Is booking 40hrs a week freelancing for one company a good idea? Or does that seem like you don’t have anything else going on? I would like a good work life balance with the ability to take off weeks at a time in the middle of all this.

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Hey AD, what you’re describing is my philosophy too. I like to keep a constant gauge on how I’m feeling / what’s happening in my life so sometimes that means I’ll be open to booking 40hr weeks back to back and sometimes it means I’m not.

To help temper and control the demand, I say I’m booked one day a week on a retainer client or that I’m booked next week by another client, and if I want to work it closer to then, I circle back and say the booking fell through. Helps give me control of my schedule so I don’t fall into feeling like a full timer again.

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This is super helpful actually! Now to get the demand higher 😝

I dont know if I understand the question, 40hrs is a standard work week? It’s what you should be booking with one company. It’s a super doable 9-5 if not less (but bill them for the full day always).

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You usually don't get vacations during work periods. If you care about balance then book shorter gigs. I'm taking August off this year because Americas work culture is nuts.

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You book what you want and need. 40/hrs week for 2 months, then take a month off.

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