What needs to be in place before I quit to go freelance?

Five checkable conditions for going freelance, which ones you already meet, and a date to decide.


When to use
When going freelance has moved from a daydream to something you bring up every few weeks.
Time
10 min

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I’m thinking about leaving my job to go freelance, offering . I don’t want a yes or a no. I want to know what should be in place before I give notice. Ask me up to six questions, one at a time, about who has already paid me for this, how I’d find clients, how many months I could cover with no income, and who depends on my earnings. Then write my readiness list: five conditions, each with a number or a date I can check, marked met, not yet or unknown. Tell me which one to work on first, what I could test while still employed, and a date to decide by, either way. Leave tax and insurance as questions for an accountant. Don’t make the list easier than my answers justify. Be direct. No padding and no reassurance I did not ask for.

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