How did you start freelancing? Please suggest detailed sources

Hi i freelanced as a kid and also as a teen and then in law school for 6-7 months. made hell of a money, as good as associates. the things is, from what I can see from my experience, I was a motion designer, You cannot for the hell of it balance of these to the max. that is you cannot progress really fast in your freelance journey and also do good in law school. You will have to balance, for example if you want to be in the top 10 of your class, forget more than one client a month, also if your delivery time is longer also forget pay. if you want more clients and more money, forget about marks. its all a balance. best of luck!