{"id":29228,"date":"2025-02-18T03:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=29228"},"modified":"2025-02-13T11:42:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T19:42:12","slug":"staying-freelance-part-3-by-andrea-reider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/18\/staying-freelance-part-3-by-andrea-reider\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying Freelance, Part 3 By Andrea Reider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Staying-Freelance-Part-3-by-Andrea-Reider1.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-29229 size-full\" title=\"Staying Freelance, Part 3 by Andrea Reider\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Staying-Freelance-Part-3-by-Andrea-Reider1.png\" alt=\"Staying Freelance, Part 3 by Andrea Reider\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Staying-Freelance-Part-3-by-Andrea-Reider1.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Staying-Freelance-Part-3-by-Andrea-Reider1-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Let\u2019s welcome back <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?s=Andrea+Reider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrea Reider<\/a> as she shares with us \u201cStaying Freelance, Part 3.\u201d Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>My father used to tell me that I was working too fast<\/strong>, warning me that people might take advantage of me one day for working too hard.<\/p>\n<p>The pace was always hectic and pressured at the typesetting shop in Ann\u00a0Arbor.<\/p>\n<p>There was always more work to do then there were hours in the day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The pace at the manufacturing company\u2019s office<\/strong> was nothing like what I had experienced working for small businesses, and seemed to be like slow motion in comparison.<\/p>\n<p>At first, I didn\u2019t have nearly enough work to do to fill the day, so I spent my time trying to focus on learning more about how to use the Macintosh computer and software.<\/p>\n<p>I spent many hours experimenting with the various programs installed on the computer, just seeing what I could come up with as I sat in my office waiting for the next piece of work to come in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ultimately,<\/strong> more and more people in the office became aware of the desktop publishing services that I could provide, and I found myself working hard enough to have a good sense of accomplishment at the end of most days.<\/p>\n<p>I worked on a variety of corporate communication: slideshows for presentations, all types of reports, reviews, and manuals&#8211;and whatever else they could think of to throw my way.<\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed working closely with the directors and managers at the company and they often expressed how appreciative they were of the work I did for them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I had started out working full-time for the company<\/strong>, but after about a year of that, we came to the agreement that I would work in the office for only three days per week. This meant that I would be earning less money from this source, but it freed up a lot of time for me to pursue other types of freelance work.<\/p>\n<h2>My Role as a Consultant<\/h2>\n<p>My position as a consultant was by no means guaranteed at any point&#8211;I was an expense and had to be constantly proving my worth to the company.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It always made me nervous<\/strong> when I would come to the sections in the reports I was working on that called for reducing or eliminating all consultants.<\/p>\n<p>And I was eliminated a couple of times, but they always called me back. But the final blow came when a new vice president of the company came on board and decided to move the headquarters to Cincinnati, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>While some of the people I worked with were relocating<\/strong>, most of my contacts at the company were looking for other jobs. I offered to typeset resumes at no charge for anyone who needed the service, and many people took me up on the offer.<\/p>\n<h2>A Highlight<\/h2>\n<p>One of the highlights of my time at the company came when a senior vice president came up to me in the hallway and told me that \u201cI did the work of two men.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>He was an older gentleman and meant no disrespect<\/strong> in comparing me to men. I took this as high praise and was very happy to be recognized for my efforts.<\/p>\n<p>My work with the company came to an end when they completed the move to Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>I immediately began sending out letters and resumes to any company whose contact information I could find. Desktop publishing was a growing field and I had a fairly easy time finding freelance jobs with a variety of graphic design firms, banks, and other companies in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I had developed some useful skills<\/strong> that made me employable, but I was just at the very beginning of what would prove to be a long and challenging road to true financial stability.<\/p>\n<h2>Concentrating on My Freelance Business<\/h2>\n<p>I had offers to work as a freelancer on the premises of some companies, but I decided that I wanted to concentrate on building a freelance business that enabled me to work from home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The many people who worked on the premises<\/strong> of their clients were essentially employees of the companies &#8212; but working without receiving any employment benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Freelancers generally made more per hour in wages than regular employees, but in the end, I think the employees made out better than most freelancers, particularly those who worked on-site but without the benefits of being a full-time employee.<\/p>\n<p>In some ways, I envied the stability that on-site freelancers had in being able to bill a single client for regular work, but they weren\u2019t building businesses that would last beyond losing a single client.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For me<\/strong>, long-term success has always meant having multiple clients so that my business could survive losing any single one of them.<\/p>\n<p>If I had a business strategy, it was to pursue the type of work that I enjoyed, while trying to keep increasing my income.<\/p>\n<p>This turned out to be a pretty good idea as I found myself doing work that I enjoyed and was learning new skills and becoming more of a graphic designer than a production person.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Good luck to you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<h2>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/andreaheadshot2022.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-27129\" title=\"Andrea Reider\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/andreaheadshot2022-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"Andrea Reider\" width=\"148\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/andreaheadshot2022-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/andreaheadshot2022-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/andreaheadshot2022.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a>Andrea Reider has been working as a book designer and layout artist\/typesetter for publishers and self-publishing authors since graduating from the University of Michigan in English in 1985 with a B.A. in English. It was the year of the Macintosh computer and \u201cdesktop publishing,\u201d and her first job was managing a typesetting shop in Ann Arbor.<\/p>\n<p>When Andrea moved to San Francisco two years later her Macintosh skills were very much in demand. Andrea began working as a freelancer for several book publishers and has been at it ever since. Her clients have included John Wiley &amp; Sons, Addison Wesley Longman, McGraw Hill, Rowman &amp; Littlefield, and hundreds of self-publishing authors.<\/p>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reiderbooks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.reiderbooks.com<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/andreareiderdesign\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/andreareiderdesign<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrea Reider shares a story of being a consultant, keeping the job. But how was focusing on staying freelance going to help her? 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