The whole blog in one list, twelve posts to a page.
Contracts
At Config 2026 Figma shipped Motion, a keyframe timeline on the canvas, and brought Weave's generative AI for image and video into Figma Design. For freelancers that means new billable deliverables: UI motion, short product video, animated assets. Most of it needs a Full seat on a paid plan, and the finished files are heavy to hand off. Here is what launched, how to price it, and how to deliver it cleanly.
10 min read
Quotes and proposals
Canva made Affinity free in late 2025. This post sets out what the app does, what it needs from you, how well it opens Adobe files, and which designers can drop Creative Cloud and which should keep it, plus how to deliver design work to clients.
8 min read
Leads and follow-up
AI labs pay credentialed professionals to grade, correct and stress-test model answers. This post explains the work, the published pay claims and their limits, who gets in, how to apply, and the contract, tax and IP details to settle before you start.
8 min read
Leads and follow-up
Scams aimed at independent workers got cheaper and harder to spot. This guide covers the most common fake-client setups, the red flags, a ten-minute check before you start work, what to do on a video call that feels wrong, and where to report a scam.
9 min read
Leads and follow-up
Workslop is AI-generated work that looks finished but lacks substance. This post explains what it is, what the research says about its cost and its effect on trust, why service businesses pay more for it than employees do, and a five-step check to run before you deliver.
8 min read
Getting paid in the Gulf
ZATCA's Phase 2 e-invoicing now covers small VAT-registered businesses in Saudi Arabia, including studios and consultants. This post explains Wave 24, clearance and reporting, the penalties, and the steps to check your own position.
8 min read
Getting paid in the Gulf
If you freelance in the UAE, no employer is setting aside a gratuity and no pension fund is quietly building behind you. Here is how the savings gap works, which voluntary schemes you can actually join, and a month-by-month plan a self-employed person can follow.
10 min read
Quotes and proposals
A data report on where freelancing stands in 2026, built from MBO Partners, Upwork and European rate surveys. It covers workforce size, income, AI demand, rate trends, and what late payment and ghosting cost, with notes on what each number does and does not measure.
9 min read
Leads and follow-up
A quarterly business review is the cheapest way to keep a retainer client. This post explains what a QBR is, a five-part agenda that fits a small business, which numbers to show and how to turn the meeting into a renewal or an upsell.
9 min read
Leads and follow-up
A sole proprietorship is the default, an LLC adds liability protection, and an S-corp is a tax election you can make on top of an LLC. This guide covers the US rules for 2026, including the self-employment tax rate, the permanent QBI deduction and the reasonable salary requirement.
9 min read
Leads and follow-up
Your last client is your cheapest and warmest lead. This post covers how to wrap up a project so it opens the next one, stay useful between jobs, set a cadence clients like, package a retainer and make rehiring you a one-click decision.
9 min read
Contracts
Telling a client you use AI costs a little trust today, and being found out costs more. This guide covers when disclosure is required, how the EU AI Act timeline applies, and a short AI-use clause for your contract.
9 min read
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Guides for service businesses, from the first inquiry to the final payment. Written by the team behind Delivvo.
