remote freelancing/contracting. I'm nervous about interviewing, and figure it's probably g… more

Got laid off by RBC, they said it was a business decision, nothing personal and not performance based, need a job ASAP and would appreciate any referrals. Thanks 🙏🏾