Anyone made the leap from in house to freelancer? Looking for advice, tips and comradery!
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- @Greg Fadden Greg you're a champion!Thanks so much for those companies and the words of advice, i'll hop to it.If you ever need anything don't hesitate to give me a shout.
- @Patrick Cartwright So if you’re London based I’d definitely recommend Major Players. The Industry Club, Creative Recruitment, The Great and The Good are some others.Another thing to do is to look at job sites and filter results by checking freelance or temporary positions. If You Could Jobs, Campaign Jobs and LinkedIn are good ones to find freelance creative roles.And finally, when you land some work, make good relations with not only the people who work there for continued work but with other freelancers - they will be able to give you more advice from their experience and also if they are working on a job that needs services you provide, they’ll be able to recommend you!
- @Greg Fadden I've been thinking about this as well. Your advice here is brilliant!Is there anyway to easily find contractor agencies? I'm stuck as to where to look? I have been contacting marketing and ad agencies and simply enquiring if they are contractor agenices. I'm sure there's a better way to go about things? London basedThanks very much for your wise words already!
- @Greg Fadden thanks for the tips, I've managed to get one or two repeat customers who are semi regular but those sites definitely look worth a look.
- Hey Alex,I did this a couple of years back and it’s not as daunting as it might initially seem.Best thing to do is to sign up with a contractor agency as this will help you get regular work. From personal experience Major Players were great at finding me regular work in the creative industry. Yuno Juno is another popular online source of work for freelancers and looking on jobs boards like ifyoucouldjobs or campaignjobs for freelance work isn’t a bad idea either!Once the balls rolling though, providing the jobs go well, most places will keep you on their books for future jobs so you will begin to build a client base. And whilst working at different places you will begin to network with other freelancers who, if you’re good at building relationships, can recommend you to other places that they’re working.Freelancing comes with an obvious risk but as long as you save some money as a buffer and plan ahead with getting work booked it’s amazing and very rewarding.
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