I Quit Freelancing, Here’s Why
I enjoy weekly Paypal notifications however, I also enjoy my peace of mind and happiness. Yesterday, I quit freelancing and I don’t regret it. A bit of context before we get into the reasons why I quit the freelancing rollercoaster.
I quit my job as a political consultant in 2007 to work from home. I had no plans at the time, I just knew that I wanted to work from home. I set up an online music review magazine and it took off. I made some decent money however, I wanted a side income. I looked into freelance writing and got hired quite quickly.
The workload increased and I started outsourcing to other freelance writers. Eventually, my company Intrigue Media was born. At the time, I did a few side hustle writing gigs for extra money as well as revenue share writing and blogging. It was a lot of work but I was happy with the money so I put my head down and worked non-stop.
Fast forward to 2021, still running my business and still side hustling with a few writing gigs here and there. At one point, I was working 80 to 100 hours a week, too much, just too much.
Two weeks ago, one of my biggest freelance clients sent me a message on Slack asking me to send my last invoice, the work had dried up…
