Know your personal value - Web Designer Dave Smyth
Dave’s always been freelance. First as a musician while he was studying, and more recently as a...
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Podcasts de freelance interview
It works until it doesn't - Copywriter Hillary Weiss
“I’m working way too hard for way too little money. How do I fix this?” That’s the question...
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Brand first, business second - Storyteller/Illustrator Jae Kutin (The INKtrovert)
Jae never imagined she’d pursue a freelance career - or even a creative one, for that matter....
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The best way to sell is not to sell - SEO Consultant Steve Morgan
How do you find clients when you hate sales? Steve’s built his business through networking and...
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Building authority - Conversion Copywriter Paige Poutiainen
Paige got her start on Upwork after moving to Finland for love. Struggling to find work in a...
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We are not entrepreneurs - Content Producer Nick Saalfeld
“We don’t become freelancers to sell,” Nick says, “we become freelancers to do.” Nick tried...
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Moving the needle every day - Lead Generation Strategist Cathy Wassel
Cathy only needed 3 days work when she first started out as a freelance social media manager, and...
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Protecting my health - Designer Tatiana Mac
After graduating in 2008 during the Great Recession, Tatiana found herself looking for a next...
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Don’t get mad, get better - Photographer Storm Santos
After leaving high school in LA, where he was born and raised, Storm toured as a professional...
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Walk the walk - Copywriter Emily Read
After moving from her small island town to the big city of Brisbane, Australia, Emily set her...
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An umbrella of skills - Experience Designer Stefano Bellucci Sessa
“Be the best boss you ever had,” says Stefano, and he’s trying to live up to that himself....
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Get started sooner - Copywriter Leif Kendall
Working in a job he didn’t like with a bully for a manager, Leif was desperate for a way out....
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Sink or swim - Designer Evan MacDonald
Ready for a change, Seattle-based Evan and his wife bought one-way tickets to Argentina, and Evan...
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We are the product - Musician Rachel Mason
Over the last 15 years, Rachel’s gone from unhappy administrator to IPSE’s Freelancer of the...
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Allow the failures. They're the lessons - Brand and Marketing Designer Nik Jones
Ready for a career change in her mid-30s, Nik landed an internship with a local design company....
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It works until it doesn't - Copywriter Hillary Weiss
“I’m working way too hard for way too little money. How do I fix this?” That’s the question...
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Walk the walk - Copywriter Emily Read
After moving from her small island town to the big city of Brisbane, Australia, Emily set her...
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