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I'll keep it short but I definitely want to help out people who may be in the same situation.
I was freelancing copywriting, web design, app building, graphic design, content writing, etc on and off for years. My rates were always $5-$20, usually for an hours worth of work. Couple hours of work per day.
I got to this point in life where my parents and friends were officially declaring me a bum. I had no worthwhile job and still struggling to get a degree. It got hot in the kitchen so to speak..
My goal wasn't to profit more. My goal was to appear more professional. So family and friends might take me seriously.
So what any online entrepreneur does to appear more professional, I launched a beautiful website, paid for a animated commercial, and made a landing page. The process took a couple of days.
Here's how it accidentally happened. As always, a freelance client asked if I could do a $10 project for their massively successful business. Instead of giving them the killer deal, I switched it up. I referred him/her to my website. "My branding company would be a better fit for you on this project, visit us here at mywebsitelinkhere.com"
Me, playing entrepreneur and all, would get an email from the prior freelance client and quote an insanely high price– just to seem official and all. Surprisingly, the first quote went through. And the second, and third, etc.
**Just to add, I had over 700 positive reviews backing my freelance work. But what happened was, I rose my prices 10-20x for essentially the same work. And, it stuck! Typically I had been terrified of asking for more money. (Idk, its a self worth thing, working on it)
I quit my day job (I deeply miss the "busy" feeling), and was making twice as much on my new website, doing 1/5 the work I did at the job. My current concerns are: Will the river run dry? Should I keep raising prices? How can I not freak out during a dry spell of clients?
For inspiration: It has been two weeks at this new business venture.
2-weeks old job: $1k
2-weeks new business: $2k
TL;DR - I've tried dozens of money making online for several years. Everything has failed up till now and I've felt like a total idiot for even trying. I felt like a cult member by guzzling business and self help books that everyone else laughed at. And one day, it seems to finally have clicked. Chances are, you've accrued some hefty accolades over the years of "failure". If you're worth a certain value, charge for that value. I'm currently using 10% of my energy on business and 90% of my energy to refrain from becoming a slowlane consumer (Very tempted to buy shiny things so family and friends will take me srsly)
I was freelancing copywriting, web design, app building, graphic design, content writing, etc on and off for years. My rates were always $5-$20, usually for an hours worth of work. Couple hours of work per day.
I got to this point in life where my parents and friends were officially declaring me a bum. I had no worthwhile job and still struggling to get a degree. It got hot in the kitchen so to speak..
My goal wasn't to profit more. My goal was to appear more professional. So family and friends might take me seriously.
So what any online entrepreneur does to appear more professional, I launched a beautiful website, paid for a animated commercial, and made a landing page. The process took a couple of days.
Here's how it accidentally happened. As always, a freelance client asked if I could do a $10 project for their massively successful business. Instead of giving them the killer deal, I switched it up. I referred him/her to my website. "My branding company would be a better fit for you on this project, visit us here at mywebsitelinkhere.com"
Me, playing entrepreneur and all, would get an email from the prior freelance client and quote an insanely high price– just to seem official and all. Surprisingly, the first quote went through. And the second, and third, etc.
**Just to add, I had over 700 positive reviews backing my freelance work. But what happened was, I rose my prices 10-20x for essentially the same work. And, it stuck! Typically I had been terrified of asking for more money. (Idk, its a self worth thing, working on it)
I quit my day job (I deeply miss the "busy" feeling), and was making twice as much on my new website, doing 1/5 the work I did at the job. My current concerns are: Will the river run dry? Should I keep raising prices? How can I not freak out during a dry spell of clients?
For inspiration: It has been two weeks at this new business venture.
2-weeks old job: $1k
2-weeks new business: $2k
TL;DR - I've tried dozens of money making online for several years. Everything has failed up till now and I've felt like a total idiot for even trying. I felt like a cult member by guzzling business and self help books that everyone else laughed at. And one day, it seems to finally have clicked. Chances are, you've accrued some hefty accolades over the years of "failure". If you're worth a certain value, charge for that value. I'm currently using 10% of my energy on business and 90% of my energy to refrain from becoming a slowlane consumer (Very tempted to buy shiny things so family and friends will take me srsly)
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