Firstly, let me say, platforms like Upwork etc are not worth their time. Sure there are jobs on there, but companies will bid work off to the lowest bidder. It CAN work and I know people who have had success through the platform, however for every success story there are 1000 failures.
The majority of my work came from just emailing/ringing local companies. Either making websites or taking on things they want to outsource.
Ultimately it was a stressful time, my personal development came to a halt because I was always chasing my next pay packet and I’m still owned about £5000 from various clients two years on.
In my experience full time work has always been better for me.
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I spent three years as a freelancer.
Firstly, let me say, platforms like Upwork etc are not worth their time. Sure there are jobs on there, but companies will bid work off to the lowest bidder. It CAN work and I know people who have had success through the platform, however for every success story there are 1000 failures.
The majority of my work came from just emailing/ringing local companies. Either making websites or taking on things they want to outsource.
Ultimately it was a stressful time, my personal development came to a halt because I was always chasing my next pay packet and I’m still owned about £5000 from various clients two years on.
In my experience full time work has always been better for me.