If You’re a Creative Freelancer, You Might Want to Try These 2 Apps

Platforms for networking, employment and creativity

You’re a freelancer in the 21st century who specializes in offering creative services to clients in need of a talented hand. Whether you’ve been at it for a few years or are just starting out on the journey of monetizing your craft, you’re probably on a constant search for expanding your skillset.

Sure, there may be hundreds of websites out there that thrive in offering creatives the opportunity to work for potential employers, such as Upwork, Fiverr, and Freelancer, but these tend to be limited when it comes to offering us space for networking with like-minded individuals, finding inspiration and showcasing our portfolio in an engaging way.

Lately, I’ve come across two apps that do just this.

#1 The Dots

This app is LinkedIn, but for creatives. As its motto indicates, it is here to change the future of employment. What caught my eye at first glance is the process through which it allows you to hire and get hired.

While traditional employment, even in freelancing websites, consists of showcasing your CV or equivalent credibility, The Dots allows users to post about a project they’d like to hire somebody to work on or collaborate with, without necessarily demanding any sort of qualification. All that seems to be required is the drive to create, which is, quite frankly at the peak of every creative’s priorities.

On it, you’re able to follow events and workshops, as well as post a direct query for companies/individuals to hire you. Rather than seeking the employer, the employer can seek you.

Additionally, it allows you to keep track of employment alerts by well-known companies that are creative in nature, and also lets you build your network by adding other users to your connection circle.

This easy procedure not only transforms and simplifies the route to employment we typically undertake but also allows us to directly connect with other creatives, whether they specialize in the same field or a different one, setting the path for potential collaboration. After all, various forms of creativity could always use each other’s help to achieve the desired result.

#2 Wishu

This is where LinkedIn meets Instagram. With the ability to add photos to demonstrate your portfolio, Wishu allows you to connect with peers in the same creative field and follow job vacancies by leading creative companies.

I should mention that the app primarily focuses on the delivery of creative services that range between video production, photography, creative design/artwork, fashion design, graphic design, and music production.

Whether you’re a part-time or full-time freelancer, goals to form connections with like-minded people and find jobs in a hustle-free manner remain intact.

With modern times beginning to catch up with modern mindsets, apps such as The Dots and Wishu are here to act as examples of what the current freelancing community seeks, as well as building the premise for the future of employment, which involve collaboration based on energy and the willingness to create, fostered by direct communication between people with a similar passion, and a similar vision.

Thank you for reading.

Angelina Der Arakelian