Going solo
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"working from home" is never productive as you'd like. There's always distractions no matter what. Your mate takes a sickie week and wants to go drinking everyday and wants you to go. You've got no excuse to say no really because you've got about an hours work left. So you trundle off and spend cash you're not earning.
It can be a bottomless pit for cash. You always need some new equipment or other to complete the latest job.
Looking after your own accounts is daunting and chasing invoices and non payers SUCKS balls.
Have a good portfolio and have SOMETHING DIFFERENT. Studios come and go, a few designers keep reinventing but not many. You're only as good as the next guy who'll work for less and is more than likely faster and better than you.
I gave up the idea after the first failed 2 in 2 different countries. I'm not a quitter as such but honestly I gave into a corporate that doesn't fulfill my design needs challenge wise, but awesome hours, good pay and can work anywhere in the world whenever I want/feel like.
I guess on that note, sort your goals, what you want to achieve; awards, money, recognition in design or happiness? Once done, the answer to go it alone will present itself rather quickly.