From Lifehacker, Eric Ravenscraft offers five questions to help someone decide whether they should start freelancing. Eric writes:
It’s not for everyone. If you’re not sure whether you can handle it, begin by asking these questions:
- Why exactly do I want to strike out on my own?
- What makes you think you can do better than the people already on a company’s payroll?
- What do you have to sell, and to whom?
- How do you really know if you can cut it?
- How will you get off the ground?
Each one of these questions cover an aspect of what it’s like to work on your own.
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