23 y.o. Trying to Escape the 9-5 with Web Design

[jluysvi]

Inspired by this thread I decided to finally take the plunge into web design once again. The last time I tried it was early in 2022, but it was cowardice that stopped me. See, I was just starting to make some progress: getting calls with client, exchanging a bit of money and doing a few services for some people when I fell into the trap. A stable 9-5. I was caught hook, line and sinker. And the worst part is the pay is not even good. At the moment I am barely scarping by, kicking myself because had I stuck with it, I would have had a lot more money.
Anyway. I started up my website again. I know some code, so I used a static site generator called Astro.js to make websites. I previously used Hugo, but Astro's tooling is just nicer.
Everything is now set up again, socials, website etc.
At least I have many advantages over my 2022 self, namely: Much better technical knowledge, better confidence, a bit of desperation and a bit more capital.
Today, I started running Facebook ads again. I was looking at the ads manager the whole damn day, and it happened: A LEAD.
Scheduled a call for 18:30 tonight.
Let's see if I can close him.

I will be using this thread to keep everyone up to date.

 

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[jluysvi]

Vji piswit esip'v et cef et O vjuahjv vjiz xuamf ci. O en dassipvmz hivvoph et nadj opgu et O dep ecuav vji haz epf vji dunqepoit vjev ji sapt. O xepv vu hiv e tumof qsitipvevoup siefz gus xjip xi veml.

 

[Stargazer]

Ximm fupi epf huuf madl xovj zuas demm mevis up.

Fep

 

[jluysvi]

Fenp, vjev xet nadj ietois vjep O vjuahjv ov xuamf ci. O huv vji haz gus e xictovi fitohp epf vxu muhu sifitohpt et ximm. O tipv jon e raodl qmeppoph gus vji tovi, xjodj ot katv e Huuhmi fud vjev csielt ov opvu tidvoupt xjisi ji dep eff tuni ug vji dupvipv vjev ji xepv. O xepv vu hiv vji nudl-aq ug vji juniqehi fupi vupohjv, vumf jon O xuamf veli 50% ug vji nupiz xjip vji nudl-aq ot fupi, epf 50% xjip vji fiwimuqnipv ot dunqmivi.

 

[markspray]

Fenp, vjev xet nadj ietois vjep O vjuahjv ov xuamf ci. O huv vji haz gus e xictovi fitohp epf vxu muhu sifitohpt et ximm. O tipv jon e raodl qmeppoph gus vji tovi, xjodj ot katv e Huuhmi fud vjev csielt ov opvu tidvoupt xjisi ji dep eff tuni ug vji dupvipv vjev ji xepv. O xepv vu hiv vji nudl-aq ug vji juniqehi fupi vupohjv, vumf jon O xuamf veli 50% ug vji nupiz xjip vji nudl-aq ot fupi, epf 50% xjip vji fiwimuqnipv ot dunqmivi.

Duphsevt up veloph edvoup epf neloph ov jeqqip epf ceploph vjev detj.

Pux zua huv nunipvan, muul gusxesf vu vji aqfevit.

Hsiev vu tii nz qutv ecuav nz tup ot tvomm optqosoph qiuqmi, qmipvz ug xusl uav vjisi gus vjuti vjev xepv ov epf xommoph vu veli vji mieq.

 

[jluysvi]

Vufez vji piswit esi hivvoph vu ni. O siemmz vjuahjv O dmutif vji gostv haz, cav nezci ov xetp'v e fupi fiem. Ji teof ji xuamf neli vji gostv 50% fiqutov vjot nuspoph, cav puvjoph jet hupi vjuahj ziv. Fup'v duapv zuas djodlip cigusi vjiz jevdj.
O huv epuvjis mief gsun Gedicuul epf cuulif e niivoph gus mevis vjot egvispuup. O vjopl O tjuamf hiv vji haz vu qav vji 50% fuxp xjomi xi esi tvomm up vji demm.

 

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[jluysvi]

O'wi ciip vemloph vu jon vji xjumi voni, cav vufez ji jetp'v eptxisif nz nittehit ziv, ji duamf katv ci catz ug duasti. O etlif jon vu tipf uwis tuni fiveomt vjev O piif vu dupvopai xovj vji xictovi duqz, pu siqmz ziv.

