Most of your freelance decisions should be pretty straightforward.
I’m not saying freelancing is easy or quick to figure out, but we shouldn’t be turning our brains inside out to figure out the basics. That’s because most of the script is written for us.
One of the reasons I got up and running so quickly in my freelance business is that I copied a lot of what I did...my niche, my skill set, my website, and a good chunk of my marketing.
Instead of reinventing the wheel, I went with what was already tried and tested by other freelancers and businesses. This month, we’re going to go over what that looks like.
There’s a reason I encourage everybody to start with a niche related to their employment, and it’s not just because it works for me.
Employed work is tested, and for most freelancers, it’s one less thing to worry about. It’s why the Employment Value Extraction Worksheet exists...life is just easier when you build off other businesses’ work.
The thing is, you don’t have to follow it exactly. I HATED my corner of healthcare when I went freelance so instead of suffering in a field that
had caused me serious burnout, I zoomed out and focused on healthcare in general to give me some space.
So even if you think of your employed field and it sounds terrible, think of ways it might intersect with something you love or might be interested in. You’ve got more options than you might think.