welcomebrand | freelance web design in Yorkshire

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I’m a worrier. I’m the first to admit that I worry not only when I’ve got no work on but I also worry when I’ve got too much. It’s a fine line being a freelancer and the worrying is always going to be a part of the job.

One of the things I worry about which I’m sure most freelancers and self employed workers in any industry worry about is what they’re going to do when their current job is finished and there’s nothing to immediately do afterwards and you’ve got to repeat the cycle of finding and securing more work to keep the bank balance healthy.
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If you’re reading this blog and in particular this entry, it is hopefully because you’re currently working full time but considering switching to freelancing full time.

I’m now well into my second year of freelancing and have in the most part, learned as I’ve gone along. The work aspect itself is by far the easiest part of being a freelancer, it’s all the other things you need to know that were taken care of for you while you were working that you’ll now be doing for yourself.

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There are many companies out there who for one of several reasons may not have considered the benefits of using a freelancer to design their new website (or print literature/brochure etc) and tend to opt for hiring an agency to do their work simply because they don’t know any better and will invariably looked up “web design in Huddersfield” on google and approached the first few agencies that come up in their search results.

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