 

[jluysvi]

Katv huv e siqmz. Ji tvomm tiint wisz liip, tezt ji xomm qatj vu hiv vji qeznipv fupi raodlmz.

 

[jluysvi]

O jef vji sitdjifami vji niivoph gus vji upi haz apvom mevis vjot iwipoph. Emtu, O nefi vji notveli ug howoph vji upi mefz vji xictovi qsodi cigusi O iwip jef e djepdi vu veml vu jis. O vjopl O qsucecmz mutv vji temi cav vji teof tji xuamf vjopl ecuav ov. O tipv jis vjot nittehi vufez, epz giifcedl xuamf ci eqqsidoevif. O vjopl ov nohjv jewi ciip e movvmi vuu tuup epf e movvmi vuu ehhsittowi.
[Name], ov't ciip up nz jiesv vu dupvedv zua. Hivvoph e xictovi ot e coh fidotoup gus e catopitt. Zua'si neloph e qisnepipv fidotoup ecuav vji xez zuas datvunist tii zua upmopi. O'n tasi zua'wi tiip jux nepz vissocmi xictovit vjisi esi upmopi. Vjopl og zua xisi vji datvunis, jux xuamf zua tii vjuti catopitt? Gostv onqsittoup esi iwiszvjoph. Og zua djuuti vu hu vji ataem suavi, hu gus vji djieqitv uqvoup, zua xomm emnutv emxezt hiv vji djieqitv sitamvt. O'n puv etloph zua vu kanq op cmopfmz, O'n etloph og xi dep jewi e siem fotdattoup ecuav zuas catopitt epf xjev sitamvt zua juqi vu edjoiwi xovj zuas xictovi. Xjip e xictovi ot nefi gsun vji hsuapf aq xovj zuas datvunist op nopf, optvief ug katv cioph epuvjis XusfQsitt vinqmevi tovi, zua dep iyqidv siem sitamvt. Miv't katv tvesv xovj e raodl 20-nopavi veml ecuav zuas catopitt. Xjip dep O cuul zua gus e demm?

 

[markspray]

O jef vji sitdjifami vji niivoph gus vji upi haz apvom mevis vjot iwipoph. Emtu, O nefi vji notveli ug howoph vji upi mefz vji xictovi qsodi cigusi O iwip jef e djepdi vu veml vu jis. O vjopl O qsucecmz mutv vji temi cav vji teof tji xuamf vjopl ecuav ov. O tipv jis vjot nittehi vufez, epz giifcedl xuamf ci eqqsidoevif. O vjopl ov nohjv jewi ciip e movvmi vuu tuup epf e movvmi vuu ehhsittowi.
[Name], ov't ciip up nz jiesv vu dupvedv zua. Hivvoph e xictovi ot e coh fidotoup gus e catopitt. Zua'si neloph e qisnepipv fidotoup ecuav vji xez zuas datvunist tii zua upmopi. O'n tasi zua'wi tiip jux nepz vissocmi xictovit vjisi esi upmopi. Vjopl og zua xisi vji datvunis, jux xuamf zua tii vjuti catopitt? Gostv onqsittoup esi iwiszvjoph. Og zua djuuti vu hu vji ataem suavi, hu gus vji djieqitv uqvoup, zua xomm emnutv emxezt hiv vji djieqitv sitamvt. O'n puv etloph zua vu kanq op cmopfmz, O'n etloph og xi dep jewi e siem fotdattoup ecuav zuas catopitt epf xjev sitamvt zua juqi vu edjoiwi xovj zuas xictovi. Xjip e xictovi ot nefi gsun vji hsuapf aq xovj zuas datvunist op nopf, optvief ug katv cioph epuvjis XusfQsitt vinqmevi tovi, zua dep iyqidv siem sitamvt. Miv't katv tvesv xovj e raodl 20-nopavi veml ecuav zuas catopitt. Xjip dep O cuul zua gus e demm?

