Every essay, data report, and reader's guide we've published since launch. Issues are organised chronologically, most recent first. Older issues remain freely accessible and are occasionally revised with updated data.
A cover essay drawing on 240 reader submissions about what actually pays bills on the side, plus our reader's guide to evaluating cash offers.
A reconstruction of the true "per dollar billed" take-home on nine major freelancing platforms, drawing on 2,300 invoices from 74 freelancers.
A spreadsheet-heavy look at unit economics, customer acquisition cost, and the dropshipping math that most case studies conveniently omit.
Our annual skill survey, drawing on 180,000 job postings and 904 self-employed respondents, mapping which tracks compound and which have been flattened by automation.
Retrospective looking at five years of reader income submissions and what the patterns tell us about what's sustainable versus what is cyclical hype.
Reading between the lines of a year of platform consolidation — what changes for freelancers and creators when the independent tools get bought.
Quarterly estimates, deduction strategy, and the mistakes freelancers tend to make in their first few years. Paired with a reader-contributed worksheet.
A data deep-dive into paid newsletter economics — conversion rates, churn, and the median income on the major platforms, based on 180 operator submissions.
— Issues 01 through 06 are being digitised. Contact us for individual copies.