Freelance By Design

Alvalyn Lundgren

The intersection of inspired creativity and common business sense. We talk about everything you didn't learn in design school, but should have if you want to build a career and a life as an independent creative. Hosted by Alvalyn Lundgren.

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Freelance By Design

Episodes (148)

Aug 18th Why I Freelance
Jul 3rd Are The Riches In The Niches? (and changing the podcast title)
Jun 18th Using the Creative Brief as a Roadmap in Your Creative Process (and avoid scope creep)

Freelance By Design

Aug 18, 2026
30¼ minutes
41 MB

There are risks in working for someone else, when you place all your career expectations in one place. Conversely, there are significant advantages in working independently as a freelance creative. In this episode Alvalyn shares why self-employment has always been her objective and contrasts the perceived safety of working for someone else with the rewards of being self-employed. Points of comparison she addresses include autonomy, insurance, benefits, ownership, rates, time, and purpose. She also emphasizes that it's necessary to be faithful with the small things in order to be able to handle the greater, complex things that go along...

Freelance By Design

Why I Freelance

Alvalyn Lundgren

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