{"id":115247,"date":"2023-10-13T17:42:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T21:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=115247"},"modified":"2026-01-21T14:24:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T18:24:19","slug":"freelancer-niche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/freelancer-niche\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Your Freelancer Niche: Take the Path of Trial &amp; Error"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How do you go about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-niche-in-life\/\">finding your niche<\/a> as a freelancer? How can you be sure that you&#8217;ve found it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Millerd stepped off the default <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/career-path-development\/\">career path<\/a> and embarked on &#8220;the pathless path&#8221; of freelancing. He now helps others find their way. He shares two criteria that you need to look for and shares advice on how to reach those goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn how to find your freelancer niche in today&#8217;s world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-find-your-freelancer-niche\">Find Your Freelancer Niche<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people assume that deprioritizing work means rashly quitting your job with no backup plan, but Millerd explains that <strong>the transition from traditional work to self-employment should be a gradual process.<\/strong> It takes time to figure out what you\u2019re going to do next, and, if you make rash decisions, you might suffer negative consequences that put you in panic mode, which limits your freedom to make the decisions you genuinely <em>want <\/em>to make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: As you gear up to leave your traditional job, you might consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/what-is-quiet-quitting-6743910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>quiet quitting<\/em><\/a>\u2014a form of subtle disengagement from the job that involves doing <em>only <\/em>the bare minimum. That way, you can continue performing as well as you need to in order to keep bringing in a paycheck while refocusing your remaining energy on the next steps.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people are intimidated by the freedom that self-employment gives them\u2014how do you decide what to do with your time? Millerd says that <strong>you can find your freelancer niche <strong>only<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>via trial and error<\/strong>: Try a new approach to work and see how it feels. If you like it, do it again; if you don\u2019t, try something else. He explains that you\u2019ll know you\u2019ve found your niche when something meets the two conditions of reinvented success: It enables you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/living-by-your-values\/\">live according to your values<\/a> and contribute something important to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: in <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/what-color-is-your-parachute\/1-page-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>What Color Is Your Parachute?<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>career expert Richard Nelson Bolles says finding your niche is easier with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-self-reflect\/\">self-reflection<\/a>. He recommends considering seven factors as you reflect: the kinds of people you want to work with, the conditions you prefer to work under, your skillset, your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/find-purpose-in-your-life\/\">life purpose<\/a>, the knowledge you already have, your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/goals-change\/\">financial goals<\/a>, and your ideal place to live.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Millerd argues that creative work is key to a meaningful life\u2014so your freelancer niche will probably be a creative endeavor. He explains that everyone has an inherent capacity for creativity and that creative expression is becoming more democratically available thanks to the internet\u2014anyone can post self-produced music online, for example.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Some researchers say that one reason creativity makes life more meaningful is that <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/beautiful-minds\/the-creative-life-and-well-being\/#:~:text=The%20deep%20connection,purpose%20in%20life.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">it deepens your relationship with yourself<\/a>. Through creative work, you have the opportunity to explore and reflect on your thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and experiences. This process can help you cope better with adversity <em>and <\/em>produce results you find personally valuable, which is correlated with enhanced joy.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Millerd also encourages you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/hub\/society-culture\/arts\/sharing-your-art\/\">share your work<\/a> online because, although there\u2019s a chance people will dislike it, there\u2019s also a chance that people will love it. And, if they do, it might open the door to further opportunities to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-doing-what-you-love\/\">do what you love<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/steal-like-an-artist\/1-page-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Steal Like an Artist<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>writer and illustrator Austin Kleon says you should <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/steal-like-an-artist\/1-page-summary#step-4-share-your-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">be careful not to rush the decision to start sharing your creative work online<\/a>. He explains that when you\u2019re anonymous, you have the freedom to experiment\u2014but once you start sharing your work, people will expect you to keep doing the same thing. When you know you\u2019re ready to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/share-your-work\/\">share your work<\/a>, Kleon suggests that you create a website and join social media, where you can share both finished work <em>and <\/em>sneak peeks at ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-creative-process-2\/\">creative processes<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Once you find something you want to stick with, engineer a life that enables you to continue doing it.<\/strong> For example, if you discover a passion for music but can\u2019t get paid for it yet, you may have to take on paid freelance work to support yourself until you can make music profitable. Millerd suggests minimizing risks to your security as much as possible: For example, he recognized that freelancing is a fickle industry since work isn\u2019t steadily available or well-paying, so he set himself up with multiple streams of income (including freelance consulting work and selling online consulting courses) so he always has something to fall back on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: As you work on engineering a life that enables you to continue working in your freelancer niche, it may help to build flexibility into your plans. In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/designing-your-life\/1-page-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Designing Your Life<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>Bill Burnett and Dave Evans suggest that you <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/designing-your-life\/1-page-summary#step-6-design-three-different-lives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">generate three five-year plans<\/a>: one plan that would support your current career path, a backup plan in case the first plan falls through, and a third plan for what you\u2019d do if you weren\u2019t concerned about money or other people\u2019s approval. This could help you adapt to unexpected circumstances that might arise as you pursue your new career.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you go about finding your niche as a freelancer? How can you be sure that you&#8217;ve found it? 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