I think your approach to freelancing was completely wrong.
I started freelancing as a web developer with the primary aim of building my own agency. The objective was to recreate the type of working environment that I would thrive in.
12 years later I have built a web design agency, Teamalfy.com that has 5 permanent staff and 3 contractors working from my home office. I love my team and I am never lonely.
I can never look back or go to the corporate world and chain myself to a desk. Never!
Even if you’ve done everything right you can still fail at freelancing. I’m not sure why you are giving him a hard time because he doesn’t want to freelance anymore. Also, clients can choose to stop working with you at a drop of a dime. You can still feel chained to your computer screen at the mercy of your clients with freelancing. I think both have their pros and cons, you just have to do what’s best for you.
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I think your approach to freelancing was completely wrong.
I started freelancing as a web developer with the primary aim of building my own agency. The objective was to recreate the type of working environment that I would thrive in.
12 years later I have built a web design agency, Teamalfy.com that has 5 permanent staff and 3 contractors working from my home office. I love my team and I am never lonely.
I can never look back or go to the corporate world and chain myself to a desk. Never!
Thanks for sharing :)
I never set off with the intention of growing an agency, maybe I should have done?
I would love to learn more about your process of growing your agency though! What were the hardest parts and the best parts?
Awesome website by the way!
Even if you’ve done everything right you can still fail at freelancing. I’m not sure why you are giving him a hard time because he doesn’t want to freelance anymore. Also, clients can choose to stop working with you at a drop of a dime. You can still feel chained to your computer screen at the mercy of your clients with freelancing. I think both have their pros and cons, you just have to do what’s best for you.