It depends on many factors. As you say being autonomous is not easy, you must consider many aspects, know the product to be sold and how to reach the customer. Being self-employed requires perseverance and intelligence, so at first it may seem exhausting or enslaving, but with perseverance and intelligence you can achieve a strategy that works and allows greater financial freedom than as an employee. I myself began to walk this path, and I know that these are not steps that are taken lightly, if you do not take it seriously and with a clear goal you will not go anywhere.