Challenges of doing Freelance Content Writing

List of pros and cons  I can remember doing contract/freelancing

1. You will have to do sales and marketing job as well i.e to keep getting a contract to keep you fully occupied. This may include writing and replying emails, some cold calls, reply to the calls etc. Keep in mind of these hours when you are determining your per hour rate.
2. The big challenge for contracting is the uncertainty of getting the next contract. But in some situations, having a so-called “full-time job” really isn’t much more secure than contracting. Who the heck have secure jobs these days?
3. You will have to be a Doc manager also to negotiate important factors like cost and time. The client will always love to get work done at the minimum cost in minimum time with the best quality. So, you should have great negotiating skill.
4. You will have to manage your taxes or hire a good consultant for calculating your business-related expenses and taxes.
5. You will have to be your legal manager. Read carefully consulting contract and before signing MOU and NDA be sure to contract build is not one-sided.
6. Many time requirements for product change and so the product. Sometimes you may have to do lots of re-work without pay if your contract is not in place. Try to get a freeze version and any charge for anything diverting from it. In nutshell, your contract should have all.
7. Sometime client may ask you to use your hardware and software for authoring, so have a licensed version of hardware and software what normally used for authoring and bill for it, if it is not a basic tool.
8. You will be moving from one company to another frequently it is interesting but has its challenges. New people, new industries, new technologies. So, be ready for context hoping and do not let it reflect it in your writing.You may get a chance to work on varieties of projects the same day, you may end up working for the different company on a different tool for different kind of write-ups. So you can gain more knowledge.
9. Some time payment may be delayed so have a sufficient backup.I must say have at least six-month backup.
10. You need to maintain good PR, be courteous and professional, have a good sense of humour, be flexible, and always give more than is expected.
11. Higher pressure as you are paid by the hour. You don’t work, you don’t get paid. So, always take the lean time into consideration when estimating your cost.
12. For every client that pays you a reasonable hourly fee, there will be ten who expect you to work for pennies (or worse, for free). Be careful in choosing your client.
13. Sometimes contract terminate in between there can be many reasons for that, so better be prepared for this kind of situation as well. Always add notice period clause in your contract.
14. Your work can imbalance your work and personal life if you allow. As a freelancer due to uncertainty unknowingly we commit more than we can do in working hours. This lead to extra work hour and danger of this is that you will soon exhaust.
15. To avoid communication problem get very specific and detailed instruction from the client. You can schedule the demo for review between development process.
16. There is no one who tells you to start working when you do not feel like to. So you need a lot of self-discipline.