Let’s not beat around the bush: being a freelancer is hard! From sourcing your own clients to handling boring admin to figuring out marketing tactics…

Earlier this year, CreativesAtWork hosted our signature Freelancing Bootcamp - an all encompassing 6 week course that included networking, workshops, and mentorship.

Earlier this year, CreativesAtWork hosted our signature Freelancing Bootcamp - an all-encompassing 6-week course that included networking, workshops, and mentorship.

It started when you thought you could turn your free time into a side hustle. You gained the opportunity to pick projects you were passionate about while earning additional income.

In the future, KQ hopes to helm a Singapore comedy at the scale of Tropic Thunder, with the warmth of Little Miss Sunshine.

Content marketing is all the rage now, with many businesses adopting this new type of marketing as a fresh way to reach out to potential customers.

For any business to thrive, it will need to continuously reach out to new customers with the aim of converting them into paying clients.

New year, new beginnings. Creative freelancers, how do you intend to manage your money differently this year compared to previous years?

Throughout all 44 years of her career in healthcare, Heidi Mah has had meaningful roles at the Ministry of Health and two public hospitals.

Tax season is coming, which means that soon, we self-employed creatives will be poring through our old emails, bank statements and spreadsheets to determine how much income and business expenses to declare.

Michelle Tan started writing when Titanic was released and JK Rowling published Harry Potter (we’ll leave our readers to work out the math).

Non-fungible tokens or NFTs are getting creatives excited, and it’s no wonder. With digital artist Beeple auctioning his works for a cool $69 million at Christie’s in March 2021, bought in Singapore we might add. An exciting world of possibilities lies ahead.

2021 was a year of many changes, with the pandemic accelerating the adoption of remote working and opening up opportunities for freelancers to work with their clients in new areas such as digital marketing and social media.

Can you acquire skills in various aspects of production work, build a name in the film and TV circle  and still find time to train in VIP tactical security and first aid? Ande Schurr, Founder  of Schurr Productions, shows us how it’s done.

We recently had the pleasure of speaking with 10 guests on key trends for audio content branding and storytelling to look out for in 2021.

Today, more business leaders are aware that mental health impacts workplace productivity. As freelancers work with multiple clients at the same time, deadlines can be demanding.

It is fair to say that the current market demand has been shaped by what the world has gone through in the past 1.5 years (can you believe it’s been 18 months?!) 1 key trend that we have witnessed at CreativesAtWork is the demand for faster, smaller projects compared to bigger campaigns in the past.

Saving for retirement can often be an anxiety-inducing topic. With 14% of Singapore's labor force reported to be self-employed in 2020 (World Bank), the question about how to save for retirement as a freelancer could not be more relevant than it is now.

It’s Monday, and your calendar for the week is empty. You have no projects to work on, which could be a welcome change, except this also happened last week.

Summary: Are you a freelancer looking to grow your business in a sustainable way? Read some of our tips to do it successfully.