There are many types of creative workers, be it web designers or graphic designers, who are very interested in working as a freelancer rather than work at a design firm or agency.<\/p>\n
They believe that working as a freelancer can bring advantages<\/a> that cannot be obtained if they remain an employee, working full-time for a company. Benefits of freelancing include having more control of the work, having more flexible time, being able to set a higher fee rate, and so on.<\/p>\n Well, those reasons are quite normal, in fact, I personally have felt the same way in my early years. However, before quitting your day job and going freelance, you might want to read this post series to get a better idea of some of the challenges you may face but are not fully aware of yet, as reality is not always as we expect it to be<\/a>.<\/p>\n This post series will cover some tips that will walk you through your decisions of becoming a full-time freelancer, and it will have three parts. In this first part, we will discuss several things that need to be done before one jumps ship, so to speak.<\/p>\n