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Option #3: raise funding. I can spend my time doing this, but just the idea of this hurts my pride. I feel like there's gotta be a better way to make money than ask people for it. I don't know why I'm so against this. I guess I feel like if I have something functional, then getting funding this early on should be unnecessary because I should be able to execute well enough to not need it.
This belief makes absolutely no sense and I'd advise that you get rid of it. Raising money is a core skill of being an entrepreneur.
If you need money to live, then earn it in whichever way you see fit. A job is a great option, but so is using your digital marketing hustle to earn an income. What you don't want is a job that takes up 60+ hours of your week and saps any and all motivation and energy.
What would take longer: getting enough clients to help pay your bills or getting a job? If your brother is willing to start you immediately, then problem solved: you just have to agree to a pay rate and a # of hours that works for the both of you.