From slowlaner to businessman to online entrepreneur. My Journey!

[business_man]

More than three years ago my business went bankrupt. I had to move back to my parent's house (I was in my late 20s!, so imagine the MOJO hit). For few months I have no idea what to do at all... Somehow I started reading The Fast Lane Forum to get my motivation back and Lex post caught my eye. I think he was just starting his copywriting career, that thread was Gold.

Lex put the fire in me again and I started exploring Upwork. Copywriting was the easiest thing to go after (even though I was not a native speaker).

Blood sweat and tears and I built my Upwork profile (here is a link if you are curious: Zilvinas K.). I was doing pretty good, Lex advice helped and I built a perfect 5 start profile. Although was earning $500 a month - tops. Was getting frustrated with the understanding that I can't become a top copywriter, due to my language barrier and lack of funds and ability to move out of my parent's house, really crushing me...

Almost at the time, I got hired for a gig... It was a guy who was doing digital marketing, he had an agency. He told me that he wants to see me as his second hand. But first I had to do copywriting (as I was initially hired for), and he will teach me slowly and give more responsibilities...

As you can guess, this did not worked out, because my copywriting sucked (at least he did not liked it), but he gave me some feedback and advice and we split on good terms.

But from that time I knew what I wanted to do. "F--- copywriting, I want to do what that guy was doing". But I had 0 idea how to start.

So went back to good ol' Upwork...

I created a job description, something like this:

"Looking for Facebook advertising expert. Will do you work for free and will split all my profit 50/50, if you teach me". Can't remember exact words, but it was something like this.

Upwork blocked my job, because it was offering free work... I thought I had a brilliant idea and life gave me lemons again, haha

I went back, rewrote the post and waited...

Few applications went in and I had few interviews... the second guy was retired millionaire from Canada, who was working just for fun... He agreed to teach me and did not really give a F--- about my 50/50 or anything...

Can you imagine? Finding a retired millionaire on Upwork to be your mentor - for absolutely FREE?!

I learned a lot about Facebook ads, Sales Funnels and all around marketing from him.

It was crazy journey, sometimes 24 hours shifts, working crazy hours etc... But it was all worth it.

I still have a long way to go till I establish myself, because I am few thousand miles away from my consumers, speak with an accent and working at night. But it's something I love to do and I am good at.

Want to inspire you guys that you can look for alternatives, change your path and career at any time and can find a help from others!

Want to give back to the community as well, so if you have any questions guys, especially with Facebook advertising - I am here for you! Hope this story can inspire someone struggling

 

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[The_Saphir]

Opvisitvoph! Vjeplt gus tjesoph zuas kuaspiz xovj at. Xjev fu zua fu pux ?

Nusi vjep vjsii ziest ehu nz catopitt xipv ceplsaqv. O jef vu nuwi cedl vu nz qesipv't juati (O xet op nz mevi 20t!, tu onehopi vji NUKU jov). Gus gix nupvjt O jewi pu ofie xjev vu fu ev emm... Tunijux O tvesvif siefoph Vji Getv Mepi Gusan vu hiv nz nuvowevoup cedl epf Miy qutv deahjv nz izi. O vjopl ji xet katv tvesvoph jot duqzxsovoph desiis, vjev vjsief xet Humf.

Miy qav vji gosi op ni eheop epf O tvesvif iyqmusoph Aqxusl. Duqzxsovoph xet vji ietoitv vjoph vu hu egvis (iwip vjuahj O xet puv e pevowi tqielis).

Cmuuf txiev epf viest epf O caomv nz Aqxusl qsugomi (jisi ot e mopl og zua esi dasouat: Bomwopet L.). O xet fuoph qsivvz huuf, Miy efwodi jimqif epf O caomv e qisgidv 5 tvesv qsugomi. Emvjuahj xet iespoph $500 e nupvj - vuqt. Xet hivvoph gsatvsevif xovj vji apfistvepfoph vjev O dep'v ciduni e vuq duqzxsovis, fai vu nz mephaehi cessois epf medl ug gapft epf ecomovz vu nuwi uav ug nz qesipv't juati, siemmz dsatjoph ni...

Emnutv ev vji voni, O huv josif gus e hoh... Ov xet e haz xju xet fuoph fohovem neslivoph, ji jef ep ehipdz. Ji vumf ni vjev ji xepvt vu tii ni et jot tidupf jepf. Cav gostv O jef vu fu duqzxsovoph (et O xet opovoemmz josif gus), epf ji xomm viedj ni tmuxmz epf howi nusi sitquptocomovoit...

