5 Brilliant Benefits of Freelance Life

Freelancing isn’t always easy. You have to manage your own workload. Sometimes you’ll have to chase up clients for payment. But it has advantages, too. So if you’re not sure whether freelance proofreading is for you, check out our top five benefits of freelance life.

1. Flexible Hours

On the subject of conventional working hours, we agree with Dolly Parton:

Workin’ nine to five: what a way to make a livin’
Barely getting’ by; it’s all takin’ and no givin’
They just use your mind and they never give you credit
It’s enough to drive you crazy if you let it

And if, like Dolly, the nine-to-five drives you crazy, freelance life offers an alternative.

As a freelancer, you control your hours. Not a morning person? Then work later in the day. Have an appointment somewhere in the afternoon? No need to book holiday; just make up the time later. In other words, as a freelance proofreader, you work to your own schedule.

2. Work Wherever You Want

As a freelancer, you are no longer confined to a dreary office while you work. Instead, you can work from home, from a bustling café, or even sat atop a mountain (assuming it has wi-fi).

Yes, all you need to work as a freelance proofreader is a laptop and an internet connection. And this means you have freedom to work where you want, or even while traveling the world.

3. Being Your Own Boss

Saying “no” is one of the great pleasures of freelance life. Someone offers you a rate way under what you usually work for? Or they ask for a service you’re not comfortable providing? Or maybe a client is being rude and unpleasant? Just politely say “no” and move on.

It might take you a while to build enough business to feel happy about turning down work, but the key thing is that you are your own boss. And this means you’re in control of which jobs you take on, which clients you work with, and the terms under which you take on work. Bliss!

4. Pursuing Your Passions

Freelance life isn’t all work. In fact, one of the benefits of freelancing is that you can pursue other interests at the same time. This is why so many creatives – authors, actors, artists – also work as freelancers. We’ve had several people like this graduate from Knowadays!

The same applies whatever your passion. So whether you’re looking for a job that allows you to volunteer more, gives you freedom to write the novel you’ve been planning, or simply lets you spend more time with family, freelance life could work for you.

5. No Office Politics

Finally, one benefit of escaping office life is that you also escape office politics. No freelancer has to deal with a bad boss making unreasonable demands. You don’t have to pick up the slack for lazy colleagues. You don’t have to get involved in the endless gossip and rumor.

Instead, you can just get on with your job, earn a living, and help your clients. 

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