Serious question. Has anyone found work by commenting on one of those “expanding our freelance bench” posts?

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I have! Currently working 20 hrs/week on some really great conceptual stuff I got by commenting on LinkedIn

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Good for you!!! That gives me hope.

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Never.

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Not sure if this is exactly what you’re asking, but as a freelancer, I responded to a lot of LinkedIn posts announcing that they are looking for a specific person, and got almost all my gigs through these. The LinkedIn messages are usually straightforward as they screen you. They asked for my hourly rate early on. And then began phone/video interviews.

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I don’t know any franchise freelancer that come off the bench.

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Incredible comment 😆

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Like this one? Totally undignified asking creatives to essentially beg for work in a public forum.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/manscaped_in-case-you-were-too-busy-perfecting-your-activity-7363298649063178240-mgEH

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I never comment on them publicly but I think I got a 1 or 2 day gig once by messaging the poster? Aside from one tiny agency I connected with via my college alumni group, all my freelance gigs have been through people I know.

Never. But I have DM’d them directly and gotten some calls.

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