The two most common questions I get asked by people who want to become full-time creatives in their industry or skill set or passion are: How much do I charge clients? How do I take the leap to do this full-time? It is risky, but life is risky and you’re not coming out of it alive in the end anyway so you may as well give it a go. One thing you must remember is whatever it is you want to do as a full-time creative business, you must be already interested, obsessed or addicted to it regardless of if you are getting paid or not. Then and only then can you explore the monetisation part. Figure out what your monthly expenses are and double it then add 30% tax. This is how much you will need to make per month from your new creative venture. Now that you have the pricing sorted when do you take the leap into this full-time? First, start by seeing if you can actually achieve that amount on weekends if you are working in your current job during the weekdays. It may not happen instantly...