If you want to start a freelance business, here are the exact first steps

There’s a saying: you can’t control the world, but you can control yourself.

This perspective is critical when navigating an uncertain economy.

I learned this lesson the hard way, right out of college, when taking my first steps into the full-time workforce. The timing was around the 2008 Recession. Despite being lucky to land a job that I loved, the economic instability pushed me to realize I could not depend on a corporate role for my livelihood long-term.

So I started exploring freelancing in 2010...