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Positive stories from freelance creatives to boost your mood in a recession

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock Feeling grim about your prospects? And even if you're still managing to keep on top of the rent, there's no shame in feeling a little down about your prospects for continuing success as a freelancer. Freelancing can definitely reward the hard-working," he points out. On a bit of a downer?

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Why creative freelancers should never work for free

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock When clients ask you to graft for nothing in return for "exposure", be very wary. It's a great time to be a creative freelancer. But in truth, promises of exposure or future paid work rarely materialise in ways that benefit the freelancer. We explain the downside of working for free.

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32 affordable tools to keep costs down when you first go freelance

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock Freelancing is great, but at the start money can be tight. Or do you yearn to break free and embark on a freelance journey more than ever? It's time to take your passion for creativity and kickstart your freelance venture. If it's the latter, then what are you waiting for? Don't worry.

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Fresh tools to help creatives run their freelance practice in 2024

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock We asked the Creative Boom community what tools save them the most time and effort, and here's what they had to say. It doesn't matter how talented you are in your chosen creative discipline; that's only half of the work of being a successful freelancer. Standards Site New to create brand guidelines?

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How to sell yourself as a freelancer in 2023

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock With the economy looking a little flat, most freelancers must put more work into selling themselves. So how can you survive the next few years as a creative freelancer? Brand strategist and copy director Danielle LaRoy echoes this view. But how do you actually do it?

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'It's bad, it's gone quiet': how to rescue your freelancing if this is happening to you

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock Times are tough for a lot of freelancers out there right now. If our recent survey of creative freelancers is anything to go by, you may well be struggling. So that means almost three-quarters of you are failing to thrive in 2023, and that's not a situation any freelancer should be happy with.

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Five achievable things creatives can do when freelance work is really slow

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock. But July and August can also mean a much quieter time for creative freelancers. These slower times offer an excellent opportunity to work on your business, marketing and brand. If there's one thing that lets down so many freelance designers and illustrators, it's their About page on their website.

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