#creative freelancer

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Freelance Like You Mean It: 4 Rules for Staying Sane and Paid

There’s a lot of noise out there about how to “make it” as a freelancer. But, the real keys to long-term success don’t fit in a TikTok. Here are four survival principles from the frontlines. You can thank us later. Or now. We like coffee and cheese. 1. Know Your Worth Just because someone offers to “pay you in exposure” doesn’t mean you have to accept it. Exposure doesn’t pay the rent—or your…

Freelance Like You Mean It: 4 Rules for Staying Sane and Paid

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visual designer Lauren Abbazio

[dizzyupthefangirl]

The world is kind of a mess right now. We don’t need any more costume designers. We need people with Real Jobs. Serious Jobs... But the world does need to laugh. We need to laugh desperately... The world needs to be transported, through words, to other places and other times, to other realities outside of themselves... But we do still need interpersonal connection. We still need explorers and musicians. We still need innovators and dreamers. We still need artists and scientists, musicians and storytellers... We need people who can uplift, and inspire...

via one of the best blogs I've read in a while: The World Doesn’t Need Any More Costume Designers