Written by Shlomit Malka
10/07/2026
5 min
Independent, Not Alone
For a few days I was convinced there was a hive inside my thyme plant. What I found instead changed…
creative-business
Blog & Articles for freelancers
Tools, tips, and perspectives for the independently creative. This is where we share what we know, what we're learning, and what we wish someone told us when we started freelancing.
Written by Guy Ben Ari
14/07/2026
11 min
The Project We Sold Before We Knew How to Build It
We sold the biggest project we had ever taken on before either of us knew how to build it. What…
Written by Omri Galili
02/07/2026
6 min
Nobody Knows What a Creator Costs. That’s the Problem.
A new pricing report found the same engagement trades at up to a 10x spread across platforms. That isn't a…
Written by Shlomit Malka
07/06/2026
5 min
Nobody Had Their Back
A creative director looked back at the project that made a fortune and realized how little of it had ever…
Written by Shlomit Malka
20/04/2026
7 min
Why Creators Are Outgrowing Freelancer Tools
The way creators work has fundamentally changed — with social media, marketplaces, and AI all moving the ground at once.…
Written by Shlomit Malka
31/03/2026
6 min
The Man on the Platform Didn’t Make Content. He Made Connection.
A stranger with a guitar in a Williamsburg subway station gave me ten minutes I haven't stopped thinking about. Not…
Written by Shlomit Malka
31/03/2026
6 min
You Don’t Start a Business. You Become Someone New.
The hardest part of building a creative business isn't the admin or the pricing or the uncertainty — it's the…
Written by Guy Ben Ari
26/03/2026
7 min
Nobody Feels Petty Invoicing for a Chair
A friend's brand needed a photoshoot. I adjusted my rate, covered an expense, and then quietly lost $100 because chasing…
You make the art. We'll make sense of everything else. This blog is your cheat sheet for the business of being creative - the money talk, the legal bits, and the lessons we all learn the hard way. We write about contracts so you don't have to cry about them later. We break down invoicing so your rent check doesn't bounce. And every once in a while, we just rant about something that's been bugging us. If you've read this far, you're probably our kind of person. Have something you want us to dig into? Let us know - we actually read every message.