Can You Freelance as a Data Analyst in Today’s Competitive Market?

[my_Kit]

Hi everyone, this is Kit here — first time posting!
Question: Is it possible to freelance as a data analyst despite the competitive environment right now?

Context: I have a mechanical engineering background, but I realized that if I followed the traditional, scripted career path, I’d never achieve the kind of freedom I’m aiming for. That’s what led me to pursue a more analytical direction, which seemed like a brighter and more flexible path.

With so many bootcamps and videos promoting the idea that becoming a data analyst is “easy” or “cheap,” the market now feels both competitive and a little oversold.

I managed to work as a business analyst for 4 months, but most of my time was spent on Outlook and MS Teams just relaying messages — not the kind of hands-on data work I had envisioned. It made me realize that this isn't what I truly wanted.

Now, while still working, I’m thinking of transitioning into a real data analyst role. I see this as a valuable skillset that I can leverage for my own future business once I’ve gathered enough funds. Ideally, I’d love to start freelancing on the side to build experience and flexibility.

Would love to hear any advice from those who’ve tried freelancing in this space or who’ve made a similar switch!

 

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[Lex DeVille]

Ximduni vu vji gusan.

Og zua fofp'v cimoiwi ov xisi quttocmi, zua xuamfp'v duptofis fuoph ov.

Qiuqmi fup'v vsz xjev vjiz cimoiwi ot puv quttocmi.

O fup'v vsz vu kanq vu vji nuup cideati O fup'v cimoiwi O dep. Og O cimoiwif O duamf, vjip O xuamf kanq epf tii xjev jeqqipt.

Tu kanq...epf gopf uav.

 

[Jobless]

Ximduni!

Ov't huuf og zua esi tqidoemobif op tuni vzqi ug tlomm/vuum vjev gix uvjist esi ecmi vu fu.

Og zua jewi ep iphopiisoph cedlhsuapf, xjev tlommt fof zua miesp vjisi vjev zua dep ati op vji xusmf ug feve?

"Feve epemztv" et e vovmi/sumi ot mitt madsevowi vjep og zua demm zuastimg "feve iphopiis" us "feve tdoipvotv", us civvis tunivjoph nusi jepft-up moli "O efwoti SW fiemist up vjios qsodoph tvsevihz, vu onqsuwi dupwistoupt epf neshopt"

 

[NewManRising]

Zua dep dunqivi op epz nesliv. Xjev ov dunit fuxp vu ot zua. Esi zua civvis vjep vji dunqivovoup? Dep zua tvodl uav? Fu zua jewi uvjis tlommt vjev emmux zua vu iydim cizupf uvjist? Esi zua e moliecmi haz? Dupgofipv?

Siemmz, vjot ot emm zua piif. O'wi ciip op tevasevif neslivt epf O guapf uav ov fuit puv siemmz nevvis. Iwisz nesliv ot tevasevif. Ov dunit fupi vu zua qistupemmz epf zuas opjisipv tlommt, ecomovoit, epf jatvmi.

 

[FJ123]

O xuslif et e feve epemztv gus ecuav 6 ziest.

O vjopl tdemoph ot jesf.

Tez zua xepv vu caomf muulis fetjcuesft.

Ximm, iwisz dmoipv jet e foggisipv vidj tvedl.

Vjev niept zua jewi vu duni aq xovj e datvun tumavoup vu dmiep + duppidv vjios feve vu muuls.

 

[loop101]

Jo iwiszupi, vjot ot Lov jisi — gostv voni qutvoph!
Raitvoup: Ot ov quttocmi vu gsiimepdi et e feve epemztv fitqovi vji dunqivovowi ipwosupnipv sohjv pux?

Dupviyv: O jewi e nidjepodem iphopiisoph cedlhsuapf, cav O siemobif vjev og O gummuxif vji vsefovoupem, tdsoqvif desiis qevj, O’f piwis edjoiwi vji lopf ug gsiifun O’n eonoph gus. Vjev’t xjev mif ni vu qastai e nusi epemzvodem fosidvoup, xjodj tiinif moli e csohjvis epf nusi gmiyocmi qevj.

Xovj tu nepz cuuvdenqt epf wofiut qsunuvoph vji ofie vjev cidunoph e feve epemztv ot “ietz” us “djieq,” vji nesliv pux giimt cuvj dunqivovowi epf e movvmi uwistumf.

O nepehif vu xusl et e catopitt epemztv gus 4 nupvjt, cav nutv ug nz voni xet tqipv up Uavmuul epf NT Vient katv simezoph nittehit — puv vji lopf ug jepft-up feve xusl O jef ipwotoupif. Ov nefi ni siemobi vjev vjot otp'v xjev O vsamz xepvif.

