Transition from Corporate World to Freelancing

zackara516
Apr 6, 2022
3 min read

Updated: Apr 10, 2022

Are you tired from the traffic? Are you tired of waking up early just to travel from work in the morning? Are you tired of your uncompensated efforts and bulk of work? Do you have goals like buying your dream house or car? You can’t have vacation and quality time with your family, because of the deadlines and tasks given to you?

If your answer is “YES” then let me give you some tips and considerations so you can easily transition yourself into the world of FREELANCING.

Planning to leave your corporate world to freelancing? — #Freelancer #Corporate employee

A freelancer is a person who works as a writer, designer, performer, or the like, selling work or services by the hour, day, job, etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer.

Corporate Employee means an employee of the Company or an Affiliate whose primary duties relate to corporate-level activities (rather than Education Group-level activities). The status as a Corporate Employee will be determined by the Administrator.

To learn more about how corporate professionals can transition seamlessly and effectively to freelance life, an interview with Sir Constantine Anastasakis, Senior Director of Business Development and Strategy for Fiverr is conducted. According to Anastasakis - freelancing is quite different from most full-time careers and the transition starts with a frank inward discussion. Think about your personality and your interests. Freelancing requires you to work alone (a lot), be solely responsible for the work you produce, and always put your clients’ needs first.

Are you a self-motivated person? Can you devote time each day to developing your freelance career? If you’re the type of person who needs a set schedule to be productive, you’ll probably have to set that schedule yourself. To be a successful freelancer you need self-discipline and accountability.

Also, consider what makes you passionate. As with any job, you’ll be happiest doing something you love day in and day out. The great thing about freelancing though is that you’re not stuck doing one thing forever. As I mentioned earlier, once you build up a clientele, you can start to offer additional services that will add variety to your daily tasks and more depth to your portfolio

20 Tips Before You Start Freelancing Full-Time

The most important thing to know when starting to freelance is that someone is hiring you because they believe that you can do the best job possible!
consider doing it as a side gig first
Decide which of your skills you want to offer
Use your network to find clients
Determine how you will price your freelance services
Know What’s the difference between charging hourly and charging per project?
·Be ready to negotiate your prices as a freelancer
·Understand the difference between short- and long-term freelance contracts
Create a freelance contract agreement
·Create a freelance invoice template
Understand your potential freelance schedule
Know What you give away by not working full-time
Benefits of working as a freelancer
Freelancing while working full-time
It’s a great idea to have some freelance experience or education before quitting your full-time job and freelancing. This gives you a benchmark of what to expect when you freelance full-time. In addition, you’ll have a financial cushion behind you if you have a slow start
Give proper notice to your full-time employer
Now that you’ve made up your mind to freelance full-time, please give your employer proper notice! You will want to maintain a level of professionalism for your reputation.
Creative ways to find your first freelance client
Get to work!
Part of the fun about being a freelancer is the flexibility and freedom that you can afford now that you work for yourself.

Freelancing is a lot of work and I’m glad that you're thinking about how to do it. Transitioning from your full-time career to freelancing can be one the best way to get started to reach your goals, because you are giving yourself a potential head start, in a lot of different ways.

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Sources:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathycaprino/2016/02/08/ready-to-leave-your-corporate-job-and-start-freelancing-heres-what-you-need-to-know/?sh=26d7b1d66165

20 Tips Before You Start Freelancing Full-Time

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