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Freelance Like a Boss: How to escape the 9–5 and take control of your life
If you want to start freelancing but don’t know where to start, this book is here to turn YOU into a home-office hotshot, starting TODAY.
Are you feeling stuck and limited in your profession? Are you waiting for the next bonus, the next promotion, the next public holiday, the next best thing? Are you feeling burnt-out, underpaid and generally gatvol and need an alternative way to work?
What if you could become your own boss? Had the freedom to choose when and where you work? Could
work towards your own dreams instead of someone else’s? Could travel/spend time with your kids/tend to your garden at any time you damn well please? Didn’t have to take leave to go to the dentist?
In Freelance Like a Boss, Shea Karssing helps stunted in-house employees and frustrated freelancers create successful, sustainable businesses that will give them greater flexibility and earning potential. Peppered with pros and cons lists and personal anecdotes, the book presents relatable, honest and sometimes irreverent insights into the freelance world. Do you want to know how to identify marketable skills, let go of excuses, set up a business structure, negotiate contracts and other legalities, pay the correct tax, set boundaries, manage your time, establish the correct pricing structure, and much, much more? Then wait no longer – this book is for YOU!
Are you feeling stuck and limited in your profession? Are you waiting for the next bonus, the next promotion, the next public holiday, the next best thing? Are you feeling burnt-out, underpaid and generally gatvol and need an alternative way to work?
What if you could become your own boss? Had the freedom to choose when and where you work? Could
work towards your own dreams instead of someone else’s? Could travel/spend time with your kids/tend to your garden at any time you damn well please? Didn’t have to take leave to go to the dentist?
In Freelance Like a Boss, Shea Karssing helps stunted in-house employees and frustrated freelancers create successful, sustainable businesses that will give them greater flexibility and earning potential. Peppered with pros and cons lists and personal anecdotes, the book presents relatable, honest and sometimes irreverent insights into the freelance world. Do you want to know how to identify marketable skills, let go of excuses, set up a business structure, negotiate contracts and other legalities, pay the correct tax, set boundaries, manage your time, establish the correct pricing structure, and much, much more? Then wait no longer – this book is for YOU!
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221 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 20, 2023
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November 13, 2023
I just finished reading Freelance Like A Boss by Shea Karssing and it's everything! I wish I'd read this witty and insightful book before I started freelancing. Whether you're looking for a sign to quit your 9‐5 or you're already freelancing but battling with imposter syndrome (hi, it's me) – you need this book in your life. Going from being a skilled [writer, editor, designer, accountant, chocolate Pronutro influencer (I wish)] to running your own business is scary, but this book shows you how to be brave and take the plunge with practical advice and real-life examples.
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March 7, 2024
Insightful and at times inspiring
June 19, 2023
Freelance Like a Boss covers everything you need to know to start your own freelancing business. From finding clients and determining your rates to taxes and ensuring you have enough income, this book was a treasure trove of knowledge.
Freelance Like a Boss is written in a funny, easy to understand manner and it feels like sitting down with a friend who is breaking down the ins and outs of freelancing.
That's my official review. Now I shall proceed to share all of my deepest feelings for this book (Yes, I enjoyed myself THAT much).
I picked up a copy of this book as soon as I saw it was in store (Bookworm life hack- get you a bookstore that has great prices AND great Customer Service). I am not a person who buys regularly priced books, especially non-fiction. But prior to the book release, I had read the synopsis and checked out the author’s website so at the very least, I knew she had great writing skills.
I came home, realised that the book was thinner than I had expected and was incredibly disappointed. (Now keep in mind that I am someone who has recently struggled to complete books because of her short attention span. So I had no business being disappointed. The shorter the book, the easier it would be for me to finish).
But when I started skimming through the page of contents, it looked like the book covered everything that I had ever wondered about. There are countless online resources for freelancing. But I have never found any that are tailored to South Africans. And as a digital marketer, it bugged me. I had worked with freelancers. I had freelanced for a short while. But while the lifestyle appealed to me, there were so many things that I knew nothing about that I just couldn’t justify going back to freelancing.