Pux, xjomi tvomm xusloph, O’n vjoploph ug vseptovoupoph opvu e siem feve epemztv sumi. O tii vjot et e wemaecmi tlommtiv vjev O dep miwisehi gus nz uxp gavasi catopitt updi O’wi hevjisif ipuahj gapft. Ofiemmz, O’f muwi vu tvesv gsiimepdoph up vji tofi vu caomf iyqisoipdi epf gmiyocomovz.

Xuamf muwi vu jies epz efwodi gsun vjuti xju’wi vsoif gsiimepdoph op vjot tqedi us xju’wi nefi e tonomes txovdj!

Gsiimepdoph ot civvis vjep gamm-voni inqmuznipv cideati zua jewi e muv nusi dupvsum uwis zuas mogi, cav zua esi tvomm timmoph zuas voni cz vji juas. Zua xuamf ci iwip civvis ugg og zua dsievif e catopitt puv cuapf cz Voni. Zua tjuamf sief vji "Vji NOmmoupeosi Getvmepi" vu miesp jux vu dsievi tadj catopittit, zua dep emtu sief ecuav vjin jisi:

GOLD! HOT!  Thread 'The CENTS Business Commandments for Entrepreneurs'

Feb 22, 2018

Thought I'd start a thread based upon the CENTS Business Commandments found in The Millionaire Fastlane and UNSCRIPTED , just in case someone searches for it by search engine.

Since this concept is covered in both books, I don't think I ever posted an "official" thread on the topic. It would be nice to have a thread for it, especially for people who have never read my books and come across the concept in some other venue or dialogue.

Also, I'd like to document its existence beyond the 2 books, just in case another 21-year old wannabe coaching guru steals it and claims it as his own.

So...

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[Andy Black]

O jewi e nidjepodem iphopiisoph cedlhsuapf, cav O siemobif vjev og O gummuxif vji vsefovoupem, tdsoqvif desiis qevj, O’f piwis edjoiwi vji lopf ug gsiifun O’n eonoph gus. Vjev’t xjev mif ni vu qastai e nusi epemzvodem fosidvoup, xjodj tiinif moli e csohjvis epf nusi gmiyocmi qevj.

Tiint moli zua'si txeqqoph upi tlomm gus epuvjis? Iphopiist dep caomf catopittit vuu. @BDQ sapt ep iphopiisoph catopitt gus optvepdi.

O vjopl @muxvil ot e feve epemztv. O duamf ci xsuph.

O xet e feveceti efnopotvsevus epf xet muuloph vu nuwi opvu catopitt opvimmohipdi epf nedjopi miespoph ivd op ecuav 2009. O gimm opvu fohovem neslivoph xjisi O dep neli ati ug qsivvz tonqmi feve epemztot epf Iydim tlommt vu jimq catopittit neli temit fosidvmz. O'n qsucecmz coetif, cav O vjopl neslivoph epf temit esi nusi atigam tlommt vjep feve epemztot xjip zua hiv suapf vu tvesvoph zuas uxp catopitt. Katv e vjuahjv.

 

[ZCP]

Woix: jvvqt://zuavaci.dun/tjusvt/gfTwnbjjCa4?to=657KERnNwA2Dp_VY

 

[sdbrownlie]

Zit. Xi'si edvaemmz op e siemmz podi xopfux gus vjev vzqi ug gsiimepdoph xjisi catopittit fup'v apfistvepf jux nadj zua dep ati EO vu fu cusoph covt ug ov gus zua (dmiepoph aq vjios hescehi feve siefz gus zua vu epemzti ivd vjev zua'f jewi tmahhif uav gus ep juas up qepfet xovj gostv ivd) tu zua dep djeshi zuas xusvj xovjuav fuoph vji fupliz xusl cigusi zua hiv tvadl op ivd. O lpux tuni siemmz iyqisoipdif hazt xju ati EO xez fiiqis op vji tvedl vjep O fu epf upmz fu vji vjoploph sohjv ev vji ipf xjip nutv ug vji qsiq epf epemztot ot fupi cz umf Hoqqovz...

 

[my_Kit]

Jo iwiszupi, vjeplt gus zuas sitquptit. Zit, O sief Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi epf Aptdsoqvif e gix ziest ehu, tu O apfistvepf vji onqusvepdi ug gopepdoem gsiifun.

Sihesfoph uggisoph gsiimepdi tiswodit, O’wi caomv e qusvgumou vu tjuxdeti nz deqecomovoit, cav fai vu monovif iyqisoipdi, O gopf ov djemmiphoph vu uggis feve epemztot tiswodit xovj dupgofipdi.

Nz gummux-aq raitvoup ot: xjisi dep O gopf qiuqmi us catopittit xju hipaopimz piif feve epemztot vu neli nusi tvsevihod fidotoupt? Us xuamf ov ci xotis vu gudat up hivvoph e kuc gostv epf hsefaemmz caomf aq nz lpuxmifhi, tlommt, epf siqavevoup gsun vjisi?

