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Why creative freelancers should never work for free

Creative Boom

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

Creative Boom

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. There's something quite magical about a real, physical book, which perhaps explains why this antiquated media format continues to thrive in the digital age.

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How to sell yourself as a freelancer in 2023

Creative Boom

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? Ultimately, whatever the broader picture, there will always be clients who are desperate to hire good people.

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

Creative Boom

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. But is going back to your steady job making you excited and motivated?

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Designer Ferran Feixas on why social media has been a force for good in branding

Creative Boom

Our recent interview with Teemu Suviala on why today's brands are too bland is a case in point. Case in point, freelance designer and art director Ferran Feixas doesn't hate on social media. In fact, he puts forward an argument you don't often hear: that it's actually responsible for pushing branding barriers beyond across the board.

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Creative Freelancing in the Digital Age

We And The Color

of Creative Freelancing in the Digital Age Remember that Dilbert comic where he stares longingly out the window, dreaming of escaping the corporate grind? Yeah, freelance creatives used to feel that way too. Why the digital shift is a creative goldmine: Location Liberation: Gone are the days of fluorescent-lit prison cells.