4 Signs It's Time To Turn Your Side Gig Into A Full-Time Design Business - RD236

<h2>Are you ready to take your side gig full-time?</h2> <p>Many home-based designers started off freelancing as a hobby or as a side gig before ever going full-time. It’s the way I did it. I worked at both the print shop and evenings and weekends at home for about a year before I made the leap to solopreneurship. And even though I knew I wanted to do it from the start, I remember the uncertainty of it all was scary.</p> <p class="p1">In hindsight, I can tell you it was one of, if not the best business decision I ever made. I only wish I had done it sooner. Ask most full-time home-based designers, and they’ll tell you the same thing.</p> <p class="p1">But thinking about making the leap and actually doing it are two different things. Maybe you have a cushy design job working for someone else. Or perhaps your full-time job isn’t even design related, and designing is something you do in your spare time.</p> <p class="p1">How do you know you’re ready to do this, on your own, full-time?</p> <p class="p1">I’m not going to talk about the physical aspect of it. Whether you have the right environment or the right equipment. Or even if you have the financial means to do so. But I hope I can help you with the mental side by sharing 4 signs that indicate you’re ready to take your side gig full-time and embrace the life of a design business owner.</p> <h2 class="p1">1) Are you willing to be persistent at it?</h2> <p class="p1">Designing on the side can be fun. And <a href= "https://resourcefuldesigner.com/12-ways-to-earn-extra-income-as-a-graphic-designer-rd009/"> earning a bit of extra</a> spending money is always a good thing. But turning your “hobby” into a full-fledged business is a completely different matter. It requires a daily commitment and a persistent effort to sustain it and work at growing it.</p> <p class="p1">As a business owner, you'll be faced with deadlines, acquiring and dealing with clients, working on projects and tasks you may not be that interested in, and just overall dealing with a whole new form of st