Hard Luck Creative
Veteran creative team specializing in design, writing, publishing, and photography.
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#6,698
of 28,921 agencies on Upwork by lifetime earnings, and #73 in Content Marketing.
- #6,697LineUp$2 ahead
- #6,698Hard Luck Creativethis agency
- #6,699Dancing Chicken Media$19 behind
Total earned
$36.2K
lifetime, as published
Jobs
17
contracts to date
Hours
7
billed hourly
Job Success
Not rated yet
not yet rated
Hourly rate
$25/hr
min. project None
Index Score
43
#14042 overall
Insights
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- pending
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- Lifetime pace
- $4.1K/yr estimate
- Lifetime earnings divided by years on Upwork. A floor on historical pace, not a forecast.
- Earnings per job
- $2.1K
- Average contract value to date.
- Recent earnings, per Upwork
- $0
- The "recent" figure Upwork attaches to the directory card. Upwork does not publish the window, so it is shown as its number, not ours.
- Realised hourly
- n/a
- Total earned over billed hours. Fixed-price work inflates it; compare with the rate card.
Index Score breakdown42.5/100
Scale 26/40Quality 10/20Trust 0/15Momentum 3/15Team 3.5/10
Observation history
Every read of the public page. Last observed Oct 30, 2026 (live read).
| Observed | Earned | Δ | Jobs | JSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | $36.2K | No change | 17 | Not rated |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $36.2K | 17 | Not rated |
About
We're a boutique creative agency—small by design—with decades of collective experience in design, writing, publishing, photography, and video production. Hard Luck Creative folks have worked with multi-million dollar corporations all the way down to the small business on the corner and bootstrapped start-ups. We're here for one reason: to get work done. We understand that you're partnering with an agency because you want fewer headaches, not more, so a hallmark of our process is being low-maintenance, efficient, and clear. We get the job done correctly, on time, and within budget. Around here, we like to keep things simple.Read more
Skills
PhotojournalistContent MarketingProduct PhotographyBrandingApple iBooksLogo DesignEbook WritingEbookEbook DesignBookCreateSpaceCopywritingPhoto EditingGraphic Design
Agency facts
- Team size
- 2-10
- Teams on Upwork
- 1
- Founded
- Not published
- Member since
- Jan 2018
- Last contract
- Feb 2021
- Owner
- Christopher M.
- Client focus
- Large business, Medium business, Very small business, Small business
- Members in
- United States
- Languages
- Not published
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