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I'm in (outer, outer) Sydney, have been freelancing FT for 8 months, and find it's 75% sales and 25% 'work'. I'm thinking about entering the job market again j

by rrrhys 11y ago

I'm in (outer, outer) Sydney, have been freelancing FT for 8 months, and find it's 75% sales and 25% 'work'. I'm thinking about entering the job market again just so I can get away from being a sales person and get back to 'working'. To offer some legitimate advice, I'd say if you haven't spent much of your career learning sales and networking, get started a year or two before you make the jump.

panjaro 11y ago
Where about in (outer, outer) Sydney ? So you mean its difficult to find projects?
- rrrhys 11y ago
  Southern Highlands. The projects are easy enough to come by - freelancing means a disproportionate amount of my time ends up on boilerplate tasks that are both important to clients and difficult to charge for. On-site meetings, catchups, what-if conversations can fill up a good chunk of the week. As the 'do-er' in my previous roles, I find this part of freelancing exhausting.
  - imron 11y ago
    On-site meetings, catchups, what-if conversations can fill up a good chunk of the week These are exactly the things you should be charging for - otherwise your clients won't respect your time.