It's going to relate to you as a person, whether you're 'right' for freelancing. I'm not a freelancer, but I have some experience of helping set up other compa

It's going to relate to you as a person, whether you're 'right' for freelancing. I'm not a freelancer, but I have some experience of helping set up other companies, so perhaps questions to help you decide for yourself (and the reasoning behind asking them). 1. Can you relate to people? Are you happy in a social environment? Can you 'market' yourself? Part of freelancing is you're going to need to find work for yourself. If you're happy cold calling and asking a company if they need work done then it'll work out, but you need to be able to sell yourself. 2. Are you self motivated? It's all very well getting out of bed to travel to somewhere you /have/ to work, but actually doing it for yourself when you could just hit that snooze button until midday, and then play some of that new game you just got... 3. Are you good with numbers? Starting out, you're probably going to be doing your own taxes, it's dire, and something that is frequently put off until the last minute. However, you're going to need to balance your own books, or hire an accountant ( which increases the initial money you need to earn ). 4. What capital do you have? If you get no money at all for the next 6 months, can you still survive? People throw figures around all the time, but the one that (for some unknown reason), has stuck with me is 1 year. Do you have enough in the bank to survive for a year without work, scraping by? I can't answer the 'local or remote' part. It'll be related to what you know, what you want to be programming/doing, where in the world you are. Essentially - the opportunities around you.