I started reading and for the next few days, this book was glued to my side. Literally. It came with me to the bathroom in the mornings as I brushed my teeth. I read it at breakfast and then picked it up again at lunch. I kept it on my desk to read it again after work. The chapters are pretty short so I was able to complete them without my short attention span getting in the way. It’s been a while since I enjoyed a book this much- especially a non-fiction one.
Once it was done, I had that feeling of accomplishment that comes with finishing a book and surprisingly, I don’t have any questions about freelancing.
If you're interested in freelancing and have no clue where to start, this is the book for you. You're definitely going to walk away having learnt something.
Freelance Like a Boss is written in a funny, easy to understand manner and it feels like sitting down with a friend who is breaking down the ins and outs of freelancing.
That's my official review. Now I shall proceed to share all of my deepest feelings for this book (Yes, I enjoyed myself THAT much).
I picked up a copy of this book as soon as I saw it was in store (Bookworm life hack- get you a bookstore that has great prices AND great Customer Service). I am not a person who buys regularly priced books, especially non-fiction. But prior to the book release, I had read the synopsis and checked out the author’s website so at the very least, I knew she had great writing skills.
I came home, realised that the book was thinner than I had expected and was incredibly disappointed. (Now keep in mind that I am someone who has recently struggled to complete books because of her short attention span. So I had no business being disappointed. The shorter the book, the easier it would be for me to finish).
But when I started skimming through the page of contents, it looked like the book covered everything that I had ever wondered about. There are countless online resources for freelancing. But I have never found any that are tailored to South Africans. And as a digital marketer, it bugged me. I had worked with freelancers. I had freelanced for a short while. But while the lifestyle appealed to me, there were so many things that I knew nothing about that I just couldn’t justify going back to freelancing.
I started reading and for the next few days, this book was glued to my side. Literally. It came with me to the bathroom in the mornings as I brushed my teeth. I read it at breakfast and then picked it up again at lunch. I kept it on my desk to read it again after work. The chapters are pretty short so I was able to complete them without my short attention span getting in the way. It’s been a while since I enjoyed a book this much- especially a non-fiction one.
Once it was done, I had that feeling of accomplishment that comes with finishing a book and surprisingly, I don’t have any questions about freelancing.
If you're interested in freelancing and have no clue where to start, this is the book for you. You're definitely going to walk away having learnt something.
July 5, 2023
Where was this book 15/20 years ago????!!! No heavy, overcomplicated jargon; light-hearted and inviting; no pompous, textbooky academia going right over your head! 🫶🏾
I read Freelance Like A Boss with a fresh heart - as if I've not been a freelancer/entrepreneur for all my life. Refreshing, revitalising, reigniting, re-inspiring some forgotten ideas 🙌🏾
This book is ideally (in my opinion) for the hustler / slashy / gig-worker who has already dipped their toe in the freelance waters - hence my 4-star rating... more like 4½ ⭐. Shea Karssing writes casually and openly, as if you're having a good chat or at a really cool workshop. It's candid and realistic, which is what you want from a handbook like this. The book does however miss a few ideas or recommendations for total novices but the brain is powerful; a newbie could easily unlock a hidden superpower from it.
Freelance Like A Boss has definitely reawakened the drive for success.
Loved it!🙏🏾
I read Freelance Like A Boss with a fresh heart - as if I've not been a freelancer/entrepreneur for all my life. Refreshing, revitalising, reigniting, re-inspiring some forgotten ideas 🙌🏾
This book is ideally (in my opinion) for the hustler / slashy / gig-worker who has already dipped their toe in the freelance waters - hence my 4-star rating... more like 4½ ⭐. Shea Karssing writes casually and openly, as if you're having a good chat or at a really cool workshop. It's candid and realistic, which is what you want from a handbook like this. The book does however miss a few ideas or recommendations for total novices but the brain is powerful; a newbie could easily unlock a hidden superpower from it.
Freelance Like A Boss has definitely reawakened the drive for success.
Loved it!🙏🏾
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