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It is more than _just_ troublesome. Once you out of "freelancing game" your leads start to dry up and if in future you want to go back to freelance consulting,
by random42 13y ago
It is more than _just_ troublesome. Once you out of "freelancing game" your leads start to dry up and if in future you want to go back to freelance consulting, will have to do all the hard legwork you have already done long back to re-establish yourself.
- 7Figures2Commas 13y agoI disagree completely. If you have been successful freelancing (or consulting) in the past, chances are you are comfortable with running your own show and selling yourself. As such, an experienced freelancer won't be intimidated by the prospect of having to build a new client base. It will require work, but it's not new territory. The person who has always been an employee, on the other hand, is far more likely to find the transition from employee to freelancer to be a challenge. Beyond relationship building and sales, there are a number of skills and traits that one needs to have to be successful as a freelancer and many people who try their hand at it find that they don't have those skills or traits.