Adrian Newman’s latest ‘e-Wealth Daily’ article is titled “The Benefits of Freelancing”. [Adrian Newman’s Article]

Adrian Newman’s latest ‘e-Wealth Daily’ article:

The Benefits of Freelancing

It used to be that freelance work was confined to writers, artists and other creative types who lived in larger metropolitan areas.

However, today, thanks to modern technology, you can live almost anywhere in the world and still freelance for a company that’s located miles away.

In addition, since there is now a greater acceptance of freelancing in the business world; accountants, trainers, computer technicians and more are all able to freelance. In fact, you can freelance in almost any field.

Here are some of the benefits of freelancing:

1) You can set your own hours: As with any home-based work, you can decide when you’ll start and finish and how much vacation time you can afford to take.

2)You don’t have a boss: While your clients pay you, and you must meet their requirements if you want to keep the work, your clients don’t wield the same kind of control over you that a boss would, as you’re not an employee. A word of warning: you can still essentially be fired (i.e. lose the work) if you don’t do a good job.

3) You control how much you’ll earn: When you work as an employee for a company, you’re usually paid a set amount of money, regardless of how hard or how long you work. Sometimes this system isn’t fair (e.g. you work long hours and aren’t paid accordingly). However, with freelancing, you can make as little or as much money as you want, because you determine how much your services cost and how many jobs you’ll take on at one time, as long as the work is available.

4) You create your own office: Unlike a conventional job where you’re designated an office or cubicle, as a freelancer, you get to decorate your own office, choosing the location, furniture and supplies that you like. You can even work in bed if that’s what you prefer or at a cottage with a view of the lake — whatever inspires you.

If freelancing is something you’d like to try, here’s how to get started:

— Find something you enjoy: As with any job, you’ll succeed only if you enjoy what you’re doing. If you force yourself to do work that’s not enjoyable, you’ll only end up losing momentum and eventually burning out. The more you enjoy your work, the more passionate you’ll be about it, and clients will see that passion and be more inclined to work with you.

— Save some money: Since you won’t have steady pay, you should have a comfortable nest egg in the bank first to cover the slow months. Experts usually recommend that you have enough money to cover six months’ worth of your basic necessities. If that’s difficult, you may want to keep a conventional job at first and do a little freelance work on the side, using your freelance money to build your nest egg.

— Start finding clients now: Many freelancers make the mistake of starting to network and market their services only after they’ve left their conventional jobs to freelance. Ideally, you should start networking and marketing your services before you’ve left your job, so that you can build a database of possible job leads and line up some work in advance. This way, you’ll have some income in the first few months.

— Prepare a presentation package: Put together references and samples of your work to show potential clients instead of scrambling around to find some if they ask. This way, you’ll exude professionalism.

— Create a web site: The Internet is a great marketing tool. You should have a simple but professional-looking site, designed to advertise your experience and services, to help you to attract new clients.

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