Re:Everything I wish someone had told me (about freelancing)
by chrisrhee on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @09:33PM
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> You’re not your own boss, you’ve got about 30 different bosses
As a freelancer, you get to choose those bosses. Much harder to do at a regular job.
> If you’re not on twitter, it reflects poorly on you. The design community is strongly linked to the start-up and web-dev communities.
Minor nitpick: Our design community is strongly linked to the start-up and web-dev community. But other design communities exist outside of the software world :)
Good information in the article. Shared it with friends who are getting started with freelancing. I'm sure they're in a better position now than me, when I was starting out.
As a freelancer, you get to choose those bosses. Much harder to do at a regular job.
> If you’re not on twitter, it reflects poorly on you. The design community is strongly linked to the start-up and web-dev communities.
Minor nitpick: Our design community is strongly linked to the start-up and web-dev community. But other design communities exist outside of the software world :)
Good information in the article. Shared it with friends who are getting started with freelancing. I'm sure they're in a better position now than me, when I was starting out.