Comments on: What’s the best way to go about starting to do freelance work on the side? http://small-biz-ideas.net/blog/2451/whats-the-best-way-to-go-about-starting-to-do-freelance-work-on-the-side/ All About Small Business Ideas, Online as Well as Offline Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:31:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robbie trd http://small-biz-ideas.net/blog/2451/whats-the-best-way-to-go-about-starting-to-do-freelance-work-on-the-side/comment-page-1/#comment-7331 Robbie trd Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:32:44 +0000 http://small-biz-ideas.net/blog/2451/whats-the-best-way-to-go-about-starting-to-do-freelance-work-on-the-side/#comment-7331 Hi ya. Having been doing freelance work for years it's a nice sideline. Some can make a full-time income, but for starters you should check the local papers for some help needed in graphic design. You could contact them, say you aren't looking for employment, but do want to do some freelance work. Obviously you will have to have a rate you will accept, but many places love people who can pitch in when there is overflow work, illnesses, and so forth. As you get a few "jobs" done well you will get more to do. I know several people who developed that small sideline into a real business of their own. Having said this, keep your regular job for now. That keeps the income going. Then you can see how you are doing after a while on the freelance stuff. Some local businesses could probably use your services for ads, logos, and so forth. Hi ya. Having been doing freelance work for years it’s a nice sideline. Some can make a full-time income, but for starters you should check the local papers for some help needed in graphic design. You could contact them, say you aren’t looking for employment, but do want to do some freelance work. Obviously you will have to have a rate you will accept, but many places love people who can pitch in when there is overflow work, illnesses, and so forth.

As you get a few “jobs” done well you will get more to do. I know several people who developed that small sideline into a real business of their own.

Having said this, keep your regular job for now. That keeps the income going. Then you can see how you are doing after a while on the freelance stuff.

Some local businesses could probably use your services for ads, logos, and so forth.

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