Member-only story
5 Essentials to Put Your House in Order Before Jumping to Freelance
Freelancing needs much more than your laptop and the internet
Freelancing is fun, right?
My friends often comment this when I meet them. In fact, that’s the first thought about freelancing — you can work from anywhere, anytime without any worry. But don’t you feel there’s a catch?
It’s true, we have the liberty to work from anywhere, but let’s accept it, not all freelancers are digital nomads. Freedom to work from anywhere comes at a price — you have to stay organized right from day one.
Let’s be more clear on this.
When you work in a company, office or with someone, the onus to manage things lies on someone else. That’s why we have IT departments, admin departments and support staff in every office. But when you’re a freelancer, you need to take care of everything on your own.
From your morning tea to the broken Ethernet cable, from admin to marketing, legal to accounts, you need to handle everything like a one-man army.
If you don’t have some processes in order, you won’t be able to sustain and work, let alone scale your freelance career. Or I should say, you won’t even be able to service your first client effectively.
