by BrandBears | Mar 15, 2023 | Advice For Creatives, My Design Process
10 Things I have learned in my ten years as a freelance designer As an independent creative, the past 10 years have been a journey of constant learning and growth. From my first design project to my most recent one, I have picked up valuable lessons that have helped...
by BrandBears | Feb 6, 2023 | Advice For Creatives
How I made 100k on Upwork without a single bad review. Making 100k on Upwork might seem like a pipe dream for a freelancer that is just starting out, but let me tell you, it’s absolutely achievable. How do I know? Because I did it myself. I just hit the 100k...
by BrandBears | Nov 30, 2022 | Advice For Creatives
5 Upwork Hacks For Next-Level Freelancing. Over the last decade, Upwork has made a name for itself as the go-to freelancing platform with over 2.5 billion spent by clients on freelance projects per year. Although as an independent specialist, you should not rely on a...
by BrandBears | Oct 19, 2022 | Advice For Creatives
How to keep your design clients happy Being an independent graphic designer is a daily grind and although I would not trade my profession for any other, it sometimes feels like an uphill struggle. To be great at freelance design, you need to face a many-headed monster...
by BrandBears | Oct 19, 2022 | Advice For Creatives
Creativity hacks for creative professionals Creativity is the most unreliable talent you can have. One day you are in the flow, coming up with insanely creative concepts for the project you are working on, only to run dry the next day. We have all experienced creative...
by BrandBears | Oct 19, 2022 | Advice For Clients, Advice For Creatives
9 Tips to stay healthy at a desk job Evolutionary speaking, working at a desk is a relatively recent development — the human body we inherited from our hunter-gatherer forefathers has evolved to move, and sitting hunched in front of a screen for hours at a time is...
