If you are good enough to demand money for what you create, it does not matter if you have had a year or a day of experience. You have every right to make money with your skills whenever you want.
I started giving my artwork to my friends when I was about 5 years old. At the age of 10, I was able to make money from drawings and occasional murals. The point of the boundless useless story is when you start, the most important thing you can do is get attention and get people talking about what you can do. I have found the best way to do this is to give your work to people with no expectation of getting paid. Do the work so well that it makes these people money and they can not believe it and they praise you for all their friends. Some people will call you to try to get the same free deal as their friend did, but you have to stick to your land and use that requirement to charge a fee. Pretty soon people will reach out to you and say "I need this, how much is it, how long does it take?" and you're on your way to the competitions. The. The next step is to collect data on what many people bet and start adding major projects to companies, exploring sass ideas, stretching your thinking to create multiple revenue streams through the talents you have developed.
Do not let the term "freelancer" crush you. There are no rules for being a "freelancer". You create your own rules. It's all about selling and doing cool things that help people.