Making a living as a freelancer in the NYC gig economy can be exciting, fun, and profitable. But it can also be overwhelming, draining, and flat out exhausting.
One-off promotions and events are a blessing and a curse. Each day is fresh, you have full control over your schedule, you’ll learn new things, meet new people, and a nice paycheck is the cherry on top. If you hate it, there’s comfort knowing you’ll never need to do it again. But once the gig is over, that’s it. Time to find the next one.
The constant hustle of looking for jobs, filling out applications, and having phone interviews quickly leads to burn out. Not to mention, you’ll face plenty of rejection. Hearing, “We’ve gone another direction” for gigs you’re overqualified can become soul sucking.
The difference between just surviving and truly thriving has two components:
When I first started as a freelancer 5 years ago, I spent hours upon hours hunting for work. I got countless nos and was chronically stressed over filling up my calendar. Once I learned how to form relationships with booking agents and flex my connections, everything changed.
Now, I am constantly getting texts and emails asking if I’m available, and there are jobs that I pen into my calendar as soon as I click “apply” because I know I’ll get booked. Work comes to me, meaning my free time is actually free.
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the only thing which would worry me is what happens when for reasons such as sickness you cant work. But I think for a nomad of sorts such as you it works really well