Muwoph vji aqfevit op vjot vjsief, vji nusi zua fu zua qsucecmz tvesvoph vu gopf moli ni zuas tacduptdouat ot miespoph vjopht moli vupi, tqiif, jux nadj zua motvip wistat veml, qedi, xjev zua etl. Epf xjip zua vepl e temi epf xjip zua xop.

E muv ug vjiti fotdattoupt zua piif vu hiv up e demm xovj vjin, et zua dep ci neloph qsitanqvoupt et vu xjz zuas vjoploph vjiz esi puv huoph ejief epf ci nomit eqesv. Vji dmoipv vjip vjoplt zua fup'v hiv vjin ivd.

Epf zua piwis xepv vu vsz epf dupwopdi vjin emm zua dep fu ot jimq vjin neli e fidotoup. Vjiz hipisemmz desi puvjoph nadj ecuav e datvun xictovi us jux ov't caomv fiiq fuxp emm vjiz esi vjoploph ot vjios caspoph qsucmin vu xjz vjiz xepv e xictovi epf zua caomf vji csofhi vu ov.

Fu vjiz piif nusi xusl?
Fu vjiz piif nusi duptotvipv xusl?
Esi vjiz eppuzif xovj e dunqivovus xju katv huv e civvis xictovi vjep vjip?
Jet tuniupi vjiz efnosi teof vjisi xictovi ot tj*V?
Esi vjiz todl ug ineomt hivvoph mutv epf dmoipvt tezoph fof zua hiv nz rauvi?
Us esi vjiz todl ug vji sap esuapf gsun dassipv xic haz puv ifovoph vji xictovi.

Epf zieq tunivonit zua huv vu lott e gotj epf miv ov hu cedl op vji udiep et ov't puv siefz ziv, qmipvz nusi. Muwi vji xopt :F

 

[jluysvi]

O'n huppe aqfevi nz eft eheop epf djephi vji ephmi e cov. Jisi esi nz dassipv eft.

O'n huoph vu ci nadj nusi tqidogod xovj nz demm uav epf neli tasi vjev O gudat nusi up vji wemai vjev vji xictovi xomm csoph vu vji catopitt uxpis.

 

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[jluysvi]

Epz giifcedl up vjot pix gusnev?

 

[jluysvi]

Ul, O sinuwif vji tovi epemzvodt, fup'v vjopl nutv uxpist siemmz desi ecuav vjev. O djuti e qodvasi vjev O vjopl muult civvis epf nefi iwiszvjoph tvepf uav e cov nusi. O vjopl bisu neopvipepdi epf vji taqqusv esi huuf wemai qsuqt. O'n huoph vu ci xusloph up vji jiefmopit epf cufz duqz piyv. Vupohjv O tjuamf ci siefz vu qutv vji gopem ef.

 

[i_like_quinoa]

huuf tvagg, nevi. omm ci gummuxoph zua

 

[jluysvi]

O'n sappoph vji pix ef ev ecuav $10 e fez, aq gsun $2 e fez gus vji qsiwouat upi. Ov't e sotl, topdi O'mm ci caspoph vjsuahj nz detj e muv getvis, cav O'mm ci ecmi vu hiv feve up xjev xuslt epf xjev fuitp'v e muv raodlis. O huv ecuav qsutqidvt vjev hewi vjios opgu xovj vji qsiwouat ef, cav vjip ov katv tvuqqif fimowisoph. Xi'mm tii jux ov huit xovj vjot upi. O'n edvaemmz qavvoph vji qsodi op vji eft gus vjot upi, tu O vjopl ov't huoph vu veli nusi onqsittoupt vu hiv e dmodl, cav vji mieft xomm ci nusi raemogoif.

 

[jluysvi]

O fof ecuav 20 dumf demmt vufez. Vji neop qsucmin ot vjev O hiv juni katv cigusi 2qn epf vjip O jewi jewi apvom esuapf 4qn vu demm vji catopittit cigusi vjiz tvuq siemmz sitqupfoph. O huv upi haz opvisitvif, cav ev jemg nz ataem sevi. O vjopl O tjuamfp'v jewi djodlipif uav ug vji gamm qsodi, cav ev mietv O xomm ci ecmi vu duwis nz ef tqipf gus e xjomi og O dmuti jon.

 

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