Remote Freelancing is the Best Way to Launch a Startup Business

Michael Stover
The Startup
Published in
7 min readApr 15, 2019

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I’m a full-time freelance writer and editor. Copywriting is my business. It took a few years of writing after work and on weekends before I was ready to launch a full-time business. But it’s the best thing I’ve ever done.

If you’re thinking about launching a new startup, remote freelancing is the best way to start your new business. I’ll share more about my extremely simple business setup a bit later, and a few tips on how you can get started. First, let’s talk about small businesses.

Any tasks that you can perform remotely for another business is your golden ticket to freelance independence.

Launching a Startup Business

Year after year, thousands of entrepreneurs start a new business. But starting a small business can be difficult, especially if you’ve never run a business before. The majority of small business statistics show that by the end of four years, around half of all small businesses will no longer exist.

People start new businesses for a variety of reasons:

  • 26% want to be their own boss
  • 23% want to pursue their own passion
  • 19% say the opportunity dropped into…

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