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About to make the jump to freelance.
Mildly terrified and excited.- Good luck!skinny_puppy
- No fear. Did it 11 years ago, I should have done it sooner, but I needed the security to raise my daughters... Think positive, always. Good luck!OBBTKN
- you got this!Krassy
- Go for it!mort_
- The freedom is like no other.BabySnakes
- In the most gravely voice I can muster: Welcome to the Disunited 1099.garbage
- My motto is “ I quit my 9-5 so that I could finally work 24-7”_niko
- What niko just said. Welcome to auto-slaveryOBBTKN
- YupYakuZoku
- did it back when my daughter was 1 years old... scared the shit out of me...
made more that year than ever...exador1 - now my daughter is 23... and I'm doing it again...contracting... it's working out great so far...
you can do it dude...exador1 - Wishing you many great clients who pay on timestoplying
- IF/WHEN you figure out the "secret" to freelance (relative) success, drop it in the notes bro!
XOideaist - haha... I've been freelance probably 90% of the last 25 years—if you can find a way to keep it consistent—drop it in the notes bro!PonyBoy
- Quicknotes: Deductibles. Square footage of studio space up to a point, utlities, gas if you have to drive for shipping. Meals with shithead clients.garbage
- Time spent negotiating with shithead clients, re-dos for said shithead clients that didn't know what they wanted in the first place.garbage
- Big ones would be anything you buy for your spot can go to your studio write off. Drum roll: Adobe subscription falls into this category.garbage
- I don't use them anymore, but I know many here still do. If you want to throw a final middle finger to that shithouse, there you go.garbage
- Good luck to you! Ride the lightningbezoar
- hope it goes well! if something feels off, go with your gutSquiddy
- Best of luck! 25 years of solo here and very rarely looked back. Just be nice. I still get work that others lose from being a bollocks to work with.MrT