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Farez Rahman

Freelancers - what is the most difficult part of your job?

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Let me start: it's managing my business finances. And I've been freelancing for 17 years! Thankfully the tools we have for us freelancers have improved over the years. I currently use FreeAgent to manage my accounts and I'm in the process of transitioning most of the operational parts of the business to Notion. What's the hardest part of your freelancing right now, and what tools are you using to manage that? Farez

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Isaiah Trotter
Inconsistent work, smh... That's why I'm building a platform that's intended to guarantee work by allowing multiple freelancers to work on posted projects, on a first come first serve basis. Money is split down the middle, and currently only 2 freelancers max can join a project. The audience will specifically be UI/UX designers for the launch. I'm expecting to have it done by the end of this month at the latest :)
Angeli Zhao
@isaiah_trotter Sounds interesting! Do you have a landing page? Would love to check it out.
Isaiah Trotter
@angeli_ Not landing page. Though, it would probably be good to have one lol. I'm so focused on just building it that I haven't tried marketing it.
Farez Rahman
@isaiah_trotter Interesting concept. Is it live?
Johny burg
In my experience, the most difficult part about being a freelancer is client, money, competition, branding, time management, etc.
Sunil Ayar
"Feeling isolated. Hustling 24/7 for new gigs. Inconsistent work and cash flow. Juggling multiple clients."
Farhan Aslam
Managing personal time. Sometimes it looks like freelancers can have a lot of free time, but this is not true. As you don’t have a stable income, you have to take projects and this can ruin your personal life.
Farez Rahman
@farhan_aslam1 Tell me about it. What's taking up most of your time right now?
Baishali Chhabra
Scams in the industry is the toughest part.
Vali Lupoaie
@baishali_gulati what do you mean by this? are you talking from your experience?
Baishali Chhabra
@valilus Thank God, I have not experienced this. But, I know few people who have been trapped on scams during initial stage of their freelancing journey. We should be very smart on dealing with such clients and aware of these things.