4 Things I Just Stopped Giving a Damn About as a Freelancer
Taking a flamethrower to these might help you feel less stress in your own freelancing business.
I do OK as a freelance copywriter.
I know Medium is ground zero for tall tales and humble brags — but this ain’t that.
I make a good income doing what I love (even if I still have to think twice about getting Uber Eats multiple times a week).
As somebody who’s trying to carve out a career and pay the bills, there’s waaay too much information for freelancers — and some of it is legit dog poop.
Had I followed some of these “expert tips”, I’d have less money and more stress.
So here are 4 things I don’t do while growing my freelancing business. They might help you gain some clarity, control, or confidence in yours.
#1 - Locking clients into long-term (or any) contracts
It’s nice to have a fail-safe, but a contract is no guarantee you’ll get your money.
I’ve had clients vanish and the contract we had didn’t put milk on my cereal. To do the math, I haven’t asked a client to sign a contract in 18 months.
