Going Freelance With a Runway, Not a Leap
I remember sitting in a drafty corner of a Soho cafe in 2004, staring at a spreadsheet that told me I’d effectively paid £400 for the privilege of working for myself that month. Most “gurus” will tell you that transitioning to independence is about finding your muse or curating an aesthetic Instagram feed, but they’re selling you a fantasy that leads straight to bankruptcy. If you want to learn how to go freelance sensibly, you have to stop looking at your passion and start looking at your overhead. It isn’t about “manifesting” clients; it’s about the brutal, unglamorous math of…