working for yourself. (setting up as a freelancer)

Unlike in an agency you're on your own as a freelancer so all responsibilities will be your own to deal with. Firstly you would have to think about gathering a reputation for what you do, it is essential if you're looking to be a successful freelancer to promote what you do by creating business cards and an online portfolio. Work won't always come to you, so to get things rolling you may have to make a few calls requesting any design work that a company, brand or service may want doing. In this business it defiantly seems to help if you have contacts that are already established in the design field.