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DanielAdeboye
Community Member
As much as I know I do need a great deal of experience, networking, financial stability and mentoring that comes from working in an organisation, I know I really don't like the regimented 'go to work in the morning and come back in the evening' and so would most likely come back to freelancing!
So e-Learning freelancers, kindly find space to share these tips... It definitely would help some people like myself decide or prepare for this phase!
Thanks guys.
So e-Learning freelancers, kindly find space to share these tips... It definitely would help some people like myself decide or prepare for this phase!
Thanks guys.
DavidGlow
10 years agoCommunity Member
Know your numbers- what you need to live.
Double it.
If you think you can save that before starting, great. If not, do you truly feel you would be able to earn it- consistently.
It's truly a budgeting exercise.
Double it.
If you think you can save that before starting, great. If not, do you truly feel you would be able to earn it- consistently.
It's truly a budgeting exercise.
- AshleyChiasson10 years agoCommunity MemberYeah - it might seem like a lot, but you really need to be confident in that value you're providing, and understand that you'll need to pay out for certain things that organizations automatically deduct (e.g. taxes :P).
- JackieVanNice10 years agoSuper HeroYes - taxes are huge, and you can add to that the expense of equipment, supplies, services, subscriptions, training, all of our own insurance and benefits, and a whole lot more - all that we pay for out of pocket. The overhead in running your own shop is nothing to sneeze at.
- jeff10 years agoCommunity MemberAaaah yes, Taxes. In the Netherlands I get to cough-up nearly 50% of what I make and hand it over to the government. Getting insured as a freelancer is even more costly for some reason compared to regular folk.
- AshleyChiasson10 years agoCommunity MemberOoof! I thought the 30% I set aside was awful (plus another 15% for harmonized sales tax) :/