Chapter 1. Introducing Freelancing

Instead of jumping head first into starting your freelance activities, the first steps should be based around investigating whether freelancing is right for you. With there being many ways to engage freelancing activities to suit your ambitions and commitments, freelancing provides the flexibility to be a full time or part time supplementary occupation, both offering different levels of risk and opportunities regarding finances and your commitments to operating as a freelancer.

The freelance lifestyle

The life of the freelancer is often one that is misunderstood by those outside of the profession, the typical image of the freelancer being a guy/lady of leisure who chooses their own working hours, takes seven holidays ...

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