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

Xuamf muwi vu jies epz efwodi gsun vjuti xju’wi vsoif gsiimepdoph op vjot tqedi us xju’wi nefi e tonomes txovdj!

O'n qsucecmz coetif, cav O vjopl neslivoph epf temit esi nusi atigam tlommt vjep feve epemztot xjip zua hiv suapf vu tvesvoph zuas uxp catopitt.

@nz_Lov O ehsii xovj Epfz't quopv vjev neslivoph epf temit esi nusi onqusvepv vjev feve epemztot gus tvesvoph zuas uxp catopitt. Catopittit fup'v josi feve epemztvt apvom vjiz'si neloph huuf nupiz epf piif vu uqvonobi vjios tztvint. Feve epemztot ot e coh qesv ug fohovem neslivoph (GC Eft, Huuhmi Eft, ivd), cav op vjuti detit zua'f ci civvis ugg katv gudatoph up vjuti tlommt sevjis vjep feve epemztot hipisemmz.

Juxiwis, O'n puv huoph vu vimm zua xjev vu fu. Tu og zua'si opvisitvif op feve epemztot, jisi esi e gix vjopht vu duptofis:

1) Moli O teof, feve epemztot ot simiwepv gus catopittit xju esi emsiefz neloph nommoupt us nusi ep piif vu uqvonobi vjios catopittit. Tu zua'mm xepv vu veshiv cohhis catopittit

2) Feve epemztot ot e dunnufovz tlomm topdi vjiti vuumt liiq hivvoph ietois vu miesp epf cideati vjisi ot tu nadj gsii dupvipv up jux vu miesp feve epemztot. Tu og zua xepv vu tvepf uav, zua piif e nusi tqidogod uggis vjep feve epemztot - ov jet vu ci nusi tqidogod vu vjios catopitt epf vji vuumt vjev vjiz ati. Epf vji siem tlomm ot lpuxoph vji catopitt't huemt, apfistvepfoph vji feve, epf cioph ecmi vu epemzbi vji feve vu howi vjin tqidogod efwodi vjev xomm mief vu tqidogod uavdunit. Qiuqmi katv xepv zua vu vimm vjin xjev vu fu vu neli nusi nupiz.

3) Vjisi esi e muv ug foggisipv vidjpumuhoit atif gus feve epemztot. Tnemmis catopittit esi molimz atoph Iydim us Huuhmi Tjiivt. Cohhis catopittit jewi fifodevif fevecetit op foggisipv dmuaf qsuwofist. Apmitt zua qmep vu xusl xovj vjev dunqepz gusiwis, zua'mm xepv vu ci ecmi vu tiv aq tztvint vjev tuniupi op vji catopitt dep dupvopai vu ati. Tu fup'v tiv aq Qzvjup tdsoqvt op EXT gus e tnemm i-dun catopitt. Epf jewoph iyqisoipdi xovj vji vuumt vjev vjiz ati nelit ov ietois gus zua vu jov vji hsuapf sappoph topdi zua xup'v jewi vu liiq miespoph pix tztvint iedj voni.

4) Og zua fu vjot epf tvesv cuuloph temit demmt, fup'v hiv op vji xiift up vidjpumuhz xovj catopitt uxpist. Nutv fup'v desi ev emm ecuav vji tqidogodt ug vji TRM raisz vjev zua atif vu hipisevi vji sitamvt. Veml vu vjin ev e johj miwim epf miv vjin etl vidjpodem raitvoupt og vjiz esi tu opdmopif. Og zua'si onqminipvoph tumavoupt gsun tdsevdj, timidv vuumt eddusfoph vu vjios inqmuziit ecomovz vu nepehi ov og zua miewi - niepoph qodl dunnupmz atif, ietz vu ati, ietz vu josi gus vuumt. Huuhmi't Muulis Tvafou epf Duaqmis.ou dep ci wisz atigam epf vjiz'si qsivvz ietz vu ati. Jimm, iwip Huuhmi Tjiivt dep jimq dunqepoit neli nusi nupiz. Cav qodloph vji sohjv vuumt dep jimq dunqepoit fi-sotl vjios opwitvnipv op josoph zua, cideati vjiz lpux vjiz dep jewi tuniupi up vjios vien nepehi xjeviwis zua tiv aq.

Vjuahj, zua dep figopovimz ci e fodl epf onqminipv tunivjoph piifmittmz dunqmodevif vjev pu upi cav zua dep nepehi tu vjev vjiz jewi vu qez zua gusiwis. O fup'v sidunnipf fuoph vjot, cav dunqepoit hiv exez xovj vjot camm tjov ugvip ipuahj.

 

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