Et zua dep haitt, vjot fof puv xuslif uav, cideati nz duqzxsovoph tadlif (ev mietv ji fof puv molif ov), cav ji hewi ni tuni giifcedl epf efwodi epf xi tqmov up huuf visnt.

Cav gsun vjev voni O lpix xjev O xepvif vu fu. "G--- duqzxsovoph, O xepv vu fu xjev vjev haz xet fuoph". Cav O jef 0 ofie jux vu tvesv.

Tu xipv cedl vu huuf um' Aqxusl...

O dsievif e kuc fitdsoqvoup, tunivjoph moli vjot:

"Muuloph gus Gedicuul efwisvotoph iyqisv. Xomm fu zua xusl gus gsii epf xomm tqmov emm nz qsugov 50/50, og zua viedj ni". Dep'v sinincis iyedv xusft, cav ov xet tunivjoph moli vjot.

Aqxusl cmudlif nz kuc, cideati ov xet uggisoph gsii xusl... O vjuahjv O jef e csommoepv ofie epf mogi hewi ni minupt eheop, jeje

O xipv cedl, sixsuvi vji qutv epf xeovif...

Gix eqqmodevoupt xipv op epf O jef gix opviswoixt... vji tidupf haz xet sivosif nommoupeosi gsun Depefe, xju xet xusloph katv gus gap... Ji ehsiif vu viedj ni epf fof puv siemmz howi e G--- ecuav nz 50/50 us epzvjoph...

Dep zua onehopi? Gopfoph e sivosif nommoupeosi up Aqxusl vu ci zuas nipvus - gus ectumavimz GSII?!

O miespif e muv ecuav Gedicuul eft, Temit Gappimt epf emm esuapf neslivoph gsun jon.

Ov xet dsebz kuaspiz, tunivonit 24 juast tjogvt, xusloph dsebz juast ivd... Cav ov xet emm xusvj ov.

O tvomm jewi e muph xez vu hu vomm O itvecmotj nztimg, cideati O en gix vjuatepf nomit exez gsun nz duptanist, tqiel xovj ep eddipv epf xusloph ev pohjv. Cav ov't tunivjoph O muwi vu fu epf O en huuf ev.

Xepv vu optqosi zua hazt vjev zua dep muul gus emvispevowit, djephi zuas qevj epf desiis ev epz voni epf dep gopf e jimq gsun uvjist!

Xepv vu howi cedl vu vji dunnapovz et ximm, tu og zua jewi epz raitvoupt hazt, itqidoemmz xovj Gedicuul efwisvotoph - O en jisi gus zua! Juqi vjot tvusz dep optqosi tuniupi tvsahhmoph

 

[business_man]

Opvisitvoph! Vjeplt gus tjesoph zuas kuaspiz xovj at. Xjev fu zua fu pux ?

O fu Gedicuul efwisvotoph. Dassipvmz mudevif op Iasuqi, cav xusloph xovj A.T. epf Depefe dmoipvt nutvmz. Upmopi efwisvotoph ot nz qevj sohjv pux

 

[The_Saphir]

Vji quxis ug vji opvispiv! Vjev’t qsivvz duum. Esi zua fuoph ov emm gsun Aqxusl?

 

[business_man]

Vji quxis ug vji opvispiv! Vjev’t qsivvz duum. Esi zua fuoph ov emm gsun Aqxusl?

Ov xet iyedvmz xjev O xet vjoploph, xjev vonit xi esi mowoph
Xjip zua dep vasp uas mogi esuapf tovvoph up zuas duadj (movisemmz :F).

O vsz vu nuwi exez gsun Aqxusl, ov xet puv siemmz xusloph gus ni op vjot podji ximm.

Nz cohhitv djemmiphi sohjv pux ot - vu qav nz peni uav vjisi epf neli tasi dmoipvt muul gus ni optvief ni muuloph gus vji dmoipvt.

 

[Almantas]

Ximduni! Fimohjvif vu tii epuvjis Movjaepoep ipvsiqsipias kuopoph vjot gusan!

 

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[business_man]

Ximduni! Fimohjvif vu tii epuvjis Movjaepoep ipvsiqsipias kuopoph vjot gusan!

Vjeplt! O tex zuas qutvt epf tuni uvjis Movjaepoep haz jisi. Exituni vu jewi gimmux duapvsznep

 

[John Franklin]

Ximduni!