As a starting student freelancer, there may be times where you are tempted with a job offer that states something along the lines of “send us your logo design and we will chose among the best designs and pay the winning designer $XXX amount of money.” Sounds great and all right? Well I am going to explain why it isn’t so great after all.
No matter what type of freelancer you are, or what type of freelancing you do, you are essentially running a business. The term “freelancer” basically translates into “independent contractor,” thus you are in the same position as a lot of self-employed entrepreneurs; we just have a different name for what we do. Even though you may be good at what you do, you should still know how to operate your business as well. Such aspects as invoicing, marketing, managing, and taxes, all tie into what we do every day as freelancers. However, as a student, you are in a great position to take advantage of what is offered to you to help you succeed. Today, I will outline a few reasons why it wouldn’t hurt to take some business classes while you are still a student.
