7 Mistakes Beginner Freelancers Make
The Land is Filled With Mines
The grass may look greener when you observe the life of a freelancer from the outside. Whenever I visit my parents, my mother never fails to remind me how lucky I am to work for myself — “Kurtis you’re just lucky. You can do whatever you like.” My response, “It’s a good thing I like working.”
Freedom, control, opportunities: it may seem like a godsend, but not everything is how it looks. The land is filled with mines. One wrong footing and your career could be in tatters. Being a freelancer requires the utmost diligence if you want to succeed in the long run — just ask all the people that retreated back to their cubicle when the world reopened.
That’s not to say permanent roles are bad; There’s nothing wrong with being an employee. If you gave freelancing a shot and it wasn’t your forte, props to you for giving it a chance.
The difficult blow to take is when circumstance forces your hand. This is when you’ve unwillingly been forced back into the 9–5 life— that sucks. There may be a number of reasons your case played out the way it did. My goal today is to highlight 7 so you don’t make those mistakes again.
