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How to stand out as a freelance illustrator in 2023

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock With so much talent out there, how do you get noticed as a freelance illustrator? And working as a freelancer means that you can, to a degree, work when you want, how you want, and where you want. But first, you need to attract freelance clients. Struggling to find your distinct style?

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Becoming a Successful Freelance Graphic Designer

Designer Daily

If so, you might want to consider a career as a freelance graphic designer. Many people have been turning to freelance work in recent times, and there is always demand for skilled freelance graphic designers. Why Become a Freelance Graphic Designer? So, how can you get started as a freelance graphic designer?

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Practical steps creatives can take when freelance work goes quiet

Creative Boom

For creative freelancers, the start of the year is often a quiet time, with few enquiries coming in. And there are plenty of useful things that creative freelancers can do to stay productive, focused and positive during these quieter periods. Image licensed via Adobe Stock Short on commissions at the moment?

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Fresh tools to help creatives run their freelance practice in 2024

Creative Boom

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. Talk to a freelancer who's got that sorted, and you'll probably find they have a suite of productivity tools that help them achieve this with minimal fuss. Obsidian Do you work in Markdown?

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

Creative Boom

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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How to promote and build your creative business without using social media

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock We examine why creatives are leaving social media, why it's increasingly useless for self-promotion, and some IRL alternatives to get your business up and running again. Digital burnout Recently, we took a deep dive into the question Is social media for self-promotion over? Here are a few suggestions.

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

Creative Boom

But July and August can also mean a much quieter time for creative freelancers. If there's one thing that lets down so many freelance designers and illustrators, it's their About page on their website. They often go into one big personal statement without really thinking about potential clients. Mention you're 'media friendly'.

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