The biggest advantage, in my opinion, of working independently is that you work on your own schedule at the place of your choice. An independant worker can work at their house and sleep late every day. They don't have to follow a nine-to-five schedule. Also, they can work when they're in the mood. The biggest disadvantages are a non-steady paycheck and of course loneliness. Working from home keeps you away from your peers, but this can be easily solved by visiting a coffee shop. Also, it is always unpredictable whether or not your articles will be published.
How does your occupation/ position/ or status affect your potential
opportunities or career direction?
Well, having prior expericience in a field such as accounting or management is a neccessity. When working on your own, you must manage your own time well and keep track of your own funds. There won;t be a boss there to tell you what to do, so you need to take charge of yourself.
How does the frequency or infrequency of payment from freelancing
affect to the budget of a writer?
How does the frequency or infrequency of payment from freelancing
affect to the budget of a writer?
The budget of a writer must be stretched greatly. Although an article may give a big payday, there won't be a definite opportunity for another pay day. A writer must save up their funds because they don't know when they will be replenished.
How do flexibility, organization, and discipline affect a freelancer’s
capacity to research, generate and produce quality work?
A writer must have a flexible schedule because they never know when a golden opportunity will arrive. A publisher might make a sudden demand for a revision and a write must be prepared. They also must be organized so that they can keep track of there work and stay on top of it at all times. Discipline is applied in the same way, a write must know how to keep themselves on task at all times or they will fall behind.
How does one’s expertise or ignorance affect a freelancer’s choice of
assignment?
If a writer recieves an assignment toreport on something that they know everything about, they will not only have an easy time reporting and researching, but they will also have a good time while doing it. If they recieve an assignment in a field where they have little experience, then they will have great trouble researching and won't enjoy themselves.
Should you say no to an assignment? Why or When (at what point)?
How do flexibility, organization, and discipline affect a freelancer’s
capacity to research, generate and produce quality work?
A writer must have a flexible schedule because they never know when a golden opportunity will arrive. A publisher might make a sudden demand for a revision and a write must be prepared. They also must be organized so that they can keep track of there work and stay on top of it at all times. Discipline is applied in the same way, a write must know how to keep themselves on task at all times or they will fall behind.
How does one’s expertise or ignorance affect a freelancer’s choice of
assignment?
If a writer recieves an assignment toreport on something that they know everything about, they will not only have an easy time reporting and researching, but they will also have a good time while doing it. If they recieve an assignment in a field where they have little experience, then they will have great trouble researching and won't enjoy themselves.
Should you say no to an assignment? Why or When (at what point)?
You should never turn down an assignment usless there is an absolute emergency preventing them from working, or they are already working on a more important story. If theres a personal emergency than obviously a person can't report on a story. Also, if theyre working on another important story, then they should cover the more important story so they can do their best.
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