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…
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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
09/07/2026
12 min
The Clause That Wasn’t Really About the Clause
An experienced producer faces a choice between a major deal and standing up for himself, and discovers that business pragmatism…
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.