Deciding to seriously pursue a freelance career can be one of the biggest decisions of your life. It’s a decision though, that should come after some thought.

Beating discouragement from the beginning is essential if you want to build a successful freelance career, and a big part of that involves being honest with yourself.

Since this is Reflection and Assessment month, I wanted to pass on some questions that will help you assess the very reasons you start to freelance in the first place, so this week’s tip is…

The questions range from figuring out whether or not you can afford it, to whether you’ll have a support system. You can find all nine questions here. Go through them when you’ve got some time to think and write down your answers. I promise they will change the way you look at freelancing.

Megan.

P.S. We've also launched our e-Book library this week! It will be growing as we learn about the topics you want to hear about the most, and remember, all e-books come free when you join the BlackFreelance Academy.