r/selfemployed

17k members
r/selfemployed is a subreddit with 17k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses self employed, business, uk, freelancer, and usa, and they frequently recommend/review business bank account.
If you're self employed, or thinking of becoming self employed - this is the place to come.

Popular Themes in r/selfemployed

#1
Advice Requests
: "[US] Are there any red flags in client contracts that make you run the other way? Or things you make sure are part of contracts"
9 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "INDIA: Built a free calculator that tells freelancers exactly what to set aside for quarterly?monthly taxes"
6 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "[USA] why is the legal side of starting a business so unnecessarily stressful?"
6 posts
#4
Ideas
: "[US] Validating a fintech idea before spending thousands of dollars on legal fees… would you pay for this?"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "[USA] staring at my new business bank account like... who allowed this?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/selfemployed

#1

Self Employed

: "[UK] Self Employed and struggling to get new clients anyone else feel invisible"
7 posts
#2

Business

: "[USA] staring at my new Business bank account like... who allowed this?"
7 posts
#3

Uk

: "(Uk) storing large equipment in van"
6 posts
#4

Freelancer

: "INDIA: Built a free calculator that tells Freelancers exactly what to set aside for quarterly?monthly taxes"
5 posts
#5

Usa

: "[Usa] staring at my new business bank account like... who allowed this?"
4 posts
#6

Us

: "[Us] What are yalls' biggest pain-points in the bUsiness side of therapy?"
4 posts
#7

Taxes

: "INDIA: Built a free calculator that tells freelancers exactly what to set aside for quarterly?monthly Taxes"
4 posts
#8

Self Employed

: "UK Self Employed. Bookkeeping app that can save my items and invoice monthly per date"
3 posts
#9

Contractor

: "[US] Contractors and small business owners:"
2 posts
#10

Accounting

: "How did you choose a consulting firm to help grow your Accounting or financial planning practice? What criteria mattered most? [US]"
2 posts

Products Discussed in r/selfemployed

#1
American Express
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Bank of America
1.0 from 1 review
#3
Community Banks/Credit Unions
4.0 from 1 review

Member Growth in r/selfemployed

Yearly
+5k members(39.7%)

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Last updated: July 22, 2026