It’s always precious to become your own boss. Becoming self employed freelance writer is one of the ways you can fulfill your desire. But before you decide to do so, be sure that it’s not a piece of cake. You need to weigh up the pros and cons of the career.
Certain authorities
on the subject will keep describing and exaggerating the positives like working
from home, working according to your own schedule, working in your pajamas,
working on assignments you prefer and soon without ever letting you realize the
negatives. And be sure: there are plenty of them.
Becoming
freelance writer means choosing to work in isolation. It takes a particular type
of individual to spend the whole day working in isolation. Lots of people
have tried this career and failed, simply because they require the company
of others. They need to be in the presence of other people, to have someone to
talk to, to debate ideas with, to give them encouragement or just to tell them
what to do. Make sure that you are one that enjoys working in
isolation.
Freelancers have the
liberty to work at a pace that suits them, can take breaks whenever they want to,
can enjoy walks or drives in the country, and can have a hangout whenever they
prefer. But most freelances have to work hard to earn enough to get by, and they
can’t do that if they are out making fun all day. They need to be disciplined and
organized; otherwise their career will be doomed.
They can enjoy a lie
in every so often if they are so inclined. They can work in the early hours of in
the morning before the rest of the world intrudes, can have a session at 3 in the
afternoon, or even can choose to work at late night. It doesn’t really matter
when you work as long as you do. Make sure that you can utilize your freedom in
productivity, not wasting the valuable time.
Freelancing is a
job. Like any other jobs the freelancers have to produce goods. It’s
time-consuming and demanding. There’s potential for stress, anxiety, and
frustration, although a brisk walk along the canal can help to get rid of some of
these issues. They are expected to have control over the types of assignments
accepted and fulfilled. They are expected to experience job satisfaction to
varying degrees, depending on the subject chosen, the enjoyment writing about and
the amount of remuneration.
You need to balance
your work life with your social life, or one will take over the other. You need
to make sure the work you do is worth doing and that the time you put in earns
you a decent amount of compensation.You need to be determined to succeed,
willing to learn, patient, committed,optimistic and resilient. You need to
believe in yourself wholeheartedly and be willing to work to meet deadlines, even
when the sun is splitting the rocks just outside your window.
There is no
short-cut to success. You need to choose the right job for you and do your best
to fulfill the job requirement to achieve success.As a freelancer you are
supposed to have the above discussed pros and cons and it’s you who have to
decide whether freelance writing is the right profession for you or not.
