Well, my freelance venture has begun. Maybe I should say adventure instead. This is really uncharted territory for me. I can do the job, but getting freelance work–really selling myself and getting some cashflow–is something I’ll have to learn.

I’ll be doing freelance web design, in all sorts of flavors. I’ve got a little starter site up right now. It’s not yet much, but you can take a look at it here.

My goal is to do this fulltime, leaving my ”regular job” for those interested in such things. I would rather work for myself, save the commute, and have the benefits of running a business. Getting there is the challenge.

How am I going to drum up enough business to allow me to quit my job and work for myself full time? Here’s my plan right now: Get my freelance site indexed by the major search engines, buy Google ads, and start bidding on jobs I find on various freelance job boards like getafreelancer.com, guru.com, and such.

This is where I’m at and where I’m going. I’m hoping to be free of my employment shackles by this summer, but I have a feeling that the seasons will change rapidly for me this year. We’ll just see how it goes.