Living the Freelance Dream: Cheap Gigs for Bad Clients?
5 quick hacks for failing fast
New to freelancing and don’t know where to start? Fear not! With so many great gig marketplaces and collaboration tools, freelancing is easier than ever — anyone can do it, no matter your experience. The barrier of entry is literally zero.
Just ask your nephew. He earned $10 on Fiverr last week and all he had to do was design an entire website in a day. Easy peasy!
It’s so easy that everyone is jumping on the freelance bandwagon, and COVID is only accelerating the trend towards flexible employment and contracting options. It’s never been a better time to start your freelance endeavour.
They say that 80% of new businesses fail. In this time of great uncertainty, it’s important to stick with the crowd and not stand out like a tall poppy. You don’t want to be classified as a privileged top 20%er. To help you fail as hard and fast as possible — so you can get back to the soul-crushing fun of job hunting — follow these easy freelance business hacks.
“Just do gigs” instead of running a serious business
You’ve heard of the “gig economy”, right? Well, it’s time to hop on the gig gravy train.
