Wednesday 19 December 2012

Is Freelance Writing Truly Better Than A Conventional Job?

By Raymond Walter Rodriguez


Remember back in the good old days, when it was easy to find and keep a good job? If you worked hard, learned some new skills, pretty soon you'd be making pretty good money. Then when retirement age came around, you'd have a pretty good nest egg to keep you happy for the rest of your life. But these days, those perks are long gone. Companies are cutting costs just to stay afloat. You're lucky if you have a job longer than a year or two.



But just like any other major social or economic change, it brings both good news and bad news. Sure, you will be without a big company and a solid healthcare. This can be terribly frightening. But many people are finding that with some planning, and the right attitude, you may actually come out on top. And it's even possible that you'd never be convinced to go back to the old way of doing things.

The reason is that while you might not be able to depend on one company, you don't have to work at only one company at any given time. That's because more and more companies are going to part time workers. If you can do any kind of work that can be done from a computer, this is a golden opportunity. By switching to freelancing, you can work more efficiently, and actually make a lot more money.

Imagine if you only decided to work for one company. You work regular hours. Sometimes your super busy, other times you're sitting around twiddling your thumbs. If your slow for too long, this could mean trouble. But often times workers are the last to hear about these things. But if you are freelancing, you'll never have to worry about this again. You'll finally be free.

While you're freelancing, you'll naturally have plenty of clients. Some will be small time operations, some will be huge companies. It really doesn't matter. Just work for whoever needs you the most, and forget about the rest. You don't need to even worry about the reasons why. For example, if some company has really bad management that is driving the company into the ground, that's not your problem. You just need to focus on the companies that are doing good, and need your services.

Of course, you won't find yourself in this situation over night. It takes time to develop your book, to build up your list of contacts, and to start getting a steady stream of work. But as long as you are consistently building your own freelance business, it's only a matter of time before you're successful. And then you'll never have to worry about any economic downturn again.




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