Are you taking advantage of Etsy?

Are there any free lance finance skills that can be utilized?

Working freelance is all about who you know, who knows you and who will give you a recommendation. Focus on delivering results to your clients that go above what they expect. Develop a strong working/professional relationship with your clients so they want to work with you in the future and give your name to their friends. Always deliver more than you promised, be on time and stay on budget. Get your social media channels current and do some in-person networking. Get your name and face in front of actual people. Once you find work, treat those new clients like gold. Rinse and repeat. In time you’ll build a portfolio of repeat clients that earn you more than $1k per month.

The number one thing is to learn how to market yourself if you can market yourself you can increase your income.

Up you rates, network, be prepared to work as a freelancer (know your hours, how to time manage, communication with your clients). Work on your personal brand by growing your social channels - TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest

Are you on circle and the other platforms?

switch industries its not as scary as it may seem. I can help dm me

I think you have to look at things for a more global aspect:
Who is going to pay you, and why should they?
What existing contacts can I mine for customers?
What can I do to make more money, should I get hired by a bigger company?
What can I do to be a better freelancer, get more customers for higher $?

It’s hard dude. The freelance grind is very competitive and filled with lots of bullshit. Don’t beat yourself up. Developing the bullshit side of business (getting customers, charging $) is not fun for creative types (I’m in video) but it’s what actually pays the bills.

How are you promoting yourself?

Show me your motivated and willing and i will create a job for you

As a freelancer you need to actively market yourself. Create social media accounts on all platforms like deviantart, facebook, instagram, x, reddit, etc. it is all free to do. Post your work and see what happens. Maybe offer some pro bono work on collaborations to get impressions. Also consider doing niche work, strange and odd stuff to get attention.

What kind of art do you make?

Maybe you need to learn to sell b2b style.

DM me some example work? I need a designer.

I quit being a graphic designer as main income years ago. These days it’s a market that’s hard to do well in. There are tonssss of people who are handy with graphic designs and handy with using a PC with softwares like Photoshop, especially because not much skills is needed nowadays. It’s an overcrowded market.

Run ads on your work - thank me later

It’s things ppl are learning to do in their own. Everything I’ve learn to do (graphic, python, scripting, etc.) just my reading, schooling or YouTube vids. Hell kids are learning how to do those things at age 5 these days… so why I pay someone. Everything cost so much so ppl are cutting cost by doing it themselves.