Comments on: 15 draw backs to working as a full time freelancer

By: Top 20 personal favorite Guerrilla Freelancing articles from 2009 | Guerrilla Freelancing

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:03:02 +0000

[...] 15 draw backs to working as a full time freelancer [...]

By: Matt Maxwell

Matt Maxwell — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:41:32 +0000

I responded to your excellent article here: http://mattmaxwelldesign.com/wordpress/?p=179

You article is excellent because it captures the top anxieties of freelancers (most of which are not exactly justified). I think a lot of good designers stay at agency joys they hate because of these myths that keep getting perpetuated.

By: 15 Freelance Drawbacks (@gfreelancing)? My Response. | FreelanceYourself.com

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:38:06 +0000

[...] found this list on a freelance blog in an article entitled, “15 Drawbacks to working as a full-time freelancer“. This is a great article, but I thought I would add my perspective. See my responses in [...]

By: Find Out If You Are Up For The Challenge Of Freelancing — Freedomlance Inc.

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:30:43 +0000

[...] I up for this challenge?” To help answer this question, and several others, check out “15 draw backs working as a full-time freelancer” from Guerrilla Freelancing. The author, along with some cool people on twitter, compiled this great [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:21:22 +0000

@Kathy – I agree. I’ve been through times like that and it never, I mean, NEVER, turns out well.

@Erda – you might want to check out the 15 benefits to working as a full time freelancer article I wrote after this one

By: Erda Estremera

Erda Estremera — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:30:01 +0000

Ok, now, what are the gains? Is there light at the end of the tunnel? If I took to heart the reality of all existing negatives my pursuit for following my passion would never be realized. Yes, life is tough but, no pain, no gain. For me, the passion of doing something you love wins each and every time. Just my personal opinion.

By: Kathy Buck

Kathy Buck — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:18:51 +0000

Being Too Hungry – Going after the wrong clients the wrong way, and any client just to put food on the table. These are the dreaded hand hold accounts that will suck the life out of you because you probably discounted services to get a foot in the door, any door. This also involves taking on services outside of your service base.

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Freelancing Blogs for Web Professionals- NeonBlog — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:15:34 +0000

[...] Guerilla Freelancing Someone “from the trenches”–aka Mike Smith–offers up great resources and helps for freelancers, even as he tells it like it is with this post: “15 Drawbacks to Working Freelance.” [...]

By: Gainesville Detailing

Gainesville Detailing — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:40:07 +0000

This is a great post, as I do freelancing part time, and I definitely see both the benefits and the downsides. The problem is no one is really willing to write about any downsides. Good post!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:13:25 +0000

Work-a-holic! Just kidding, when you love when you do, it doesn’t even feel like work, I agree with you on that.