Comments on: Freelancing as a Source of Income http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/05/08/freelancing-as-a-source-of-income/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Tue, 21 May 2013 11:58:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: A Frugal Lifestyle » Financial Websites Experiment: Week 4 http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/05/08/freelancing-as-a-source-of-income/comment-page-1/#comment-588792 A Frugal Lifestyle » Financial Websites Experiment: Week 4 Thu, 14 May 2009 12:18:15 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=4516#comment-588792 [...] has a great article about freelancing as a source of income.

]]> By: miclason http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/05/08/freelancing-as-a-source-of-income/comment-page-1/#comment-586409 miclason Sat, 09 May 2009 05:49:39 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=4516#comment-586409 I started freelancing as a way to supplement my salary. Last year, my freelancing brought in 66% of my total annual income…. it’s looking even better this year!… Now, my dream is to quit my job and live off the freelancing (translations, which I LOVE!)

]]> By: Neil http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/05/08/freelancing-as-a-source-of-income/comment-page-1/#comment-586407 Neil Sat, 09 May 2009 05:44:39 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=4516#comment-586407 Adding a small amount to your income by freelancing in addition to your normal job can make a massive difference to your disposable income.

When my wife freelanced in the evenings/weekends it was true that we saved on childcare costs. The downside was that we didn’t see each other very much!

]]> By: John @ Hard Work Blogging http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/05/08/freelancing-as-a-source-of-income/comment-page-1/#comment-586284 John @ Hard Work Blogging Fri, 08 May 2009 18:13:22 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=4516#comment-586284 Another solution for marketing is to find another freelancer in the line of business you are in and trade a stack of business cards. If one of you can’t take a project you can recommend someone that you trust and is recommending you. Also find small businesses that do similar work and work with them to become a recommended company when they can’t or won’t take a job. It also helps if you can specialize and be the best in that one thing.

My mom does both of these. She does sewing and alterations. She traded business cards with another freelancer and with all the alteration shops around town. She mainly does wedding and formal gowns. Most of the alteration shops in town stopped working on wedding gowns and send everyone to her. My sister started picking up extra work from my mom and share resources and equipment.

]]> By: SaveBuyLive http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/05/08/freelancing-as-a-source-of-income/comment-page-1/#comment-586197 SaveBuyLive Fri, 08 May 2009 11:33:59 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=4516#comment-586197 Freelancing is something I’ve been thinking about lately. I’m considering freelancing in an area that I have all the skills to do, but no official experience. My thought is that doing this will give me direct work experience and make me a more competitive candidate in the job market.

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