Freelance with something creative

Are you creative and want to moonlight as a journalist, photographer, marketer or graphic designer? Or maybe you are an artist or musician? Then freelancing in creative professions is perfect for you.

With Worknode, you can work in your dream job without having to start your own business. We take care of everything related to administration, accounting and taxes.

How to get started!

 👍 Send invoices

💸 Get your paycheck

👏 Estimated & ready

Step by step: how to start working as a freelancer

Freelancing in creative professions is rewarding as the opportunities are particularly high as freelancing is very common and already established in the labor market in these industries.

When starting out as a freelancer in the creative professions, the first step is to invest in appropriate equipment. If you are a freelance journalist you will need a computer, if you are a photographer you will need a camera and so on.

Then it's time to come up with an idea. Think about your skills and what you are most interested in. If you like celebrities, one option might be to work as a photographer at red carpet events. Or if you are a freelance journalist and passionate about travel, perhaps you could specialize in the travel industry?

Having a plan of what area you want to target makes it easier to find your niche and become the best in that particular niche. Building up a stable clientele takes many years, so it might be a good idea to have another profession on the side, at least initially.

Do I need training to work as a freelancer?

There is nothing that says you have to have an education to be a freelancer. However, an education can provide certain competitive advantages.

Anyone in Sweden can actually call themselves a journalist, given the freedom of expression and the Freedom of the Press Act. But actually having an education in journalism carries weight when you enter the labor market.

The same applies to the other professions. There is no requirement to be trained, but being able to take photos and knowing Photoshop, for example, will be an advantage.

When it comes to photographers, there are basic photography courses at colleges and folk high schools, where, among other things, visual design, technology and imagery are addressed(Studentrum.se).

If you are a person who is not attracted to training, it is also possible to learn on your own. If you build a good and competitive portfolio, the lack of training will not be a problem.

Invoice without a company with Worknode and pay from 1% in fee.


We take care of all the bookkeeping 👍

Worknode takes care of all the bookkeeping and payments of taxes, VAT and social security contributions. You get your money paid into the account taxed and ready.


We make sure you get a pension 👋

It's important to us that our gig workers have the same conditions as employees. We register your national pension and if you pre-register your gig, you are also covered by our insurance with IF.


You get the money after 3-5 days 👏

Once your customer has paid your invoice, you will receive your money in your account after 3-5 days. Then everything is taxed and ready, like a normal salary.

What do you earn as a freelancer?

The advantage of working as a freelancer is that you decide entirely how much you want to work and how much you want to charge.

Some freelancers choose to charge by the hour and then bill the client for the number of hours. Others set a fixed price for the whole job. There are no rights and wrongs here and no matter which option you choose, both work equally well.

According to yrkeskollen.se, it is easy to check how much you would earn in a month and according to statistics from Statistics Sweden, the gross salary for a freelance photographer, for example, is around SEK 33,400. This figure refers to full-time work.

When it comes to pricing your services, the most important thing is not to feel underpaid or exploited. There is no set figure for hourly rates, but a good starting point is to talk to other people in the industry, and see how they reason about their hourly rates.

What does it mean to freelance?

The term freelancer is often used - but what does it mean in practice? When you are a freelancer, it means that you offer your services to companies, without being a permanent employee. Freelancing gives you greater flexibility, allowing you to control your own working hours and the assignments you take on.

When freelancing, there are two ways to get paid. One is to set up your own business or a sole trader and then collect your salary. The other is to invoice as a private individual, in which case you don't need to have your own business and you don't have to deal with any administration. 

By creating an account on Worknode, you can invoice without a company for only 3.5% fee, which is a very cheap fee. Once the customer pays the invoice, you have the salary in your account taxed and ready!

Get started today!

Now that you are in the beginning stages of a freer life and a profession you have dreamed of working in, it is important to think about certain things. At first, common questions about freelancing often arise. For example, many people wonder why they should choose freelancing instead of starting their own business. Read more below!

  • There are no shortcuts. It all starts with building a customer base and delivering good results.

  • Starting your own business can feel like a big risk.

    For many freelancers, who are in the start-up phase, it can be difficult to know if you have enough work to go around. What's more, starting your own business is definitely not your first priority when it comes to freelancing.

  • For a business to make a profit, you need customers.

    Think about it this way: if you don't have any clients, there's really no reason to have a business. In fact, the most important thing when you start freelancing is to get clients and do well.

  • Good results are more important than the finishing touches.

    At the end of the day, your customers only care about the results you deliver. So why should you spend time learning how to run a business when, in the beginning, you should spend all your time doing well to build your customer base?

    For example, no one will care if you have a super professional and advanced website if your services are not good, or if they are not satisfied with the results.