Carly Doran - The GigLoft Experience

Community feature: Diana Fitts, freelance writer & GigLoft student

My parents have always been self-employed, so I grew up understanding the perks and challenges of this lifestyle. In my household, the response to a goal was never, “you can’t do that.”

True Stories

Community feature: Adam French, GigLoft mentor, designer, podcaster

Read why Adam makes his own rules, loves Kimball Musk, hates not knowing what to put his creative energy towards, reads Tim Ferriss, and more.

Getting Started

The Crooked Path that Led Me to Freelance

From the beginning, I had a different approach. I used my college experience to expand far and wide, and achieve the things I wanted (notably traveling). I worked as often as possible to get back on the next plane. I did alright—but I wasn’t connecting, and my passion wasn’t being fulfilled.

Remote Work

GigLoft’s Carly Doran on Why She Decided to Freelance Full-Time!

Despite the fear and uncertainty of leaping into the unknown, freelancing has been a game changer in my work-life balance. I’ve attended all the important family events, I’ve travelled for 13 of the last 19 months and I have grown my network more than I thought possible.