{"id":11405,"date":"2022-02-09T15:22:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T15:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/09\/freelancing-may-not-be-so-idyllic\/"},"modified":"2022-02-09T15:22:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T15:22:06","slug":"freelancing-may-not-be-so-idyllic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/09\/freelancing-may-not-be-so-idyllic\/","title":{"rendered":"Freelancing may not be so idyllic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MarTech\u2019s daily brief features daily insights, news, tips, and essential bits of wisdom for today\u2019s digital marketer. If you would like to read this before the rest of the internet does, sign up here<\/a><\/strong> to get it delivered to your inbox daily.<\/em><\/p>\n

Good morning, Marketers, are you certain you want to go freelance?<\/p>\n

In Monday\u2019s newsletter, Kim wrote about the Great Resignation: \u201cIn article after article, I am reading that marketers are choosing the freelance life,\u201d so they can work with \u201cclients of their own choosing, in their preferred location, and at the hours that suit them best.\u201d<\/p>\n

Freelancing is not always so idyllic.<\/p>\n

Clients will demand you be available for early morning Zoom meetings and late night calls to discuss the \u201ccouple of changes\u201d that need to be made to your work.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll likely have to master skills that are out of your wheelhouse. Ask yourself: are you really a natural salesperson, or accounts receivable clerk?<\/p>\n

And the pressure of making payroll, when feeding your family is on the line, can be overwhelming.<\/p>\n

If freelancing is the path you\u2019ve chosen, Godspeed. But if you\u2019re working in-house at a company or agency, please take our 2022 MarTech Salary and Career Survey<\/a>. It takes less than 5 minutes to complete. We look forward to sharing the results with you all.<\/p>\n

Chris Elwell<\/em><\/p>\n

CEO, Third Door Media<\/em><\/p>\n

Shorts <\/strong><\/p>\n

Quote of the day: <\/strong>\u201cIf we don\u2019t diversify our approach to the market, soon we\u2019ll be operating by the equivalent of candlelight. The industry risks losing $10 billion in annual sales \u2013 without a serious plan for what happens when everyone\u2019s in the dark.\u201d Angelina Eng<\/a>, vice president, measurement and attribution at the IAB\u2019s Programmatic+Data Center<\/p>\n

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