Comments on: 10 Things You’ve Heard About Freelancing That Are Actually True

By: Dane Morgan

Dane Morgan — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:00:51 +0000

I’m another new full time freelancer. I’ve learned a few of the points you’ve written in both of these articles already, and a couple the hard way. ;)

Since the reason I went full time freelance had a lot to do with the “real” job moving the factory another hour, on top of the already half hour, away, the no commute thing is pretty awesome for me.

With five and three year old children and a wif that works nights, the flexible schedule is nice too.

By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:53:33 +0000

# 9 hits home!
I’ve been a freelance translator for 1.5 years, and you don’t realize how much you depend on the ready-made social networks in an office environment until you are sitting alone in your home office (perhaps in your skivvies) sweating out 5 projects all due today!

I have gotten the knack of managing my workload down, so the next things on my to do list are:

*Join a local civic organizaton
*Volunteer in the pre-school PTA
*Get some blues harmonica gigs going
*Start my own community group (recycling, litter pick up etc.)
* Take some online courses

By: blue2x

blue2x — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:24:36 +0000

Nice article , freelancing is very hard , you need to market yourself to reach potential clients , if you just sit down and wait sometimes it won’t come =)

By: John Pitchers

John Pitchers — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:48:50 +0000

Yep! I can relate to all those points. Coming up to 2 years full time freelancing and I’m still learning the business.

By: Jt

Jt — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:45:03 +0000

Awesome list and extremely accurate. The money issue is so important. You have to budget… and networking has been great for me. Most of my business is referral based. Great article! Keep it up!

By: Waseem Sindhu

Waseem Sindhu — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:55:49 +0000

It really is a good read. thanks for sharing.

By: Amber Weinberg

Amber Weinberg — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:22:15 +0000

Great tips. These are all things I’ve come across as a freelancer. :)

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:17:26 +0000

Most importantly before you become a full-time freelancer, is to have at least 3 months of financial security blanket. The reason why most people are stuck with their jobs when their heart tells them otherwise is that they’re afraid to take the plunge. We’re too used to what we do everyday and society forces us to conform to the norm, schools or parents tells kids to study hard so that they can get a “good job”, not “start a good business”.

You really don’t have to know if it all works out, you don’t have to see the rest of the staircase, just take the first step.

Take calculated risk and don’t be stupid by stepping out without any clients or money and see how it goes, you’ll go back to work, that’s how it goes.

One of the myths that alot of full time pals think is true, is that freelancing is unstable, they tell me it’s an unstable choice and some look at me in a different light, but today’s economy tells me that I don’t have to fear losing my job because I don’t have a job anyways.

By: mahmud ahsan

mahmud ahsan — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:09:48 +0000

really a great article. thanks for sharing.

By: Y. Steven

Y. Steven — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:42:16 +0000

Your point are very close enough to all freelancer but about point no. 9 that you’ll spend time alone wasn’t really true. i can make new friend everytime i hop in into someone else company and i used to make a conversation with the staff company to ask how is this has been doing and what the boss really wants. So i actually are indirectly asking for their help and it definitely wasn’t really an ‘individual’ works