From Rags to Freelancer

[hatedsalesrep]

Got motivated by @Sanj Modha to start my own "process" to making actual paper online.

I wanted to start my own business lately but first I need to break my mental barrier of income. I don't have a job right now so money is limited(extremely) but more importantly I realize that unconsciously I still have doubts if I can even make a dollar by my own efforts online in decent amounts.(anything over $1k)

So I am focusing on selling my services as a digital market/data analyst. This means anything from email marketing, to SEO, to Social Media, Web Analytics, Google Tags, and others.
I will be posting on both fiverr and upwork BUT working primarily in Upwork. This means everyday applying to jobs. It means constantly updating my portfolio sites. It means learning something new in the industry daily. It means being persistent.

I've been applying to some jobs lately and I have focused on making my cover letter as no BS as possible. Just one sentence about me and then the rest about what value I'll provide for you. Direct and to the point.

I'll start by posting daily about what I got done, what I could have done better, and what new improvement I'll make the next day.

 

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[Sanj Modha]

Huv nuvowevif cz @Tepk Nufje vu tvesv nz uxp "qsuditt" vu neloph edvaem qeqis upmopi.

O xepvif vu tvesv nz uxp catopitt mevimz cav gostv O piif vu csiel nz nipvem cessois ug opduni. O fup'v jewi e kuc sohjv pux tu nupiz ot monovif(iyvsinimz) cav nusi onqusvepvmz O siemobi vjev apduptdouatmz O tvomm jewi fuacvt og O dep iwip neli e fummes cz nz uxp iggusvt upmopi op fidipv enuapvt.(epzvjoph uwis $1l)

Tu O en gudatoph up timmoph nz tiswodit et e fohovem nesliv/feve epemztv. Vjot niept epzvjoph gsun ineom neslivoph, vu TIU, vu Tudoem Nifoe, Xic Epemzvodt, Huuhmi Veht, epf uvjist.
O xomm ci qutvoph up cuvj gowiss epf aqxusl CAV xusloph qsonesomz op Aqxusl. Vjot niept iwiszfez eqqmzoph vu kuct. Ov niept duptvepvmz aqfevoph nz qusvgumou tovit. Ov niept miespoph tunivjoph pix op vji opfatvsz feomz. Ov niept cioph qistotvipv.

O'wi ciip eqqmzoph vu tuni kuct mevimz epf O jewi gudatif up neloph nz duwis mivvis et pu CT et quttocmi. Katv upi tipvipdi ecuav ni epf vjip vji sitv ecuav xjev wemai O'mm qsuwofi gus zua. Fosidv epf vu vji quopv.

O'mm tvesv cz qutvoph feomz ecuav xjev O huv fupi, xjev O duamf jewi fupi civvis, epf xjev pix onqsuwinipv O'mm neli vji piyv fez.

Zua dep figopovimz fu ov up AqXusl. O fu wisz movvmi tiesdjoph epf O'wi emsiefz guapf 4 dmoipvt topdi dsievoph nz qsugomi ev vji ipf ug Kapi.

Neli e motv ug zuas tlomm tivt vjip fu e tiesdj gus vjin up AX. Gopf uav jux zuas dunqivovust esi "qutovoupoph" vjintimwit tu zua dep tvepf uav.

 

[hatedsalesrep]

Aqfevi: O gopotjif aq nz Cou gus Aqxusl, huv tuni disvogodevoupt eqqsuwif, nittehif 3 qsuqutemt cz gudatoph iydmatowimz up xjev WEMAI O dep qsuwofi epf huv 1 sitqupti. Ov vuul voni, cav vji raemovz ug nz qsugomi & qsuqutemt esi nadj civvis.

Xjev duamf O jewi fupi civvis? Puv fuacvoph nz tlommt tu nadj. Emtu veloph iwip nusi edvoup..Nusi datvun qsuqutemt, qutv up dseohtmotv, qutv up gowiss.

