freelancing

To Plunge or Not to Plunge? Becoming a Fulltime Freelancer

Wouldn't it be great to quit the rat race? To leave bosses and
timeclocks
behind, skip the commute, ditch the heels or tie, and work in the same
clothes
you wear to weed the garden?
It's called "taking the plunge," and if you're at all serious
about writing, you've probably dreamed about it. But you may also have
regarded
that dream as, at best, nothing more than an improbable fantasy.
Writing may be
the career you love, but chances are it's not the career that's keeping
food on
the table and a roof over your head.

Freelancing in the Web World

by Evany
Thomas

So you finally gave into the siren call of freelancing ("I want to work
when and only when I feel like it! I want to earn insane hourly rates!
No more ruts, no more office politics! I'm going solo. ["Born Free"
swells, fade out]). That, or your head rolled in the latest round of
layoffs. Or maybe your company folded altogether.
Whichever way you managed to exit Dodge, you now
find yourself unencumbered by a salaried position. And instead of looking
for a new job
, you're pulling a free-bird. You've printed
your own business cards, buffed up that e-résumé
and e-portfolio
, and you're ready to start lining up those
clients.

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