Q10: Do You Have a Back up Plan in Place When Starting Freelancing?

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August 9, 2016, 4:29 pm

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This is Question 8 of my 10 part series on 10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Becoming a Full Time Freelancer.

Do You Have a Back up Plan in Place?

To be honest; when it comes to freelancing you shouldn't be thinking like this. It should be all or nothing! It should be about pouring your heart and soul, blood, sweat and tears into it! Quite simply this is the best option rather than being half cocked about it.

Although you may find you're able to do it in your stride and it's not like you're beating rocks outside while chained to the guy next to you type of hard work. You're basically sitting down in the comfort of your own home or office space or even on the beach maybe!

But that said, it's still good to think logically and sensibly and think ahead! Maybe you don't have what it takes or you give up too easily. So if you do have a contingency backup plan in place, then at least that way if you do decide it's not for you or it's not happening for whatever reason, you can have something to fall back on.

But don't not do it unless you have a way out! If you are thinking like that then you wont make it! You will backslide and give up easier and nobody that succeed ever gave up!

And just like Thomas Edison said; you will find success eventually. Until then just keep moving forward!

And that ladies and gentlemen completes our 10 part series on 10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Becoming a Full Time Freelancer.

Have you read all the other questions and answers in this series?

After reading these you will know for sure if freelancing is the right choice for you!

Question 1: Is Freelancing The Right Choice For Me?
Question 2: Are You Happy to Leave Your Comfort Zone Working as a Freelancer?
Question 3: Should You Quit Your Day Job to Become a Freelancer?
Question 4: Can You Afford to Be The Freelancer You Want to Be?
Question 5: Do You Have The Skills or Abilities You Need to Be a Freelancer?
Question 6: Do You Have Adequate Experience to Become a Freelancer?
Question 7: How Much Money Can I Make Freelancing?
Question 8: How Will I Find and Get New Clients and Work?
Question 9 How to Manage All Your Clients?
Question 10: Do You Have a Back up Plan in Place?

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Everett

I use to work full time and freelance. The full time job was at a office where I would take in inventory of products for a business that sold products online. I had my own office area, however it was in the merchandise area or the back room, pretty odd right? I had to constantly check how many products were going out, and coming in. It was nice a job I'll admit, as I was the one in control, sort of like an inventory manager.

That lasted for about half a year or so before I moved to a different city 45 minutes so I had to basically quit. That is a long story though which I will not get into now. Presently I do not have a backup plan as I believe I can make ends meet even if I don't sell scripts or freelance that often.

In the future I want to get my real estate license, do that full time and still freelance online. The housing market has it's ups and downs, and I'll use the down time to make money online to cover my needs. I am so close to meeting my goals both online and offline.

10 years ago

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TommyCarey

When I was younger I had a full time job and started dabbling online. Once I started making enough income to work online full time, I still worked my day job lol. That was around 10 years ago and I have since gone online full time. Mainly because I was laid off from my job and said "Screw it, I'm working online and making some money".

The only real back up plans that I have right now are developing new websites to make money off of. So I'm not sure if that really could be considered a back up plan since I'd be furthering my career online Q10: Do You Have a Back up Plan in Place When Starting Freelancing?

Q10: Do You Have a Back up Plan in Place When Starting Freelancing?

I like to think of working online as a snowball affect. You don't always start out huge, but over time you can gain momentum and achieve greatness. It just depends on how much crap you can take before you get to where you're comfortable with your earnings.

I guess if I really had to think of what kind of back up plan I had it would be something along the lines of management at a restaurant or being a bartender. I use to bartend and manage a bar and grill inside a busy golf course and I thought it was pretty simple. I could actually re-apply at the place I was laid off from, but the current management there is horrible and I would just go insane trying to get stuff done.

If it really came down to it I would just go off grid and live in the wild. I'd be the bearded man in the woods building crazy stuff with all the trees I'd hack down Q10: Do You Have a Back up Plan in Place When Starting Freelancing?

10 years ago

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Corzhens

I am trying to learn the ins and outs of freelancing as a fallback when I retire from my job. And I don't think it is a good idea to have a do-or-die attitude when it comes to livelihood. When I put up my own boutique so many years ago, I was also thinking of resigning from my job and going full time but only if my business would flourish. My stance now hasn't changed - I still play it safe.

9 years ago

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augusta

Well, in life the plans of" if" is always in our mind.But this shouldn't make us relent from hitting the head of success with hard work hammer.I know going into anything with double mind might lead one to quit very soon but at the same time, we should always have a backup plan.

9 years ago

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Pixie06

I started working online 8 years back. At that time, I had a full-time job and I was writing online simply because it was my passion. I was earning from this but it was not a big amount. I decided to look for other ways to earn online. Over the years, I learnt about many methods to earn online. I then got into online selling. It was a bit difficult for me to sell my products in the beginning but I managed to increase my customer base with time and I can say that today I am quite successful as a seller. I am also into online tutoring and I earn a decent amount monthly from this. Today, I am a full-time freelancer and I like my job.

9 years ago

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Lynne

Mike you make it sound quite like marriage. You can get a divorce if things don't work out but you shouldn't go into a marriage thinking about the possibility of divorce... but then again don't forget to have a good pre-nuptial agreement signed.... you know just in case of divorce hahaha.

Yes I agree you should most definitely go into it with an all engines go attitude until you make it.

10 years ago

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TimothyAlex

Nope, no backup plan. I guess I could go work at Walmart if all else fail. But, I think having a backup plan makes it too easy to give up.In my mind, I need to know that failure is not an option.

9 years ago

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Corzhens

I like your reasoning and I can feel your oozing confidence. That stance is what I am trying to develop in me because sooner or later, freelancing will be my bread and butter. And when that day comes, there's no turning back because I would have retired from my office job. But in all honesty, I don't know if freelancing can make me survive financially.

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TimothyAlex

I hope I don't come across as preachy, but having a good attitude and confidence is a choice. There is that old quote from Henry Ford, "Whether you think you can, or you think you can'... you're right."

9 years ago

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