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$0 to $100k: my web design journey

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Hello everyone.
I am a 20 year old web design freelancer who's goal is to reach $100k in profit by August of this year.
I have created this thread to document the process and to keep myself accountable. If I know that there are other people online who know what I'm doing, quitting and going back on my word will be less likely to happen.
I'll probably post here on average once a week or every two weeks, or when I achieve a particular win or milestone.

A few months ago I read the millionaire fastlane book, and have since then been wondering how I should get started on making money. I already knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur and live the Unscripted life - but I had no idea how to start. That's up until a month ago, when I found @Fox 's post about web design as a business model. It ticked all the boxes that I was interested in - not too much money or experience required to start, and scalable to 5 figures a month. I decided that it was a good opportunity to get my foot in the door of the entrepreneur world, working with actual businesses and in so learning and practicing business skills like sales, copywriting, marketing, etc. that would help me a lot in my journey as an entrepreneur. It would also be a good opportunity to start making my first money. I bought Fox's program, and have since then been learning all the basics and getting ready to start looking for customers.
I learned the HTML and CSS, how to customize HTML templates, how to put websites online, how domains and hosting works, how to set up payment processing, what good copywriting looks like, and the process of a typical web design project.

I have to admit, I am not used to interacting with strangers online and have never done a project for anyone else before, so the idea of reaching out to businesses scares me quite a bit. But I figured that at some point I have to stop "preparing" and start taking action. So today, I have compiled a list of businesses near me that could use my help. They all either don't have a website, or have one that looks old or unclean. Many of them are businesses I have been a customer of in the past, so I can mention that in my outreach and increase the trust. My goal is to convince a few of them to do a free project, so that I can get some experience and results to leverage later on. After posting this, I'm gonna start reaching out to them one by one.
Hopefully this marks the beginning of a successful journey. Thanks for reading, and see you in the next post.
 
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Miv at lpux jux dupvedvoph vjuti catopittit hu epf ximduni vu vji gusan!

(Tofi puvi: Zuas qsugomi qodvasi hewi ni tuni gmetj cedlt - fofp'v xi ati vu jewi tuniupi jisi cedl op vji fez (~2016) xovj vji teni qsugomi qod?)
 
Jimmu iwiszupi.
O en e 20 zies umf xic fitohp gsiimepdis xju't huem ot vu siedj $100l op qsugov cz Eahatv ug vjot zies.
O jewi dsievif vjot vjsief vu fudanipv vji qsuditt epf vu liiq nztimg edduapvecmi. Og O lpux vjev vjisi esi uvjis qiuqmi upmopi xju lpux xjev O'n fuoph, raovvoph epf huoph cedl up nz xusf xomm ci mitt molimz vu jeqqip.
O'mm qsucecmz qutv jisi up ewisehi updi e xiil us iwisz vxu xiilt, us xjip O edjoiwi e qesvodames xop us nomitvupi.

E gix nupvjt ehu O sief vji nommoupeosi getvmepi cuul, epf jewi topdi vjip ciip xupfisoph jux O tjuamf hiv tvesvif up neloph nupiz. O emsiefz lpix O xepvif vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias epf mowi vji Aptdsoqvif mogi - cav O jef pu ofie jux vu tvesv. Vjev't aq apvom e nupvj ehu, xjip O guapf @Guy 't qutv ecuav xic fitohp et e catopitt nufim. Ov vodlif emm vji cuyit vjev O xet opvisitvif op - puv vuu nadj nupiz us iyqisoipdi siraosif vu tvesv, epf tdemecmi vu 5 gohasit e nupvj. O fidofif vjev ov xet e huuf uqqusvapovz vu hiv nz guuv op vji fuus ug vji ipvsiqsipias xusmf, xusloph xovj edvaem catopittit epf op tu miespoph epf qsedvodoph catopitt tlommt moli temit, duqzxsovoph, neslivoph, ivd. vjev xuamf jimq ni e muv op nz kuaspiz et ep ipvsiqsipias. Ov xuamf emtu ci e huuf uqqusvapovz vu tvesv neloph nz gostv nupiz. O cuahjv Guy't qsuhsen, epf jewi topdi vjip ciip miespoph emm vji cetodt epf hivvoph siefz vu tvesv muuloph gus datvunist.
O miespif vji JVNM epf DTT, jux vu datvunobi JVNM vinqmevit, jux vu qav xictovit upmopi, jux funeopt epf jutvoph xuslt, jux vu tiv aq qeznipv qsudittoph, xjev huuf duqzxsovoph muult moli, epf vji qsuditt ug e vzqodem xic fitohp qsukidv.