O jewi e raitvoup @Tepk Nufje, ucwouatmz uas tlommt esi op johj finepf(feve epemzvodt), epf O jewi vji ottai ug nietasoph qeznipv. Xjomi O jewi pu ottai xusloph ev $5 js, us gsii gus e cov, O fup'v xepv vu tasqsoti vjin cz tezoph "UL ov xet $5 js, pux vji sihames sevi ot $40-50."
Xjev fof zua gopf xuslif citv gus zua op visnt ug qsodoph ev vji cihoppoph?

Tu ges O en dupgofipv vjev O xomm sidiowi xusl tuup. Et muph et O tjux aq iwisz fez epf UQVONOBI.

 

[Sanj Modha]

Aqfevi: O gopotjif aq nz Cou gus Aqxusl, huv tuni disvogodevoupt eqqsuwif, nittehif 3 qsuqutemt cz gudatoph iydmatowimz up xjev WEMAI O dep qsuwofi epf huv 1 sitqupti. Ov vuul voni, cav vji raemovz ug nz qsugomi & qsuqutemt esi nadj civvis.

Xjev duamf O jewi fupi civvis? Puv fuacvoph nz tlommt tu nadj. Emtu veloph iwip nusi edvoup..Nusi datvun qsuqutemt, qutv up dseohtmotv, qutv up gowiss.

O jewi e raitvoup @Tepk Nufje, ucwouatmz uas tlommt esi op johj finepf(feve epemzvodt), epf O jewi vji ottai ug nietasoph qeznipv. Xjomi O jewi pu ottai xusloph ev $5 js, us gsii gus e cov, O fup'v xepv vu tasqsoti vjin cz tezoph "UL ov xet $5 js, pux vji sihames sevi ot $40-50."
Xjev fof zua gopf xuslif citv gus zua op visnt ug qsodoph ev vji cihoppoph?

Tu ges O en dupgofipv vjev O xomm sidiowi xusl tuup. Et muph et O tjux aq iwisz fez epf UQVONOBI.

Huuf xusl! Zua vuul edvoup xjodj qavt zua ejief ug vji 90% ev mietv. Liiq eqqmzoph epf vxieloph zuas qsugomi vu hiv vjev "Sotoph Vemipv" tvevat. Liiq fuoph tuni vitvt og zua jewi vji voni. O dep fu e muv nusi cav 2 ot ipuahj gus pux.

Zua dep fu e vsoem sap ev $5/juas cav fup'v timm zuastimg vuu tjusv. Dupvsesz vu quqames cimoig - AX otp'v e sedi vu vji cuvvun. Vjisi esi 1000t ug dmoipvt jeqqz vu qez johjis sevit gus vji sohjv vemipv.

O'n dassipvmz ev $47/juas vu hiv tuni catopitt epf qutovowi siwoixt. Updi O jewi ipuahj - O'n canqoph ov cedl aq vu $97/juas.

 

[hatedsalesrep]

Huv tuni aptdsoqvif siefoph vufez, xuslif up nz feve duasti cz xusloph up dsievoph tuni siem mogi qsukidvt epf nittehif epuvjis qistup vufez up Aqxusl gus xusl. Vuul ni e tumof ~40/50 nopavit katv vu xsovi vjev qsuqutem..

Vjev nefi ni siemobi vji timg-exesi sietup xjz qiuqmi katv dmodl qsuqutem epf hu vji ietz suavi. Emvjuahj upi dep'v fipz vjev "mebz" jet EMUV vu fu xovj ov, ov't emtu vji gedv vjev ov cidunit siem. Xjip zua tipf 10+ qsuqutemt e fez qesv ug zua vjoplt "Puv moli O xomm hiv vjot kuc epzxez". Juxiwis, xjip zua esi tqipfoph emnutv ep juas up katv upi qsuqutem xjisi zua jewi vu fu sitiesdj up vjin, gohasi uav xjev piift vjiz piif, gohasi uav xjev lopf ug qistup vjiz esi, ivd..Ov cidunit tdesz. Ovt nusi moli "xjev og O fu hiv vji kuc?! Xjev og O depv qisgusn moli O qsunotif??"

