If your full-time job barely covers your bills and you have expertise that would allow you to write in a well-paying niche, then perhaps focusing on building your freelancing career and ditching the traditional job makes sense.
We can tell you that we know a lot of really happy freelancers and many who are able to make more as a freelancer than they did in a full-time job. You might even be able to find a contract position where you’re writing, but you have regular assignments each week. If you would prefer to work as a freelancer, but your benefits are too amazing to give up, then perhaps the shift away from your job doesn’t make sense.
Yes- you should ditch your job (or work toward that goal) and work as a freelancer. Well, that might not be right for everyone. Going “full-time” doesn’t mean you change what you do, but it might instead change how you do your work. Remember that your situation is unique, the industry you work in, your preferred lifestyle, the geographical area and cost of living, and if you have to support others with your income. Maybe you’re a freelancer feeling like you want to end the cycle of ups and downs with clients and not being sure what your monthly income will be. You might have a long-term contract, but freelancers are typically working with different employers at any given time and may have a variety of tasks that they can be hired for.
Sara Robinson https://blog.contena.co/full-time-job-vs-freelancing-pros-and-cons/