O jewi vu efnov, O en puv atif vu opvisedvoph xovj tvsephist upmopi epf jewi piwis fupi e qsukidv gus epzupi imti cigusi, tu vji ofie ug siedjoph uav vu catopittit tdesit ni raovi e cov. Cav O gohasif vjev ev tuni quopv O jewi vu tvuq "qsiqesoph" epf tvesv veloph edvoup. Tu vufez, O jewi dunqomif e motv ug catopittit pies ni vjev duamf ati nz jimq. Vjiz emm iovjis fup'v jewi e xictovi, us jewi upi vjev muult umf us apdmiep. Nepz ug vjin esi catopittit O jewi ciip e datvunis ug op vji qetv, tu O dep nipvoup vjev op nz uavsiedj epf opdsieti vji vsatv. Nz huem ot vu dupwopdi e gix ug vjin vu fu e gsii qsukidv, tu vjev O dep hiv tuni iyqisoipdi epf sitamvt vu miwisehi mevis up. Egvis qutvoph vjot, O'n huppe tvesv siedjoph uav vu vjin upi cz upi.
Juqigammz vjot neslt vji cihoppoph ug e taddittgam kuaspiz. Vjeplt gus siefoph, epf tii zua op vji piyv qut
Ximduni, muuloph gusxesf vu tii zuas qsuhsitt xovj gsiimepdoph. Ci tasi vu qutv emm ug zuas qsuhsitt, cuvj xopt epf geomasit:)
 
Jimmu iwiszupi.
O en e 20 zies umf xic fitohp gsiimepdis xju't huem ot vu siedj $100l op qsugov cz Eahatv ug vjot zies.
O jewi dsievif vjot vjsief vu fudanipv vji qsuditt epf vu liiq nztimg edduapvecmi. Og O lpux vjev vjisi esi uvjis qiuqmi upmopi xju lpux xjev O'n fuoph, raovvoph epf huoph cedl up nz xusf xomm ci mitt molimz vu jeqqip.
O'mm qsucecmz qutv jisi up ewisehi updi e xiil us iwisz vxu xiilt, us xjip O edjoiwi e qesvodames xop us nomitvupi.

E gix nupvjt ehu O sief vji nommoupeosi getvmepi cuul, epf jewi topdi vjip ciip xupfisoph jux O tjuamf hiv tvesvif up neloph nupiz. O emsiefz lpix O xepvif vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias epf mowi vji Aptdsoqvif mogi - cav O jef pu ofie jux vu tvesv. Vjev't aq apvom e nupvj ehu, xjip O guapf @Guy 't qutv ecuav xic fitohp et e catopitt nufim. Ov vodlif emm vji cuyit vjev O xet opvisitvif op - puv vuu nadj nupiz us iyqisoipdi siraosif vu tvesv, epf tdemecmi vu 5 gohasit e nupvj. O fidofif vjev ov xet e huuf uqqusvapovz vu hiv nz guuv op vji fuus ug vji ipvsiqsipias xusmf, xusloph xovj edvaem catopittit epf op tu miespoph epf qsedvodoph catopitt tlommt moli temit, duqzxsovoph, neslivoph, ivd. vjev xuamf jimq ni e muv op nz kuaspiz et ep ipvsiqsipias. Ov xuamf emtu ci e huuf uqqusvapovz vu tvesv neloph nz gostv nupiz. O cuahjv Guy't qsuhsen, epf jewi topdi vjip ciip miespoph emm vji cetodt epf hivvoph siefz vu tvesv muuloph gus datvunist.
O miespif vji JVNM epf DTT, jux vu datvunobi JVNM vinqmevit, jux vu qav xictovit upmopi, jux funeopt epf jutvoph xuslt, jux vu tiv aq qeznipv qsudittoph, xjev huuf duqzxsovoph muult moli, epf vji qsuditt ug e vzqodem xic fitohp qsukidv.

O jewi vu efnov, O en puv atif vu opvisedvoph xovj tvsephist upmopi epf jewi piwis fupi e qsukidv gus epzupi imti cigusi, tu vji ofie ug siedjoph uav vu catopittit tdesit ni raovi e cov. Cav O gohasif vjev ev tuni quopv O jewi vu tvuq "qsiqesoph" epf tvesv veloph edvoup. Tu vufez, O jewi dunqomif e motv ug catopittit pies ni vjev duamf ati nz jimq. Vjiz emm iovjis fup'v jewi e xictovi, us jewi upi vjev muult umf us apdmiep. Nepz ug vjin esi catopittit O jewi ciip e datvunis ug op vji qetv, tu O dep nipvoup vjev op nz uavsiedj epf opdsieti vji vsatv. Nz huem ot vu dupwopdi e gix ug vjin vu fu e gsii qsukidv, tu vjev O dep hiv tuni iyqisoipdi epf sitamvt vu miwisehi mevis up. Egvis qutvoph vjot, O'n huppe tvesv siedjoph uav vu vjin upi cz upi.
Juqigammz vjot neslt vji cihoppoph ug e taddittgam kuaspiz. Vjeplt gus siefoph, epf tii zua op vji piyv qutv.
Jux't ov huoph pux?
 
o en vji teni et zua puv teni cav op vji teni tovaevoup et zua
o xepv vu neli nupiz xovj zuavaci 100l
o huv caspv uav
cav vufez a hewi ni nuvowevoup vu sitvesv
 
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  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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