Thanks for the nice and to the point post. I switched to freelancing from regular job before 10 months. And I would say all Tips are really helpful and I faced situations where these Tips would have been helpful for sure.
My experience so far: (1) Initial few months, I struggled a lot to get first few work/jobs and it was really frustrating but continuously bidding to right jobs eventually I got a break/work :) (2) Heavy dependency on freelancing platforms e.g. Upwork, Freelancer, TopTal etc. which is very risky. How to reduce or avoid dependency on freelancing platforms and get work? (3) Even though you are very experienced and expert, initially you may be exploited by platform/customers as you do not have any track record on that specific platform (4) There are many small tasks/jobs available but I observed that - very very few medium to long term and enterprise scale projects available as freelancer e.g. tends to zero. How to get medium to long term, good size projects as freelancer without relying on any freelancing platform? (5) Be prepare to be multi skill to keep the work flow in. (6) Is it a better idea to start a registered company and work as a freelancer presenting that company? Do customers more inclined towards registered legal entity e.g. company than individual freelancer?
Can you help answering and sharing your suggestions/views for #2, #4 and #6?
For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse
We're a place where coders share, stay up-to-date and grow their careers.
Thanks for the nice and to the point post. I switched to freelancing from regular job before 10 months. And I would say all Tips are really helpful and I faced situations where these Tips would have been helpful for sure.
My experience so far: (1) Initial few months, I struggled a lot to get first few work/jobs and it was really frustrating but continuously bidding to right jobs eventually I got a break/work :) (2) Heavy dependency on freelancing platforms e.g. Upwork, Freelancer, TopTal etc. which is very risky. How to reduce or avoid dependency on freelancing platforms and get work? (3) Even though you are very experienced and expert, initially you may be exploited by platform/customers as you do not have any track record on that specific platform (4) There are many small tasks/jobs available but I observed that - very very few medium to long term and enterprise scale projects available as freelancer e.g. tends to zero. How to get medium to long term, good size projects as freelancer without relying on any freelancing platform? (5) Be prepare to be multi skill to keep the work flow in. (6) Is it a better idea to start a registered company and work as a freelancer presenting that company? Do customers more inclined towards registered legal entity e.g. company than individual freelancer?
Can you help answering and sharing your suggestions/views for #2, #4 and #6?