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2.0 Starting Out | Fast Forward Freelance

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Deciding to Freelance is a huge step - congratulations! This chapter is all about making the jump. When you decide to go full-time freelance, it doesn’t mean that you have to start completely from scratch. There are a few ways to ease the transition and ‘dip your toes in the water’ as opposed to doing a cannonball into a new world of work. Let’s go over some important considerations when making the jump. Your reputation is everything as a freelancer. Most service-based businesses run on referrals - it’s true from big firms to small studios to independents like us. As you embark on your journey of freelancing, I want you to not care what people think of you. But in this case, “people” is more like, your judge-y friend from high school, or your uncle who doesn’t think you can make it. You absolutely shouldn’t care what they think. But you should absolutely care what your clients and potential client connections think of you. Even if you’ve never worked in a design studio before, I guaran

2.0 Starting Out | Fast Forward Freelance Fast Forward Freelance 0.0 Introduction 1.0 Deciding to Freelance 2.0 Starting Out 3.0 Winning Work 4.0 Contracts 5.0 Money 6.0 The Work 7.0 Management 8.0 Growth 9.0 Conflict 10.0 End Notes ← Back to dashboard Dashboard / 2.0 Starting Out Bonus Content: Breakdown: Every Project from Grace's First Year An overview of every project I took on in the first year of freelancing including scope, value, and source. Watch video Next Chapter 3.0 Winning Work 19:35 Video Transcript: Deciding to Freelance is a huge step - congratulations! This chapter is all abou

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