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(disclaimer: I run https://www.wisecashhq.com https://www.wisecashhq.com - cash flow forecasting tool) I do not cope with that bug because it wouldn't go away
by thibaut_barrere 13y ago
(disclaimer: I run https://www.wisecashhq.com https://www.wisecashhq.com - cash flow forecasting tool)
I do not cope with that bug because it wouldn't go away - and product building is just so much fun :-) I agree that freelancing is hard, on the long run at least.
My current solution to this is to mix consulting and product building.
If you can project your cash flow, you can figure out how many days of consulting are required, and at which rate, to still keep one day or two to bootstrap your product.
Then you have to find clients that will accept to keep you around for a limited number of days per week, as well.
It usually comes with raising your rates too, because if you need to freelance full-time to support your family, then you won't be able to make spare time.
This is a topic I like to discuss a lot, so feel free to ping me anytime (thibaut.barrere@gmail.com) if you want to exchange a bit!
- koevet 13y ago> Then you have to find clients that will accept to keep you around for a limited number of days per week, as well. This is the hardest bit, at least in Europe and according to my experience. Cheers for the link, I'll look into it.
- thibaut_barrere 13y agoThe trick is to have enough "time-wealth" (eg: independence, in days) to be able to turn down contracts because they do not match what you want. I'm doing this from Europe :-)