What I’ve Learned as a Freelancer
These are some of the most important lessons I have learned as a freelancer:
- Understand the big picture and the little details (they’re both important)
- Take risks, but have well-diversified income to limit risk
- Customer service is key (communication skills = good)
- Don’t be too specialized; have a broad knowledge base (you can always look up little details)
- Be extremely resourceful (if you don’t know, find out)
- Get good at creative problem solving (think outside the box)
- Always overestimate time & costs (build in a buffer)
- Sign a contract and/or require 50% upfront for ongoing projects with new clients
- Get good at bullshitting*
* I will explain what I mean by this in an upcoming post…
I’m interested to read your post about bullshitting! 🙂