I assume that by reading this piece, you are seriously considering to start a career in freelancing.
You may have read and heard the benefits of being a freelancer. Having to enjoy working anywhere, like even just at home and not worry about traffic anymore. That alone should be enticing enough for one to decide, “Goodbye office-based job! Freelancing, here I come!”
Well, not so fast there. (more…)
To kick things off here in Freelance and Finance, I suppose it is good to start on how I began my career as a freelancer. So I’m pulling out this old piece I originally published in Medium in 2015, three months in as freelancer. Of course, this has been updated to be more timely of a piece. Besides, the sentiments expressed here still ring true for me today.
Truth be told, the thought of making a career shift from the office desk to my home desk as a freelancer has always lingered in my mind ever since I first come to learn about this concept some years ago.
To me, I’ve felt that working from home was an ideal setup I aimed to realize, but not in the immediate future but in the near future of after x number of years, I figured. And with that in mind, I had a plan all thought out. Not properly drawn out, but the plan was there nevertheless.