Announcement: Frances is Officially Going Freelance
I am officially announcing that I am going to be a full-time freelance and a stay-at-home mom! Check out my services here.
I have been teasing my announcement for some time. In my posts, I have mentioned the various articles and opinion pieces I have written, as well as posts preparing for an announcement.
I am now OFFICIALLY beginning my journey as a full-time freelancer and stay-at-home mom!
My work will primarily focus on education/free-market policy and reporting, but I also get to spend a lot of time with my little Daniel!
But before I continue, do not forget to follow me on my social media platforms, as I will also be utilizing those a lot for my work.
It has been my dream to become a full-time freelancer since I started working on policies fighting for gig economy workers in 2020. Throughout college, I was a student freelancer for Campus Reform, an outlet reporting on campus issues, primarily political bias and legislation. I also worked on several campaigns and even managed several social media accounts of candidates.
Freelance work was how I survived the early days of the pandemic when I was between jobs. It is how my husband made extra money before starting his new job just this year. When I started my first full-time job, I also started brand ambassador and affiliate marketing for several small businesses, as many of them struggled during the pandemic. I may return to doing that soon!
My family is part of my journey.
This is Daniel and me showing my website. As a new mother, I want to spend more time with my husband and boy, so going freelance will give me that flexibility. It is not easier, but it enables more freedom to work!
Gig economy work allows for more flexibility and freedom to work. You can set your own hours, and if you work in politics or policy, it can give you more of a voice. I also wanted more time with my husband and Daniel.
As of this year, there are 73.3 million freelance workers and counting. When I started my policy work on this issue, there were less than 60 million. I am excited to be a part of the 73.3 million people choosing to be free!
After I became pregnant with Daniel, I told several of my friends that I would start the process of going freelance in 2023. That started when I began writing for the Daily Caller, one of the largest conservative outlets in the country.
When I went back to work part-time, I continued doing this, then after returning full-time, I would mainly write articles in the evenings and on the weekends.
It takes a lot of planning and organizing to become a freelancer.
Several months later, I started writing for America’s Future, a network of liberty-minded leaders from all over the country, where I have been able to talk about education, culture, and career development. I was able to freelance work on the evenings and the weekends.
In April of this year, I soon found myself without a job, but it was not due to them being mad about the freelance work I was doing since that was done outside of work hours. In fact, they actually encouraged it to improve my writing.
During that time, I decided to grow my freelance work and build my website while applying to jobs.
Within several days after no longer being employed, I had my first interview within the first week of being let go from my job. Some of those groups decided not to continue to move on with me for various reasons, including that their organization was not planning to register in certain states, someone was a better fit, or they preferred staff in person.
One of those groups decided to offer me contract work since that group was not planning to register in Nevada or Georgia, where my family plans to move by the end of the year.
Celebrating my announcement with balloons
It was then I realized, “Maybe it is time for me to become a full-time freelancer.” After talking with my husband and several colleagues of mine, I decided to go full-force with freelance work.
Since then, I have also started writing for Herzog Foundation’s The Lion, placed several opinion pieces in various outlets, helped young liberty-minded and center-right individuals with their resumes, do data entry and help public school workers to opt out of unions with Freedom Foundation, and more.
Freelance work is also REAL WORK. People assume when you are a freelancer that you are unemployed, but the reality is that you are your own boss and still do a lot of work. Many times, people make much more as a freelancer than at a 9-to-5 job. Being a stay-at-home mom is also a real job!
Now that I have made my announcement as a full-time freelancer, feel free to check out my services and hire me. I am also open to learning new skills!
