Freelance ups & downs

I was feeling a little nervous the last few weeks about freelance work drying up, but I think it was just the holidays. In addition to my usual freelance sites putting up a few new assignments, in the last couple days, I've managed to land an on-going freelance copy editing job and have been queried about doing some freelance page design/graphic design. The copy editing is definitely a go- it's someone I've done work for in the past, so I know what he wants, and he's going to be paying me well. It should be something on the order of $100+ a month for at least 4-5 months starting in February. The graphic design job is contingent on my sending suitable work samples and the two of us being able to work out a schedule, but I'm hopeful about it.

I think I need to stop worrying about workflow on a weekly basis and really look at incoming work and cashflow in more of a monthly or quarterly fashion. Every time I start to feel a little panicky, something good has come along. It's unfortunate but true that bad economic times tend to be good for freelancers, because it's easier and cheaper to pay people on a temporary contract basis than hire people and pay them benefits...