The place to launch or grow your freelance business

As a Next Level Freelancer, you will go through a proven training program to freelance succesfully. Become a pro at getting clients, negotiating, administration, applying tax tricks and much more.

Your freelance vision and roadmap
Started with live & on-demand training
Won your first endclient
Popping champagne with the community
Much more training & coaching

You want to start freelancing, but what will you run into?

We'll help you with everything you'll encounter when you start freelancing or when you are already a freelancer. Orders, contracts, regulations, administration, etc. With the NLF program, you are ready for anything.

Don't let recruiters or consultancy firms take advantage of you anymore. Take matters into your own hands!

Most IT, risk & engineering professionals are stuck in regular employment because of the doomsday stories of employers or recruitment agencies. They claim that it is risky, insurance is expensive, and so on. If they do eventually make the switch, they let agencies mediate them for very high margins with a low hourly rate as a consequence. This can be done way better.

You want more freedom and think about freelancing

Regular employment doesn't cut it anymore, the work, the salary and limited freedom; you've had enough.

You are to scared to do it alone

So you look around and talk to friends. They say it's always like that. Then you'll discover recruitment agencies.

You allow yourself to intercede

The contract you signed? No idea if it's right. The margin they get: they said it's low.  but.. you finally have an assignment and stability.

The painful truth comes out

You find out that 25 euro is being added to your rate... Shit. So much? Oh well, freelancing yourself is just too difficult, right?

You'll discover the solution (as you're reading this!)

Say goodbye to insecurity about your next assignment and being ghosted by recruiters;
Become a Next Level Freelancer.

We help people like you to get the skills, knowledge and community to go hard as a freelancer

We first analyse where you are in your freelance career and whether our method is feasible and profitable enough for you. Then, in our program, you will learn all the skills to take your (professional) life to the next level. Together, we'll put a dot on the horizon that will soon give you real satisfaction and pleasure as a freelancer. We are going to gradually make that dream a reality.

These professionals have taken their careers to the next level

We've helped more than 120 IT, Risk & engineering professionals like you to launch and grow their career as freelancers. On average, they had already reached a net income of more than €6,000 in month 1 or raised their hourly rate by 7,50 on average. Making the investment in our program an immediate net profit

Huib Vroege

Data Engineer

“Within a year with NLF, you'll know you're safe for the future and will never run out of assignment again.”

Wesley Lether

Fullstack Software Engineer

“Thanks to Next Level, the financial space is very different, but so is the freedom to choose what you want.”

Johnny van Rijn

Microsoft 365 Consultant

“Now that I've completed the entire process, I feel very comfortable. A very free feeling. It's my rules; I'm the boss.”

Michel Moorlag

Software Developer

“Financially, I've also made huge progress. My bank called that to check how I was clearing up the downpayment on my house so fast”

Kwok-Tjing Lam

Test automator

“Compared to employment, NLF gives me much more freedom in the choices I make; the assignments, the layout of time.”

Alex Bijlsma

Backend Software Developer

“Without Next Level, I really wouldn't have been able to land this amazingly cool assignment.”

Mohamed el Hamouti

System & Cloud Engineer

“Proud to announce that my first assignment was successfully completed without the intervention of third parties.”

Jeroen de Bonte

ICT & Azure Cloud Consultant

“If you are still unsure about becoming self-employed, please contact NLF!”

“Within 2 years, I already could buy a house, a new car and I had still quite some savings left .”

Freelance .NET developer

Jaimy de Nijs

The only way to get ALL the benefits of freelancing

If you're freelancing or you are going to start freelancing, you have 4 options. If you list them, it soon becomes clear where you will get the most freedom, satisfaction, money and pleasure from.

Midlance
(actually not even freelancing)

Freelance on your own

Next Level Freelancer

Recruitment agencies

Employability
average
Varying
High
Varying
Keep the full rate for yourself
Help when you need it
Your own network of end clients
Sparring within a community of peers
Tax benefits (deductions, etc.)
Be able to negotiate your rate yourself
High rates and net income
Varying
Avg. € 90/hour and €9.700 turnover
Get assignments and share them with peers
Stable high rate
Be a real enterpreneur and grow in it
Able to work on a project basis
In your own hands

Our achievements:

For over 7 years, we've been helping people launch or grow their freelance business.
We're proud of some of our stats: 

Revenue generated for our freelancers

68+ million

Revenue generated for our freelancers by teaching them how to get to end customers and getting the highest possible rates.

Started freelancing through us

130+

People started freelancing with us.

Average monthly profit

€13.200+

The average monthly income after making the switch.

Intakes with end-clients

562+

Interviews scheduled between clients and our freelancers (without are recruitment agency)

Exchanged assignments

88+

Partners who started an assignment via another freelancer in our community.

Entry to end customers

643+

Companies that we have access to for you as a freelancer.

Discover the tribe you can rely on in any situation imaginable

This program is not just about assignments. You have 1 place for everything you need as a freelancer for the rest of your life. A community to spar with, experienced coaches, exclusive tooling, templates and anything else you can imagine.

Trainings that give you an unfair advantage

Our coaches with decades of experience in the sector, will teach you the tactics and methods that have proven effective with over 130 other freelancers. You'll learn how companies hire freelancers, how to find clients easily and automate it and how to make the market work for you.

