r/selfemployed↗
Self Employment news and advice
If you're self employed, or thinking of becoming self employed - this is the place to come.
18k subscribers129 posts / mo in Sep 202685 authors / mosince 2010
r/selfemployed has 18k members (+40% over the last 12 months). It gets about 129 posts a month from 85 people. Top topics: Entrepreneurial Journeys, Upwork Issues and Freelance Tips & Clients.
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Topics and brands on r/selfemployed
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Entrepreneurial Journeys6.6%
- Upwork Issues2.2%
- Freelance Tips & Clients1.9%
- Work from Home Productivity1.3%
- Introvert Challenges at Work0.9%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- HealthCare
- Apple
- ChatGPT
- etsy
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