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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. Graphic design and illustration 1. Don't worry.

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Creative freelancers reveal their rates and share top tips for pricing your work

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Deciding what to charge is one of the biggest challenges of being a freelancer. It's one of the most maddening things about freelancing: how do you set your rates? But at least it will help give you a baseline to think about your freelance rates and how you can get there over time.

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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. Reminders Use Apple gear?

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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. If you're a sole freelancer, don't be afraid to talk in the first person. Image licensed via Adobe Stock.

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Illustrator Will Rea on turning a love of art into a successful career

Creative Boom

Illustrator, muralist and sign writer Will Rea offers a shining example of how to do it right. Also known as Willustration , the Sheffield-based illustrator, muralist and sign writer has quickly become known for his public artwork, indoor and outdoor signage, illustration and work in arts education.

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James Olstein uses his love of screen printing to create stunning digital illustrations with an analogue feel

Creative Boom

James Olstein chats to us about his love of zines, how web design led to his career as a freelance illustrator, and how his love of screen printing has shaped his work as a digital artist. Sometimes these projects required additional illustrations, so the creative director asked if anyone at the agency could do them.

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The Best Courses on Skillshare in 2020

Just Creative

Illustration. Freelance & Entrepreneurship. Illustration. Illustrated Lettering: Drawing Intricate Floral Forms with Gemma O’Brien. Digital Illustration: Learn to Use Procreate with Jarom Vogel. Graphic Illustration: Boldly Design with Color and Shape with Olimpia Zagnoli. Photography.