Without being employed to do this kind of work, your opportunities for networking and partnership are vastly diminished, which translates to less success. And t

Without being employed to do this kind of work, your opportunities for networking and partnership are vastly diminished, which translates to less success. And that's ignoring the fact that competition demands ever-increasing capability. There's a huge difference in capability between amateurs and professionals in almost every field, and there are relevant reasons for that difference.