Freelance, design & dev
r/Freelancers stats
r/Freelancers has 74,493 members and gets about 15.0 new posts a day. The best time to post is Monday around 9am US Eastern.
- Members
- 74K
- Posts per day
- 15.0
- Avg comments
- 3.4
- Created
- 2009
From the subreddit: A place for all-things freelance! Issues with your client? Ideas for new projects? Web development ideas? This is the spot!
Best time to post on r/Freelancers
When this month's top 100 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.
- #1
Mon 9am
- #2
Tue 6am
- #3
Tue 4pm
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Top posts this month
- Freelancers, where are your clients actually coming from?▲ 43
- Getting busier made payment timing matter way more than I expected▲ 25
- I lost my Upwork account. Here are the 3 client acquisition channels that worked best for me▲ 20
- First Client How?▲ 16
- I found out why most freelancers get likes on LinkedIn but no clients▲ 12
Who buys on r/Freelancers
People hiring developers, designers and writers, and freelancers swapping clients and referrals.
Find buyers in r/Freelancers
Leadhoot watches r/Freelancers, scores every new post 0–100 for buyer intent, and alerts you within a minute of the ones asking for what you sell.
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Common questions
r/Freelancers has 74,493 members, read from Reddit on October 28, 2026.
Based on when this month's top posts went up, Monday around 9am US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.
It gets about 15.0 new posts a day, and a new post averages 3.4 comments.
Read the subreddit rules first; most business subreddits remove promotional posts. What works is answering posts where someone asks for help, being genuinely useful, and disclosing when you mention your own product.
Watch for posts where someone asks for a recommendation, a quote, or an alternative to a tool. Leadhoot watches r/Freelancers for you, scores every new post 0–100 for buyer intent, and alerts you within a minute of the high scorers.
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