Why Being Self-Employed Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be - Part Three

Yeah, at this point I'm beginning to wonder myself why I'm still doing it

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If you’re reading this, I’m guessing you’ve already checked out parts one and two. If not, you can find them here and here. I’d recommend reading them first, especially part one, since it’s got more of an intro as well as a bunch of other useful information.

Now read on for more pitfalls (honestly, this isn’t meant to discourage you - only inform you).

9.      You need to be comfortable in your own company

Obviously this won’t apply to all self-employed people. Whatever you end up doing, you might be part of a team, whether that’s being based in the same place, or whether you all work from home but still have occasional contact. But many self-employed folk with computer-based jobs are at home, by themselves. For some of us, that’s not a problem—including myself. I need quiet and a lack of distractions in order to concentrate, anyway. I could never be one of these writers who goes and sits in a café or coffee shop—I’d get absolutely nothing done.