This, so much! I hang out on /r/freelance and it's all too common that new freelancers are frustrated because they thought that now they'd just be free to "pra

This, so much! I hang out on /r/freelance and it's all too common that new freelancers are frustrated because they thought that now they'd just be free to "practice their craft" but they have no interest in all the other minutiae that's required. OP: the best advice I can offer is to ask yourself if you want to run a business. Because that's what it is. Not programming, not coding, not design (although you will do those things). You have to realize that you are running a small business and it would be best if you understand that right out the gate and it's something that you will enjoy.