Set Up a Benefits Package

Wudan Yan

Build a benefits plan that includes time off, sick days, insurance, continuing education, and more.

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By the end of this playbook

<p>In this playbook, Wudan will walk you through the process of building your benefits package. A strong benefits package is essential to make a freelancing career sustainable and healthy. The best part is, you get to customize your benefits package to what you need. You got into freelancing in part because of the flexibility and freedom, and you should apply that to how you treat your benefits.</p>

Steps

Write out what is important to you

Decide what do you want your typical week to look like

Build in strategies to prevent burnout

Bake in sick days and that sweet, sweet PTO

Get healthcare and insurance coverage

Invest in yourself with continuing education

Set up your system to save for retirement

Put all your benefits together into your policy

Author

<p><a href="http://www.wudanyan.com/">Wudan Yan</a> is an award-winning journalist, podcast producer, and entrepreneur based in Seattle. She is the co-founder and CEO of The Writers' Co-op, a learning academy and online community for freelance creatives.</p>

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