Pursuing freelance work
I've recently been contemplating pursuing freelance work as a way to supplement my own regular wages. Some coworkers of mine have done so. One freelances regularly for People Magazine, covering celebrity news in Hawaii.
I'm from Guam and have kept in contact with many of the folks there. Guam and Hawaii often do business together because they have similar economies, so I've been considering doing freelance work for a business journal at my old home island. I used to do business reporting, so it'd be an easy fit for me. The important thing is that I do not work for a publication that competes directly for advertising dollars in the Hawaii market.
Do you all know what your freelancing policies are at your respective companies? Have you ever considered freelancing? Have you ever done it? Is it worth giving up your spare time to do more reporting? Am I just going to burn myself out?