So, here's where I am right now. I'm Freelance... I get plenty of design work and appear to be at least somewhat successful. I can't however get a full or part time contract anywhere... no matter what I try.
Can anyone smarter than me help me out with thoughts, suggestions or career advice?
I need some stability in my income, as currently, I'm working to cover a frankly disastrous summer's worth of income.
@andycarolan Sell pre-paid buckets of hours with a minimum. And/or only work on retainer. Full time positions cost organizations far more than salary. Sub-contractors are attractive because it costs the organization far less and is a less complex relationship. You can help even out your revenue peaks and valleys by either of the above two models without adding the relationship complexity with the customer.
@andycarolan Any local business groups where you could put in an appearance? When I had a bit of a sales role I found that to be best - just finding local people in businesses who meet regularly for breakfasts or similar and just networking.
@andycarolan Probably not you doing something wrong, more that you’re in an industry where a lot of work is outsourced to LCLs now. The old “oh, I know someone who knows someone” approach seems to be the only one that I see working still.
Certainly no easy solution. I’d love to go freelance too but totally lack the courage! I’m jealous you made the jump, even if you’re struggling right now.
@tldr The “I know someone" approach is definitely where I get a lot of my work from. Perhaps I need to know more people haha
Well, I didn't so much as make the jump, but I fell into this career after becoming sick with ME/CFS (which I now manage fairly effectively) about 18 years ago. It's a long story for another time, but yeah lol.
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