Freelancing Isn’t About Choosing a Niche and Having a Pretty Website
Getting started freelancing isn’t easy.
I’ve been there and got the t-shirt, and it is not a comfortable t-shirt. In fact, it’s incredibly daunting, especially when you have no idea what to do or where to even start.
When I quit my full-time job back in 2014, I had no idea what it meant to be freelance. I didn’t know any freelancers and I literally had no clue how I was going to make money. To say it was a scary time is a major understatement.
But I knew I wanted to work for myself.
I’d read up on a few freelancer stories and I knew it was possible to make a living without selling my soul to a full-time position.
However — caveat incoming — if anyone ever tells you getting started freelancing is easy, they are wrong. So, so wrong.
It is by far one of the hardest and most stressful things I’ve ever done, but the pay off has been worth it.
I get a lot of questions from students and readers asking me what they need to get started freelancing. The thing is, while having a website and a portfolio and contacts is all well and good, there are things that are more important.
I know a number of freelancers that have wildly successful careers and they’ve never…
