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5 Reasons Why I Quit My Job And Started Freelancing

Michael Hoffmann on June 13, 2019

I recently quit my job and decided to start a new chapter in my life as a freelancer. This idea was in my head for about one year but to be honest,...
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esandez

I want to redirect my career towards that for, at least, some years and I also have, more or less, the same reasons. I'm trying to build some portfolio in my free time and invest all the effort I can in my side projects and growing as a professional (improving my English skills also!), so I can jump to the freelance world the next year I hope.

I'll be following your next posts!

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krisaore

What would you do to get important clients in such a big companies world?

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Michael Hoffmann • Edited

Very good and valid question and this topic would be worth a separate blog post ;-)

But as a short summary, until now I did the following steps:

  • Registered on all available freelancer web platforms I could find
  • Register email search agents on job search platforms
  • Directly contacted former colleagues and companies I worked with
  • Go to conferences, meetups, etc. and directly ask people there if they need help
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Jaime Rios

Basically, I often asked myself: “Why should I do the same job for less money?“.

Such a hard question. I kind of feel the same way lately.

I agree with @krisaore , I think that a follow up sharing how you get started will be valuable. Thanks for sharing!

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krisaore

If you write a another blog post I would be interested for sure ;)

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Francisca

You described exactly why I am wanting to try this to!

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Tremaine Buchanan

Great post. I concur with the comment about senior developers. I'm thinking really hard about making the jump to become a freelancer myself.