Comments on: Becoming A Freelancer: 7 Things To Do When (Or Before) You Take The Plunge (And One Reason Why Famous Advice Is Wrong)

By: 5 Blogs I Just Found. — GenuineChris.com

5 Blogs I Just Found. — GenuineChris.com — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:04:43 +0000

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By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:09:03 +0000

I’ve been spending some time trying to figure out what to do with my MA in English–besides teach. Don’t get me wrong; I love teaching! But I really want extra options. This post is excellent, and I’m definitely going to keep it in my mind for future reference.

By: John

John — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:19:53 +0000

Another great task management tool for freelancers is Intervals. It also includes time tracking so you can see where your time is going and bill your clients accurately.
http://www.myintervals.com/

By: jeff zbar

jeff zbar — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:03:58 +0000

Truer words were never written. Just keep in mind one caveat with all these “rules”: Flexibility. You can negotiate payment schedules, commit to conquer clutter, set aside time for new biz dev. But my home office desk is never more awry than when a Killer Deadline approaches. Down the Totem Pole of Priorities all else slips – networking, collections, cleanliness, etc – when I have that proverbial Bird in Hand that someone else (namely, my client) is expecting in his/her nest.

So be flexible.

And enjoy the ride…

By: kaske

kaske — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:41:13 +0000

Ceasar was stabbed to death at the end.

By: Joe Norton

Joe Norton — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:01:02 +0000

Really cool article. I thought it was all pretty interesting and valuable. I like the “wage a ruthless war on clutter” paragraph.

Also, the section on finding ways to reuse work. I think this is critical for freelancers to ever get out of the trade time for money loop.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:15:43 +0000

Agree with some, if you can. My blog motto is “jump and the net will appear”. I agree totally about turning in work on time.

I had just started to build a freelance problogging biz for about 3 weeks when my day job was cut. I had to go go go from that point forward and started off (use these in an EMERGENCY only for clients) using elance and getafreelancer. If I’d had to stay with them I would have starved. Tim Ferris has driven prices for freelancers and virtual pros way down.

Luckily one of my first clients loved me and has referred me to many people. Just passed out 500 postcards (she paid) at National Speaker’s Association.

So, to make long story shorter, I didn’t have the advantage of saving, planning or anything and it is all ok! Never been happier…

By: Joshua Clanton

Joshua Clanton — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:08:14 +0000

Great post, Chris!

The one thing that I disagreed with was your negative assessment of saving before going freelance. Personally, I think that if someone is unable to muster the discipline to save while they have a traditional job, the chances of them being able to do so while going freelance is pretty slim. But that is just my opinion.

By: Annie Anderson | Blog » Around the Web

Annie Anderson | Blog » Around the Web — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:05:39 +0000

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