Grow and strengthen your knowledge on-demand

With our learning management system, you have 24/7 access to dozens of hours of videos and in-depth articles. How do you find end customers? How do you get a rate increase during your job? How do you deal with a customer who doesn't pay? What makes a good/bad freelance contract? Everything is covered!

Always an expert or coach at your disposal

Senior coaches, an asset manager, tax specialist, insurance specialist; as an NLF member, you have direct access to an experienced set of specialists, all with 5 to 25 years of relevant experience. Knowledge and advice that you normally pay thousands of euros for, all easily accessible.

Strong, vetted community of starting and professional freelancers

“Does anyone have an entry into this company?
"Can this agency be trusted?
"Is anyone else going to this event?
"Just asked over 85/h for the first time and they agreed right away!”
These are just a few examples of how our community works!

Exclusive “insider knowledge” tools

We give you various tools that will make your position even stronger. Such as our hourly rate analysis, recruiter blacklist and a number of classified systems that we only share with our members.

Wall of wins

We achieve great things with our freelancers every day and we are proud of that. Who knows, maybe we'll see you below soon!

Here's where your new life as a freelancer starts

When you work with us, you'll learn to unlock the complete freedom of freelancing. First things first, find out how much you could earn as a freelancer.

Request gross/net calculation
2,971 people have already preceded you!

FAQs

Below, we've answered the most frequently asked questions about Next Level Freelancer for you. During our discovery calls, there is plenty of room to ask your individual questions.

For freelancers or starting freelancers?

Our program works well for both existing and starting freelancers because the questions and needs match: more clients, better rates, etc. In addition, many freelancers can still optimize, such as agreeing to contracts that are not appropriate or simply gambling with their rate.

When you start with us, you will arrange this properly right away.

For starters, we have specific modules that focus on getting that first client launching your freelance business: your first assignment, setting up accounting, dismissal, and everything that comes with it.

For experienced freelancers: you'll be able to cherry pick and improve on the topic that you want to. Since we are in the field for 15+ years now, we have distilled the methods that work best for people withing the 32hr to 40hr, big assignment freelance market. So no BS advice like - start posting on social media -.

What exactly does NLF help with?

With everything around the switch to freelancing and freelancing itself. For literally everything that comes with this, we have a solution. We have already helped more than 130 people and our service has become a toolbox for every challenge. Through more than 7 advisors, 90 other active community members, templates, playbooks, training courses, etc.

Basically, if you have a problem, you'll find the answer with us. If you have an unique case, we will ensure that you still get an answer, asap.

How much time does this take?

In the beginning, consider about 2 hours per week that you will have to spend on it. Over time, that will become less as you have set up and implemented everything. Then it's more about optimizing and troubleshooting. It also depends on how active you are.

In the long run, a minimum of 30 minutes per week is a good amount you want to spend on your business. That may not sound like much, but we'll teach you how to automate a lot.

What does it cost?

Check this page for the various packages of services, including prices at a glance.

Don't companies only hire through agencies?

If this is what you think, you have fallen prey to exactly the image that the agencies and employers want you to have. This is because this way, you simply stay in your place, depending on these intermediaries, so that you can continue to pay for their cash. Other freelancers may have told you this, because they only work through agencies and don't know how to turn it around for themselves.

Companies certainly do hire directly. If you hire a freelancer for an X hourly rate, does it matter where they come from? No. Sometimes the contract negotiation has to go through an intermediary because they don't want to do it themselves, but that's different from a mediator.

Do I have enough experience?

Based on your resume and LinkedIn, we will always assess whether you can already start freelancing or if you'd better wait a little longer. As a reference, you can take 5 to 7 years of experience. But this can also be less with highly interesting profiles. For example, we've helped several people with 2.5 to 3 years of experience. Also check out our video on Instagram about this.

The market is bad, isn't it?

At the moment, there are a few fewer jobs than in the freakishly high peak that followed immediately after COVID, but if you compare it with the past 15 years, it is still a good market and very “average”.

Don't I have to wait because of the DBA/VBAR Act?

The wrangling around the DBA Act (and now the introduction of VBAR) has been going on for more than 8 years and is still not being enforced. Every time something happens, the consulting firms, payrollers and employers use that to scare you out of freelancing and keep earning money for them. So it's a recurring trend just to make you scared.

That said, it has become more concrete in 2025 and you see requests with “no self-employed” coming by more often. So the imbalance between high demand and low supply is decreasing. That is why it is all the more important that you actively work to get a network with end-clients by yourself and not just rely on portals and agencies. And that is exactly what we teach you.

How long does the program take?

After a year, you are undoubtedly prepared and we see that freelancers are already going to help others. That's why our program lasts one year, followed by the opportunity to stay connected to our network and actively participate in the community.

At the beginning of the program, we'll see you bring in your first customer within 1-3 months. Only then will you quit your job and thus, after your notice period, you will have officially started as a freelancer.

Will it work out?

That depends on what you want. If you have 2 years of experience, want to make the switch tomorrow and earn 120 euro per hour, you have a challenge. In the beginning, we make a plan with each new participant in the program, advising you on what is possible and achievable and what is risky or unattainable.

Still having questions?

Get in touch via erik@nextlevelfreelancer.com and we'll help you out!

Here's where your new life as a freelancer starts

When you work with us, you'll learn to unlock the complete freedom of freelancing. First things first, schedule a 20-minute call and find out if and how we can help you.

120+ successful freelancers preceded you

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