How to approach companies about commerical work

Follow the money!

Illustration: Léo Hamelin

Lately, I’ve been hearing the phrase “we have no budget” a lot. Companies are cancelling projects and cutting their freelancers loose as they try to recession-proof their businesses by reigning in their spending. 

The more work gets cut, the harder it is to believe that freelancing in the middle of recession-triggered-by-a-pandem…