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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Handling everything on your own. A lot of the times, people think of freelance of just being able to “do the work”, but in reality, you have to run every aspect of your business and it can be tiring.

Isaiah Trotter · Answer

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 :)

Vali Lupoaie · Answer

@filxa_adam I've heard that a lot of times. Having no clients is the main reason why entrepreneurs give up.

TikTok and LinkedIn are the best way right now to get clients, for free!

Did that and works amazing!

Farez Rahman · Answer

@sid_aly It's been a mess from day one. On such a global platform, it's too easy to focus on price. And these platforms have built their brands around "cheap labour". Agree that a better platform needs to exist.

Farez Rahman · Answer

@farhan_aslam1 Tell me about it. What's taking up most of your time right now?

Farez Rahman · Answer

@hassan_shah7 "Feast and famine"! Such a common cycle.

Farez Rahman · Answer

@junaid_ali9 Interesting. What are you income streams at the moment?

Farez Rahman · Answer

@isaiah_trotter Interesting concept. Is it live?

Farhan Aslam · Answer

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.

Arpit Singhal · Answer

scammers

Vali Lupoaie · Answer

@baishali_gulati what do you mean by this? are you talking from your experience?

Farez Rahman · Answer

@filxa_adam It's hard when you are starting out. There is no map. But you just have to start somewhere. As with any small business, targeting a narrow client segment and industry will really help.

Baishali Chhabra · Answer

Scams in the industry is the toughest part.

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

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