Convince me not to go freelance
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Not technically freelance here based on my tax status (LLC) and the fact that I don't work on-site for other agencies or studios. Besides that there's no real difference.
I was basically forced to start on my own, as many here already know. It's what I've always wanted to do, just happened sooner and much more abruptly than I expected. My former employer gave me a couple months severance (before events transpired to burn that bridge). I had a client waiting in the wings who said "I'll just keep giving you projects until you tell me to stop." Eight months later, they've provided over 60% of my client income and are on the verge of placing me on retainer as their agency of record. If I get much more work from them, I'll need to start hiring freelancers in order to maintain autonomy as Metagramme—not to mention the simple fact that I don't want a single client to totally monopolize my time. I'd get bored fast.
So anyway, this is the most terrifying thing I've ever done; but it's also been the most fulfilling career move I've ever made.
- Where are you finding work? cold calling? and are you working with your own clients or agency overflow?marcostill