Comments on: Why Be a Freelance Writer?

By: natan dotan@wildlife photography

natan dotan@wildlife photography — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 07:15:35 +0000

I totally agree with all of the comments above. i enjoy being able to do what I do on a daily basis.

By: David @ The Blog Writers

David @ The Blog Writers — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 23:29:28 +0000

I am totally with you on point #1. I am from London but I’m living in Oaxaca, Mexico, making my living as a writer. It is such an incredible privelege to be able to live here.

By: Angelica

Angelica — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:13:08 +0000

Because not writing is like not being able to breathe

By: John Soares

John Soares — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 19:11:39 +0000

In reply to KeriLynn Engel. Very well put KeriLynn!

By: John Soares

John Soares — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 19:10:10 +0000

In reply to Jennifer Mattern. Jenn, those are two excellent reasons for choosing to be a freelance writer, especially having a work-at-home career that meshes with having a family. I also never liked working in regular jobs, and I especially didn't like feeling like my income was capped.

By: KeriLynn Engel

KeriLynn Engel — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 18:35:04 +0000

Yes, I second yours & everyone’s reasons in the comments! And I’m with Jenn… I hate being limited, not only in income, but in possibilities. As long as I’m self-employed, I’m not limited to being a cog in a machine; I’m driving. I can choose the route and change direction if I see that doing so is what’s best for me & my business.

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 18:16:46 +0000

The ability to make a good living is definitely a part of it for me — especially being able to make money doing things that I love. Traditional jobs always seem to have some kind of artificial cap on earnings. You can make whatever the standard pay is in your industry, and sometimes a bit above. But most employers aren’t interested in paying more than that. If you’re good enough to bring in more money, it goes in your employer’s pockets. I’ve never been okay with that. And the unlimited potential of doing my own thing has always been a driving factor (and it’s why I’m so big on diversifying my income streams — billable hours alone are also limited in nature).

But there was another reason I decided to go the self employment route when I was young. I wanted a solid, established business in place before starting a family. This way I wouldn’t have to choose between staying home with kids or leaving for work. And I wouldn’t have to struggle through the startup phase with young kids in the house if I wanted to start a business later. Phase one down. 🙂

By: Cathy Miller

Cathy Miller — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 17:48:32 +0000

In reply to John Soares. Me, too, John :-D

By: John Soares

John Soares — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 16:57:01 +0000

In reply to Sharon Hurley Hall. We are very fortunate, aren't we?

By: John Soares

John Soares — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 16:56:13 +0000

In reply to Tom Bentley. Wow, Tom, San Miguel de Allende! I have friends who go down there every winter for a few weeks, and it's on my bucket list. Good for you for nailing all those great house-sitting gigs. I also house-sit for 3-4 weeks every winter in San Francisco. We couldn't do this if we had a regular job!