1-800-FREELANCE

Put us on speed dial.

1-800-FREELANCE is an online community for and by freelancers who love the freedom of working for themselves but who would also love to have someone (many someones, actually) to combine resources with when faced with questions and conundrums.

We offer weekly facilitated discussions on tricky issues, unlimited group chats among members, a (forthcoming) newsletter on unexpectedly useful topics, and resources that will help you get the business of you in order.

The talking points

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    WHAT WE OFFER

    - Facilitated discussions where we crowdsource great advice from established freelancers far and wide on some of our most pressing questions and struggles (e.g., Is there a strategy for landing only high-quality clients?)

    - Open chats/threads for members on a variety of topics including freelance finances, setting boundaries with clients, the art of careful emailing, building websites, and more.

    - Cross-industry resource support

    - Spaces to rant, rave, and recover (because taking it out on your client never helps)

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    HOW IT WORKS

    Think of 1-800-FREELANCER as a Slack Channel where, instead of client @heres, you can check in and chat with other freelancers 24/7. It’s also a space where we post our thoughts freelance-adjacent topics we couldn’t find anywhere else (we’re seasoned researchers and writers for publications who have both written countless articles on work, career growth, and finance).

    We’re still in beta testing now, trying to sort out what resources we all need and what we definitely don’t. Sign up to join our beta group and/or to be the first to know when we launch live. Membership is free.

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    WHO IT’S FOR

    All freelancers welcome: writers (like us), designers, social strategists, artists, jewelers, dialect coaches, whatever makes you happy. If you’re in need of some driven and creative company as you build your business, you’re welcome here.

    Because we’re both freelancers with years of success under our belts, many of our topics will get into the weeds of how to keep leveling up when you’ve already “made it.”

    Still, we all benefit from going back to the basics, so we cover those topics, too.

    If you’re new to the work-for-myself business, you’ll get a ton out of this, promise.

Now in beta. Join us.

Intrigued?

We’re still experimenting on the best format, but we need beta support!

Request an invite, and we’ll email you details on how to join (usually 24-48 hours after we receive it — we’re manually replying to each one, so bear with us.)

Note: We hope technology won’t send us to your Spam folder, but if you don’t hear from us in a couple of days, check yours!

Who We Are

Jacqueline and Kit.

We met many years ago, back when we both worked at a media platform for women. We spent our days researching and writing about topics related to work, finance, building a career, and everything in between.

Eventually, we both went freelance (to six-figure-and-then-some success), and we’ve spent the last few years texting almost daily to run ideas and questions by each other.

How much would you charge for XYZ?

Is Substack dying or thriving?

They’re asking me for a day rate — ever done that?

Have you ever fired a client?

Are you raising your rates in 2025?

Will you read this email to a client?

1-800-FREELANCE came to us one day during one of these discussions. We thought: If just having each other as a resource has massively helped our businesses, imagine what could happen if there were a whole group of us.


  • Freelance Writer (ELLE Magazine, Food & Wine, COVETEUR, etc.).

    Founder of Nunc Studio, a marketing and content development agency.

    She’s also a comprehensive Pilates teacher.

  • Jacqueline, is a San Francisco Bay Area based freelance writer, editor and marketer. She’s written for publications such as The Everygirl, Coveteur, Girlboss, and more.

    Alongside editorial writing, she help brands tell their stories by offering copywriting, social media and email content, branding, and content marketing services.