#freelancing

“Tyger Tyger, burning bright” -William Blake, 1794

In my Freelance Illustration class we were given the assignment of creating a poster size, 16”x22”, piece based off of “The Tyger” by William Blake

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I got the chance to do a photo shoot of a faux prom that was thrown from some high school grads and it was super sweet and cute.

Hello hive mind - I’m currently writing my MA thesis on the gig economy and polymathic freelancers in the creative industries. Basically, I’m looking to interview freelancers (ideally London/UK-based) who are multi-talented, and work in a diverse set of creative disciplines… such as a writer/illustrator/animator etc. Perhaps you have had an interesting portfolio career, or you’ve created a unique job role/business that combines all your skill-set and interests.

If this sounds like you or someone you may know, I’d LOVE a brief chat about your experiences over email/phone/Skype/person, whichever suits best.

Contact me here, or email me: [email protected]

Thank you very much! 

I’ve been having a blast lately, and making bank doing it. (By bank, I mean enough to sponsor my morning coffee each day). And I’ve been doing it all on Fiverr. Fiverr is place I’ve been turning since 2010 for all my online needs. I go there to edit my self published writing (not this content though, for my blog you get to suffer through my self editing). I also go for any sound editing I can’t…

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beachdeath:

#1 rule of freelancing is that you have to be dead fuckin serious about getting paid. do not assume everything is going fine and they will pay you eventually. follow up as many times as you have to until the money is in your bank account. if you catch yourself thinking, “oh, i don’t want to bother them…” kill that thought and b o t h e r them. send uber-polite, grandma-is-watching e-mails along the lines of, “Hi! Hope this note finds you well. Just wanted to check in re: the status of my payment. Do you know when the funds will be available?” every few days until you get your money. 

also if you’re freelancing for a client based in new york city they’re legally required to pay you within thirty days of receiving your invoice so put a note on your invoice that says, “Per the Freelance Isn’t Free Act, payment is due within thirty days of completion.” if they go over that deadline or they just don’t pay you at all, you can file a complaint with the city’s department of consumer affairs and have your lost wages recovered. go w/ christ brah.