freelance
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- paddywop
I do motion graphics for broadcast and work full time for a company in London.
But i want to go freelance.
What do i need to do, tell me everything + pros and cons of being freelance.
Thanks
- rabattski0
pros: no boss, you can plan your own time, independent. cons: more stress, work longer, work harder, extra paperwork.
imo the pros outsmart the cons totally.
- save0
pros: can work naked
cons: income might not always be regular
- MX_OnD0
free your lance and your ass will follow.
- designerror0
pro: you can tell a client to fuck off without getting fired
cons: if you tell your client to fuck off you might end up as a bum on the street
- soda0
what happened with the BBC job Paddy?
- paraselene0
you were going for a beeb job, raz? and what's this about freelancing? i think if you can at all swing it you should go for it. no sense staying at a job you hate! *wink
- paddywop0
Well thats the thing that got me thinking. I didn't get the full-time contract that i applied for, which was a bit gutting.
But they said to me that they would want to use me as a freelancer.
Because i work full time at the moment i cant do that, but i'd quite like to, so i just need some advice on what it takes to set up as a freelancer.
I 'm aware that its not advisable to quit my job with only one company willing to give me work.
- kodap0
ahaha @ save
- paddywop0
i'm feeling that para
you at your new job yet?
- save0
- paraselene0
not yet. had to wait aeons for the bloody work permit to come through. i start at the end of the month, though, which will be scary but refreshing!
that's the catch-22, though, isn't it? not only do you not have time to freelance when you're working full-time (qua: 60 hours per week), but you haven't even got the time to recruit new clients...
- soda0
shame about the bbc job lad, it's pretty hard to get in there though. You should take pride in the fact you got an interview and they want you to freelance there.
I think that's half the trick of going freelance, having the client base already there.
I would structure it so you start working all the hours god sends on other jobs then when you can't do that anymore (and you have some savings) jack the full time job in.
Work out how much you can live off sensibly, then how many days a month you have to work based on that. You may find you only need to work 2 weeks a month to cover everything.
There is always going to be some risk, the key is to minimise it. Sounds like you aren't far off if you have one regular contract on the table.
- paddywop0
Cheers guys, it is encouraging.
Also i think i have about 3 or 4 companies that would employ me as a freelancer. But how do i work out my rates, i dont know what i'm worth.
I really want to do it, but it is feckin' frightning.
Soda, apparently they interviewed only 10 people for that position, it's shite when you get so close then lose out.
- soda0
Soda, apparently they interviewed only 10 people for that position, it's shite when you get so close then lose out.
paddywop
(May 31 05, 05:36)yeah I hear you, it's rough. I would try and look at it positively though, imagine how many people went for the job?
As for rates, ask around or do a search here for threads on it too, see what clients are offering and then work it all back to your budget, plus factor in what you are going to get out of the job?
For some jobs I'll charge £280 a day others (on places I really like and the work is good) I'll charge £180 or whatever they can afford. On longer jobs you negotiate on what you get but also the fact it's a large chunk of work over a longer period of time. Reduce your hourly rate based on actually getting offered more hours.
- gfro0
pro: No alarm clock.
con: late nights
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- bklyndroobeki0
con: chasing around invoices
pro: you make your hours
- Leigh0
Pros: Great money, work on a variety of projects and meet great people, work when you want, push yourself more than if you were employed FT. Pay less Tax.
Cons:,Tight deadlines, studios will squeeze as much out of you to get their money's worth, not knowing where your next job it, waiting 60 days for payment (some places), chasing money, not feel part of a family within a work enviroment,
- sine0
pro: every day is like a Friday
con: every day is like a Monday
- freedom0
Do you already have enough freelance work to pay your bills?
If so, quit your job.
- thread is 9 years oldfyoucher1
- nice... replying to a 9 year old threadmonospaced
- ^ oops.freedom
- freedom0
Damn, paddywop is dead now.