FREelancers

Turn in your work fast and make it as good as possible. In short, build and maintain an excellent reputation.

Yes, But a freelancer should keep some things in mind to survive.

If you're not freelance yet, pick your time
It's not always a choice but if you do have the luxury of deciding to make the move into a freelance career, timing is crucial.
Build up a cushion
Work out what you have spare each month and set up a direct debit into a savings account that you won't find yourself dipping into by mistake but can access if necessary.
At the end of the year you will need to pay tax, so it is wise to save as you go rather than banking on getting a payment just as you need to settle it.
Seperate the business from personal life
"If you're running a business, have a separate business bank account and put all your business transactions through that bank account and don't put personal transactions through it.