r/Freelancers

Fala pessoal!
Estou criando um projeto chamado Brabrix SkillHub, um hub gratuito para salvar, organizar e compartilhar prompts, specs, instruções, agents e skills de IA.
A ideia nasceu de uma dor bem comum: depois que a gente começa a usar ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini e outras ferramentas, muita coisa boa acaba ficando espalhada.
Um prompt fica perdido em uma conversa.
Uma spec fica em um .md.
Uma instrução de projeto fica no VS Code.
Um workflow bom funciona uma vez e depois ninguém reutiliza.
Então pensei em criar uma biblioteca para organizar tudo isso.
Hoje o SkillHub já tem:
login com Google e GitHub
mais de 5 mil skills cadastradas
opção de salvar skills em modo privado
opção de deixar skills públicas
favoritos
download dos arquivos .md
tradução de markdown
busca por prompts, specs, agents e workflows
A ideia é servir tanto para devs quanto para makers, founders, pessoas de produto, marketing e qualquer pessoa que usa IA para trabalhar melhor.
Ainda estou validando o projeto e queria feedback sincero da comunidade.
Tem como votar as skills e comentar sobre nelas para ter as melhores skills facil de localizar
Vocês usariam algo assim?
O que acham que não poderia faltar em uma plataforma desse tipo?
Link: https://skillhub.brabrix.com

I'm curious how freelancers find commission-based sales partners.

I'm a developer and recently completed my first client project. One thing I've realized is that I'm much more interested in building products than in sales and client acquisition.

For those who have experience, how do you find someone who's good at lead generation, communication, and closing deals on a commission-only basis? Do you usually work with independent sales reps, agencies, or freelancers? How do you structure the commission and make sure it's beneficial for both sides?

I'd appreciate hearing about your experiences, any pitfalls to avoid, or platforms where you've found reliable people to collaborate with.

Hi,

I'm looking for a way to find freelancers for some projects I have in mind, and I would like to contact them, discuss my projects, etc.

I tried some of the famous websites where people post what they can do but 90% of them live in another continent (I'm from EU).

I'd like to know if there are websites where I can find freelancers in EU and that I can contact to talk about my projects.

Thanks

Hi , I have started my freelancer journey. I want to be sorted when come to payments from the start. Please guide me

Hi all, I’m an incoming freshman studying CS. Right now I’m on holiday before school starts and was thinking of building some side projects. I was reading through some sub reddits and saw that web dev / freelancers getting their clients to send everything seems to be a recurring headache.

I assume for a typical project you would need things like

Logo
Brand assets
Homepage copy
About Us
Service descriptions
Images
Domain / hosting access
Analytics or DNS access
Client approvals

I’m wondering what everyone’s workflow looks like nowadays. Do you just use Google Drive + email?
Content Snare?
ClickUp?
Notion?
Google Forms?
Or do you simply build with placeholder content and wait?
Also, what’s the biggest bottleneck during onboarding before development actually starts?

Hi all, was thinking of starting a side project before uni starts LOL. Recently saw some Reddit post around end of 2025 / start of 2026 about project being delayed cause clients sometimes submit their require documents late(ex logos, about us, their services).

I’ve been reading a lot of discussions here and there seem to be two camps.
One group refuses to start until they have all the copy, images and access.
The other starts with placeholders and swaps everything in later.
Which approach do you follow?
Has one worked significantly better for you?
I’m especially curious how agencies handle clients who slowly drip-feed content over several weeks.

Hello everyone. I'm a graphic designer and still new to the freelance industry. I've been trying to find work on Upwork and other freelancing platforms, but unfortunately, I haven't landed my first client yet.

I'm starting to feel a bit discouraged, so I would really appreciate any advice, tips, or guidance on how to get my first client. If anyone is willing to share their experience or strategies for finding clients, I would be very grateful for your help.

Thank you so much to everyone who takes the time to read this and share their advice and tips. I truly appreciate it.

Trying to see how realistic my goals are. I would like to freelance and live in Thailand 50% of the year. My husband will work remote and we can live off of his income but I would like to keep up with my skills and work part time. I have almost 10 years of experience via law firm and in house. I specialize in employment law and commercial litigation and I’m licensed in TX. How realistic is it for me to try to get work through lawclerk.com and/or reach out to smaller firms to pitch myself for freelance work? I know the time difference is significant but I’m envisioning me drafting documents in the background and working via email with very limited phone calls. I did one job on Upwork years ago that worked out great and was able to supplement my income so I’m hoping to do the same but from Thailand. Has anyone done freelance work for US clients from Thailand?

