Comments on: Does Freelancing Make You Happy?

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By: news

news — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:48:10 +0000

Gives you so much freedom, better than working for another entity. Especially if you have a family.

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By: Nicky Smart

Nicky Smart — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 07:52:36 +0000

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» does freelancing make you happy? - projektwerk freelance — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:36:40 +0000

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larry blair — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:57:08 +0000

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By: Usman

Usman — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:47:59 +0000

Definitely I am happy, the amount of work I am getting is pretty handsome, also the challenges I handle make me feel myself much creative.

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:08:41 +0000

Definitely another great article for new freelancers to think about.

While I understand what you mean by this “Work alone = no clashes with colleagues or managers”, I actually think as a freelancer we have plenty of clashes (private or openly) with the many clients we have.

Other than that, you’re dead-on. I have a lake view from my office at home. Because I’m so busy, I’ve employed my mother-in-law to work as my office manager and accountant. As long as she completes her work, she sets her own hours and works out of her home at times too.

Definitely happier now that I don’t work 60 hours a week. I think I average about 35 with benefits.

Come on the rest of you, you should be giving yourself perks. Besides, as a self-employed individual in the U.S., you’re health insurance is a tax write-off.

By: Ben Plopper

Ben Plopper — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:37:35 +0000

As soon as I snag a few more clients and really get things rolling, I’d really like to think that I’ll be happier. Right now, though, it’s just mostly stress, anxiety, and lots of second guessing myself (I did get laid off from my copyediting job – outsouced or offshored or whatever they’re calling “gave you and your colleagues’ jobs to someone else” these days – so at least the decision to leave was pretty much made for me).

I’m really optimistic, though. Plus, I’ve got one big client at the moment (just as soon as I get my first check and confirmation that the project is still a go) so as long as that works out, the stress levels ought to come down for a while.

Great article, and I’m glad it came up on Facebook or I probably wouldn’t have seen it!

By: dp

dp — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:35:02 +0000

For some, It’s not a choice at all. It’s not that I love freelancing, it’s that I find 9 to 5 completely intolerable.

PS- Your list was pretty accurate

So it goes…

-dp