One of the great things about @beingfreelance is hearing how each freelancer got started. There are so many ways it can happen!

Great to hear @DropCapCopy’s slow and deliberate approach to going freelance from full-time employment. https://www.beingfreelance.com/season-12/copywriter-graeme-piper

Save money and work on the side
Build up a 6-month runway over a period of 18 months
Creating a business with existing skills
Approach local companies offering services
Build a pool of initial clients

...all while employed full-time.

Even if that runway isn’t needed, it must help to know it’s there.

It reminds me of this extract from Designing For The Web:
https://designingfortheweb.co.uk/part1/chapter5/#making-the-switch-from-being-employed-to-self%E2%80%93employed

Everyone’s path is different and they’ll all have bumps in the road. Not everyone would have the time to take this approach, either.

It doesn’t matter how you get to where you want to go, but it struck me how smooth and unpanicked this route appeared.