Currently I hold experience of over 3 years+ working for a company, now I am seeking for new opportunities to work with wide range for projects in between I managed to gain some clients but they were referrals, now I want to properly setup a freelance agency and need help to gain some clients to work with.

I'm starting a small software freelancing business and have started getting clients who want custom software/web/mobile apps built.

One thing I've realized is that I'm not the best person to sit in multiple client meetings, extract requirements, document everything, create user stories, and then hand it over to developers.

I'm thinking of hiring someone for this role.

Questions:

• Is this typically a Business Analyst role?
• At what stage did you hire your first BA (or equivalent)?
• Did you hire full-time, freelance, or on a per-project basis?
• What skills should I look for?
• Any red flags when hiring someone for requirement gathering?

Would love to hear from agency owners or freelancers who have scaled beyond being a solo developer.

Thanks!

Hi

I started freelancing recently, and I've basically done everything there is to do in marketing (almost).

The thing is I haven't done one thing long enough to show any proof of work in numbers. Now I want more clients, I want to profiles on freelance platforms and apply for work. But I have no idea how to build a case study to showcase my work.

What do I do? How did you guys build your case study without work experience?

Well for me the problem is that i dont have any way to get to the money i cant get any card or pay pal user whatsoever so how do yall transfer money

I'm curious how everyone handles invoicing and collecting payments.

Is it sending invoices, following up on late payments, clients forgetting to pay, or something else?

I'd love to hear what's been the biggest headache for you.

Hey guys. Currently trapped in brutal 11-hour shifts, grinding 250-300 hours a month. My body is breaking down and I need an exit strategy into the online space ASAP.
I have a laptop, internet, and zero tech skills, but I’m 100% ready to grind and learn in my few free hours

No "get rich quick" BS or fake guru courses, please. Just honest advice — what high-income or remote skill is actually worth mastering right now to build a sustainable online job? Which direction isn't a dead end?

Thanks in advance.

Background:

World traveler - visited & lived in many countries
American

10+ years advising businesses on SEO and website strategy for a Fortune 500 co.

Founder of a destination experience business.

Published non-fiction writer

B.Ed + MBA

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Thanks in advance for your advice.

Ideally it would be a simple plug and play. Something that clearly satisfies a need, and that, preferably, can be delivered over 6 weeks time.

Not looking for eternal clients at this point.

I tried many digital wallets or "payment platforms" like paypal, skrill and airtm all closed my account due to my nationality except for Xtrm, so I wanted to ask if upwork or any other freelancing website accept payment through Xtrm ?

I worked for a large OEM for over 12 years, this year I went freelance.

Was a bit nervous if it would work or not, especially losing the support of the OEM when issues crop up.

But actually the customers have been very keen to work together as it's much cheaper for them rather than going through the OEM.

March was a decent month, hopefully continue this, what I really enjoy is not having to go to the boring office after the mission is complete.

I was also feeling that companies are becoming more strict with rules and removing benefits, we would always fly premium economy but now they have changed to economy to cut costs.

Anyone else having some issues working with OEM and want to go freelance?

Would like some advice on the freelance life as I have only been doing it for a few months.

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Hi everyone,

I'm a beginner trying to understand how successful freelancers consistently find work. I'd really appreciate hearing from people who've been freelancing for a while.

I'd love to know:

I'm sure your answers will help not only me but many other beginners who are struggling to land their first few projects.

Thanks in advance for sharing your experience!

I've been applying for months now, and honestly, it's been more difficult than I expected. I've had a few interviews and even some clients who seemed interested, but after replying, they just disappear without letting me know if I got the job or not. A simple rejection would honestly be better than being left wondering. I've also run into quite a few scammers, which makes the whole process even more frustrating. Then there are applications that never get any response at all. For those of you who are already working with clients, where did you find your first legitimate client? What platforms or methods actually worked for you? Any advice would be appreciated. I'm starting to feel discouraged, but I don't want to give up.

For beginners ?