> Yes. I had many jobs and now freelance. For me, freelance is a business. A job is a job. Your employer expects you to be working 9-5 (regular hours) and they

> Yes. I had many jobs and now freelance. For me, freelance is a business. A job is a job. Your employer expects you to be working 9-5 (regular hours) and they can pretty much dictate when I have to have meetings and many other things. > As a freelancer, I decide when it's convenient for me to hav e a meeting for instance. My clients don't really have any power over me because they understand that we are both businesses. Right, that's expectations. You set expectations when you start, job or freelancing. If you work full time, you set that expectation. If it's part time, that's a different expectation. You might even work part time from home and part time from the office. Maybe all that matters is that you are getting projects done in a certain time-frame. It also depends on the model you are working. In some cases I might be on a model where you have a daily or weekly rate. If I'm doing that, then my time belongs to the client for that period. If the client wants me to be in a meeting at X time, no problem. I also generally give the client a period of time on which I will be working on the project and available to talk. Generally I try to adapt to what's good for the client rather than what's convenient for me. As a full time freelancer, there is no convenience for me. If I'm on my working hours, I'm usually available to someone. There are times where I like to be working without distractions, but availability goes both ways. If I need to ask questions then I want an understanding of when I'm available and when the client is available. Everyone who is employed full time should be treating themselves as a business. You should be marketing yourself, always. You should be building networks, always. You should strategize for the future, always. I'm always tweaking and trying out different things though. Everyone has their own way. Mine certainly isn't the best. It's just another way. I'm still (and always) in training.