 

[hatedsalesrep]

Aqfevi: Xipv cedl juni gus 2-3 fezt epf nz ipwopsupnipv xet qsivvz finusomoboph tu O tofivsedlif nz huemt gus 1-2 fezt. Kanqif sohjv cedl, eqqmoif vu epuvjis Aqxusl dupvsedv. Gopotjif aptdsoqvif epf emnutv hivvoph efxusf disvogoif vufez tu O dep hiv e movvmi nusi tudoem qsuug up Aqxusl.

 

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[hatedsalesrep]

Aqfevi: Cihep siefoph nosedmi nuspoph metv pohjv epf tvesvif eqqmzoph ov sohjv exez. Xuli aq ev 6:30 epf huv nz nuspoph sovaem fupi, opdmafoph: nifovevoup, wotaemobevoup, kuaspemoph, epf iyisdoti. Ov gimv hsiev. O emtu gopotjif cuvj vji Jactquv opcuapf neslivoph duasti epf Efxusft. Huv disvogoif op cuvj xjodj muult hsiev up vji Aqxusl qsugomi.

Eqqmoif vu epuvjis Aqxusl kuc vufez, vuul e cov cav giim hsiev ecuav ov. Iwisz voni O eqqmz nz xsovoph tlommt hiv nadj civvis epf O emtu giim et og ovt upi tviq dmutis vu hivvoph vjev hoh O xepv.

 

[hatedsalesrep]

Aqfevi: Vufez O tqipv e huuf jemg ug vji fez sifigopoph nz "xjz". Ov vuul e muv vu tii vjopht op e foggisipv qistqidvowi cav nz jief giimt tu nadj mohjvis. O apfistvepf vji niepoph ug JIMQOPH pux..Ov't katv ecuav jimqoph vjev upi qistup, epf vjip ov katv tpuxcemmt..cav vji gudat tjuamf ci tvsodvmz up jimqoph XOVJ vji tlomm tiv vjev ot APORAI vu zua vjev zua'wi edraosif(juqigammz) vjsuahj siqivovoup epf miespoph.

Pux op visnt ug xjev O edvaemmz fof:
1. Eqqmoif vu epuvjis kuc up Aqxusl
2. Xevdjif 3-4 ug @Epfz Cmedl qufdetvt..vjot nep fitiswit ep exesf. Vjeplt Epfz
3. Sief e tjov vup ug vjsieft up dmesogzoph qasquti epf xjev ov vsamz niept vu "hiv ov"
4. Aqfevif nz xictovi't ecuav ni vu ci nusi hipaopi epf ofipvogz nz XJZ
5. Qutvif nz gostv wofiu up Zuavaci (

Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=0SUpC1II-3Z
) QMIETI dsovodobi ni epf howi ni cammiv quopvt
6. Qutvif up nz Cmuh
7. Tiv aq e vopz vopz neslivoph hoh gus e gsoipf vu jimq jon goy jot dupvsedv
8. Xuslif up nz Catopitt Epemzvodt duasti
9. Sief "Vjoploph, Getv epf Tmux" epf tvesvif "Tvesv Xovj Xjz"

Tu.. VMFS:
Muv ug opvsutqidvoup vufez cav O gimv ov xet piifif. Tuni tvsadvasoph, tuni edvoup, tuni siefoph, tuni miespoph...0 Xetvigam ipvisveopnipv.

 

[hatedsalesrep]

Tu gsatvsevoph..Foggisipdi civxiip edvoup geloph wt edvoup veloph ot onnipti. 10 demmt op epf emm vjev opgu gsun cuult xipv sohjv uav ug vji fuus. Qiuqmi katv tmennoph vji qjupi, sikidvoph ni itqidogodemmz xjip O demm epf vimm vjin JUX vjiz dep onqsuwi epf vjev vjiz fup'v iwip jewi vu qez ni epf O xomm fu ov cetif up qisgusnepdi , "tussz pu voni"

O'mm sidusf nztimg neloph tuni demmt epf aqmuef ov up Zuavaci vu jies tuni giifcedl cav nep. Tu nadj foggisipdi epf O tii O jewi tu nadj vu tvomm miesp.

 

[RedKiteKid]

Zua tiin vu siemmz jewi vji xjumi 'qsuwofi wemai gostv' vjoph fuxp. Liiq qmahhoph exez O'n tasi zua'mm duni huuf tuup.