You want to work for yourself. Not because you’re lazy. Not because you want to sit at home and never be told what to do. You just, for once, want to take pride in your work—get the feeling of self accomplishment. You want to make your own hours, take appropriate vacation days and enjoy life again. Well, until you take the plunge and accept the risks of self employment, here’s some inspiration to help you gather the courage:
Top Tips For Freelancers is a thread started by Andy Budd. The comments are amazing, and tons of great advice can be found in them.
Freelancipation was written by Jason Stirman. It outlines the process of becoming a freelance web designer / developer.
D. Keith Robinson wrote A Few Tips On Estimating Web Projects. A good article explaining his methods for estimating cost and looking at scope.
Somehow I missed Starting a Business: Advice from the Trenches written by Kevin Potts over at A List Apart. If anyone out there missed this one, it’s is a must read.
Why Small Web Design Firms Should Think Big is a wonderful article over at Sitepoint that forces you to put your goals and priorities into perspective.
Thanks for linking to my “Top tips for freelancers” post. Nice site you have here btw.