r/freelance

681k members
r/freelance is a subreddit with 681k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses freelance, client, work, freelancing, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review sales books, scheduling app, and project management software.
Articles of interest for freelancers and people who want to become one. Violating the rules (https://old.reddit.com/r/freelance/about/rules) will cause your post/comment will be removed and you will be banned permanently.

Popular Themes in r/freelance

#1
Advice Requests
: "I’m great at the design work, but I keep losing leads the second we talk about pricing. How do I stop the ghosting?"
2 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Refunding client at my own accord"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/freelance

#1

Freelance

: "Should i move my direct clients to any of the freelancing platforms?"
40 posts
#2

Client

: "How to Deal with such Client? project is 95% completed"
24 posts
#3

Work

20 posts
#4

Freelancing

18 posts
#5

Struggling

18 posts
#6

Hiring

: "Speed Is a Signal: When Faster Replies Increase Hiring Likelihood"
11 posts
#7

Time

9 posts
#8

Hate

7 posts
#9

Tools

6 posts
#10

Annoying

6 posts

Products Discussed in r/freelance

Sales Books

6 reviews
#1
Amazon
5.0 from 1 review
#2
SPIN Selling
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Ryan Holiday
5.0 from 1 review
#1
HubSpot
5.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Calendly
4.5 from 2 reviews
#3
Calendar
4.0 from 1 review
#1
SmartSheet
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Trello
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Asana
4.0 from 1 review

Member Growth in r/freelance

Yearly
+81k members(13.5%)

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Last updated: June 23, 2026