Freelancing: or beginners - What Freelancers Need to Know when starting a Freelancing Business

by Aidin Safavi, lifestyle laptop (Introduction)

Today only, get this Amazon bestseller for just $2.99. Regularly priced at $4.99. Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device.For the essence of freelancing look no further than the first syllable. If, already, you are struggling with this introduction, the syllable to which I refer is free. This, of course, indicates the sense you will have through not being a slave to any particular system, rather than what you will provide your services for.There is a common misconception among the vast majority of people, that staying in one job endlessly, however much you may despise it, is somehow the honourable thing to do.Even for the most sceptical atheist there is an almost religious belief that slogging away thanklessly, repeatedly and, often depressingly, at the same company, earns the respect of a higher force – a faceless career God who assesses your CV on judgement day!But this is anachronistic propaganda, which, for many – too many – has been a professional rule to which one must subscribe. Of course it is complete and utter nonsense. The days of completing 40 years at the same establishment is largely a thing of the past. If it’s a carriage clock* you aspire to, there are plenty at your local department store. In any case I have always found these items to be less than ornate.Having addressed a few reasons why escaping ‘security’ might not be a bad idea, it may be wise to return to the subject of freelancing, or contracting, as it is otherwise known. For the feint-hearted it is not. In this profession you will be widely regarded – particularly by your parents – as not having a job at all. Prepare yourself for world-weary glances from your immediate family during ‘rest’ times.Rest assured, however, that we are in the company of actors and musicians during these enforced holidays – this is the entertainment profession after all! When you find work it makes it all worthwhile and, because of the nature of freelancing, you will experience an enormous feeling of wellbeing several times a year. This short guide was designed as an introduction to freelancing for beginners and people interested in starting their own business but who don’t know where to start.

28 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 28, 2015

Reviews

[JD · Rating 2 out of 5]

Short and not very helpful or insightful.