Benefits of freelancing

Benefits of freelancing as a dev on the side:

1. Realize your own ideas according to your values💡
2. Leadership experience
3. Extra (/passive) income💵
4. Collab with friends 👩‍💻👨‍💻
5. Be your own boss

What do you think? 😊

Comments

[Dan Silcox]

Everything’s a trade off - for me, freelancing was really useful to start off my career and give me some extra cash at the time, but now I’ve got busier and more established I barely do any ‘non-day-job’ work. Definitely worth exploring though if nothing else!

[Hasse R. Hansen]

I have been working as a full time freelancer for the last 6+ years, and will never look back to being in a full time job.
I really love the freedom, able to handle my 24hrs a day like i want to. I work approx. 5-6 hours a day and thats one of the most valueable benefits for me.
As for an introvert it's so nice to being freelancer and not having to collab with co-workers all the time.

When at work - please work!

When i stopped being an employee, it quit becuase I want to be my own boss, and i plan what project to work on, not a thing my boss should manage.

The downsides Langenau lists, i cannot relate:

• The long-term security is there, just a matter of making enough, and put money aside.
• Continous work, it's a full time job to be boss - and love it.
• Sick for 2 weeks ? You should be very sick, when not being able to work from your bed. And make the deadlines so you have a 1 week buffer. *Work and private merge - Then set up some rules @ home.

[Max Ong Zong Bao]

Learning the fine art of dealing with customers/clients from negotiation skills to keeping it easy to understand for them.

[spiritupbro]

i hope i can be freelancer at toptal and become digital nomad in 2021 aamiin

[Anja]

Good luck 😊 🍀

[makkentoshh {{☕}}]

It is cool, but I am so lazy that I don't like organizing myself) So I prefer job in company

[Anja]

Sure if that fits than its good 😊👍

[Matt Curcio]

Absolutely!
But where do you get your free-lance gigs?

[Anja]

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[Jan Schröder]

1. Is more on the entrepreneurial side, isn’t it. When freelancing, you’re a sword for hire on someone else’s project. One will have to compromise. On the other hand a client is not your boss but your customer.

2. How so? Would you mind elaborating on this a bit?

[Anja]

Hi Jan, to point 2: when you are 100% responsible for a project characteristics of leadership can be helpful. Also you might employ other people if your company grows and then need leadership competencies too

[Joachim Zeelmaekers]

Resumé boosting and learning new things that you would never learn during your full time job!
I’m a freelancer on the side and manage 2 production products which introduce amazing challenges in my life!
I can only recommend doing it! But take into account that saying no is an essential skill for a freelancer! 👊

[Anja]

Hi Joachim, that's great! 😊 Nice that you benefit from it so much 👍

[Ryan Latta]

If you're gonna juggle both a side hustle and a full-time gig double-check all that paperwork you signed when you started your job.

A lot of companies have policies prohibiting side jobs, and also claim ownership of everything you create while employed.

If you're getting some good action on that side-gig, take the right steps to protect what you've started! Also, form an LLC to protect yourself.

[Anja]

Great tips, thanks for sharing! 😊 🙌

[JesseMacGregorJones]

I've thought of this as a way to break into the field with not much experience immediately following Bootcamp or coursework. It may be a way to get a few projects under my belt and build a portfolio? I've been a freelance writer for three years. I enjoy the flexibility. It does take some self-control to get yourself to be working instead of wasting time, but I think it's a viable option when resumes aren't resulting in job offers just yet?

[Anja]

Yes sure, it's a great way to collect experience and build your portfolio! 😊 👍