I have been wanting to get into interior designing for a long time. Due to some health problems, i had to quit my job in a real estate firm. My friends suggested me to try freelancing my design skills.
I have absolutely no idea on how to get started. I dont own a degree in interior design nor have i worked in this field. what do you say? Should i gather up some experience before freelancing? Let me tell you that i have good drawing skills, visual skills as well great ideas on functional aspects of interior designing which i learned through keen observation. N i keep updating myself of the market and products available from time to time.

Do reply.

In past jobs, meetings were the bane of my existence. I dreaded them because of how unproductive they were. It got to the point where I would simply ask if I could “opt out” and work instead.

Now, as a freelancer, I don’t really have to deal with meetings, except for occasional phone meetings, which can be managed.

Ryan

@Jerry I made the jump because of medical reasons. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to give two weeks of notice or even prepare to freelance, so I kinda was just thrown in. I had some savings, but haven’t needed to use them yet. I do all of my personal and business financials myself. You don’t need to pay for someone when you’re just starting out (or ever if you’re a good budgetor)

Next week I’m writing a post Monday or Tuesday about finding clients through lessor known ways. Then I’ll write up that how to be a freelancer post so you can see completely how I got started This was supposed to be more of a fun list than a how-to, so I promise to go into more detail on the next one

How did you make the jump? Did you save up or have a nest egg to begin with? Did you see a financial advisor before starting? Where did you get your clients and how did you get your name out there to begin with?

Thanks. I really want to break free of my corporate chains!

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I unfortunately have a very narrow specialization of front end work for web apps, so website work may be a bit out of my knowledge, as I don’t know much about SEO, or how to alter wordpress or joomla or what not all the cool kids are using these days.

I’ve made the front end of some pretty cool applications IMHO(I work in the market research industry) but I don’t know if there’s enough of that kind of work to scrounge up on my own. What do you all think?

Either way I think the number one reason I don’t freelance (yet?) is because I wouldn’t know where to start. How do you get your first client?

That’s my request for your next blog post, sort of a “So you want to freelance?” style post about how to start out. I’d appreciate it at least, though if it’s good I doubt my boss would like it .