Freelance Issues

Explore common issues freelancers face: isolation, inconsistent income, setting rates, and managing workload. Find practical solutions and reassurance from others navigating similar challenges.

Dealing with Difficult Clients
Dealing with difficult clients can be the bane of a freelance worker’s existence because freelancer’s look after every aspect of their businesses themsel...
Feeling Socially Isolated as a Freelance Worker
Freelance work can be hard for a social person because by its very nature it is a solitary profession. Freelancers who work alone, often from home, can very...
Freelance Work and Your Health
Freelance work can be hazardous to your health – if you let it be! To make sure that you take care of yourself while you freelance, invest in proper equipm...
Freelance Workers and Client Meetings
While freelance workers often carry out their work somewhere other than on their client’s premises, client meetings do regularly occur. Client meetings oft...
Freelance Workers and Contracts
Freelance workers must make sure to agree on, and sign, contracts before they begin work. Contracts not only help protect them while they are working for a c...
Getting Started as a Freelance Worker
Getting started as a freelance worker requires a lot of investigating. You’ll want to discover as much as you can about your line of work before you take t...
Outsourcing Overflow Freelance Work
Outsourcing overflow freelance work may seem like a great situation in which to find yourself – after all, it means you have too much work to finish it all...
Setting Aside Free Time
Setting aside free time can be hard for those who work freelance, not the least because any break from work means a break from earning a living. When freelan...