Freelance: Not for the undisciplined
07/April/2010
A lot of people think that working for yourself is
like a vacation. Well, it could be, but then you
wouldn’t be working, would you?
During the past almost ten years that I have worked freelance, I have found that you have to take it seriously and run your operation like it’s a real business, not a hobby. To make it work long term you have to still do a lot of the things you’d do if you were working at someone else’s company. Like get dressed, be at work at a regular time (when normal people are working—if your clients are in Australia, then sure, work at night) don’t spend the day surfing the web, and most of all, meet your deadlines.
I found this video at FastCompany. If you are contemplating freelance, it has some good advice about how to approach the business or working for yourself.
During the past almost ten years that I have worked freelance, I have found that you have to take it seriously and run your operation like it’s a real business, not a hobby. To make it work long term you have to still do a lot of the things you’d do if you were working at someone else’s company. Like get dressed, be at work at a regular time (when normal people are working—if your clients are in Australia, then sure, work at night) don’t spend the day surfing the web, and most of all, meet your deadlines.
I found this video at FastCompany. If you are contemplating freelance, it has some good advice about how to approach the business or working for yourself.
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