Jumping into the world of freelancing is a challenging hurdle, one that requires foresight, preparedness, and courage. Setting yourself up for success for a career shift to freelancing is a huge part of how profitable your business will become.

Before Covid-19, the freelancing and gig economies were growing forces in the world, and the pandemic has only increased the popularity and interest in remote and gig work.

In a new world of telecommuting, safe distancing and virtual events, creatives have been rolling with the punches and pivoting their strategies to stay ahead of these trends. At CreativesAtWork, we continue to root them on in 2021, and can’t wait to see what our community of freelancers will create.

To heighten chances of success, the language we choose, must depend on context. This sets the direction & - to a huge extent, the outcome.

The Gig Economy suffers even more ups & downs now, as companies pull back on hiring freelancers.

So you need to do a video livestream, & you’re thinking whether to do it all by yourself, or call in the pros.

As a relatively new freelancer, I’ve been actively looking for ways to better myself. Be it in terms of knowledge, skills, or even internal processes. I’d like to believe that I have been doing somewhat well over the 1.5 years of freelancing.

COVID19 Pandemic: As freelancers, we experience higher income uncertainty than before today, with lesser engagements, cancelled projects & lost business.

Paying freelancers is a common point of confusion for business owners. Unlike salaried employees, freelancers often represent a variable cost - especially if they’re on a per-hour basis.

If you’re just starting out as a freelancer, you might offer hourly rates for your services.

As a freelancer, you are a professional in your field and in your industry. You should expect to be treated professionally, with the same respect that any employee would have – after, just like them, you are hired to do a job!

Before 2018 ended, I finally finished reading a book I’ve been trying to get to for a while: IKIGAI: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life.

Before we know it, we have to bid farewell to 2018. It has been a rewarding, challenging and exciting year for us and our freelancers. As we open our arms wide to welcome 2019, we would like to share with you the 3 key highlights for CreativesAtWork in 2018.

Freelancing means you are an entire business unto yourself. To many, that’s part of the attractiveness of being a freelancer. As a freelancer, you manage your own workload, set your own work day, and choose your own clients.

As the gig economy continues to grow and change the way businesses operate, we are finding both SMEs and larger corporations turning to freelancers to help them manage their complex project needs.

It’s no secret that the competition for freelance contracts is fierce. Every day I hear stories from our freelancer network, telling me how the competition is growing.

Today I met up with a new freelancer. I try to meet with all the freelancers who are a part of CreativesAtWork – there is nothing like face time to get to understand how people work, and where their strengths lie!

If you’re a freelancer, you know it’s tough out there. Competition is fierce, deadlines are fast, and somehow there are always too many things to do. With all the plates you juggle, it’s easy to lose sight of the big picture of your career, and the face that you present to the world.

Singapore is a diverse little Red Dot, with cultures from all over not only SE Asia, but indeed the whole world coming here to live, play and work. Furthermore, given our size limitations, Singaporean business must be comfortable working outside our little borders, with neighbours in the region and beyond.

At CreativesAtWork, we don't use the usual corporate titles. We like to call ourselves what reflects our job role the most like for me, I am the Chief Businesswoman. Plus I don’t think I’m the typical CEO as well even my personal habit. I don’t wake up at 5am, work out for an hour, have my morning espresso and continue a full regular day at the office without interruption – the kind that you hear CEO’s often have, and cite as a key to their success.