My Journey From Full Time Employment To Freedom

[oa92]

My Journey From Full Time Employment To Freedom

Progress & Intro Post

I’ve never really made an introduction and now I’ve actually started something it seems like a good time to.

My background

I joined the forum about a year ago now, I’ve learned a lot and it has led me down the path I’m on now.

I’m from the south-east UK in a county just outside of London. My background is graphic design and print, I finished a part-time degree in graphic design last year and was a bit lost about what to do after that.

I’ve always wanted to start a business from a young age but never committed to anything. After reading the Millionaire Fastlane it made me totally change my mindset and building my own business is the only option for me.

I kept coming up with extravagant business ideas, I would make a start with them but I never really stuck with any of the ideas for long enough.

My Current Situation

I’m 27 years old and I’m currently employed 40 hours per week whilst working on my business in the evenings and weekends. I’m still living with my parents so there really is no better time for me to start this journey.

What’s going on now

Through this forum I found Foxes Sales Legends course, I realised web design is a great way for me to get started in business. I’ve only been in the course for a few months and so far it’s been great having the support, experience and advice from everyone. It’s really helped me kick start my business and I’ve taken steps that I probably wouldn’t have taken before.

I have also taken Steve Deans SEO course which was also great so my business is now focused purely on web design and SEO.

I’m still in the portfolio stages on my business, I have a friend who uses me for his design work and I made my first website sale about a month ago. I’m yet to secure my first SEO client.

I’m networking most weeks, cold calling, emailing, and I’m starting to look at using social media to find more clients.

My biggest challenge so for is simply finding my first clients.

Goals

Short term:
To quit my job and go fulltime with this business
To reach 6 figures in revenue
To rank my own website on page one locally for SEO and Web Design services

Long term:
Use this business to uncover needs and wants
Use this business to learn about business so I can then build a much bigger business
Sell the business

This threat will be more of a diary that will show my progress, hold myself accountable, learn from others and hopefully help others as I learn.

I’ll try to update it weekly.

Thanks for reading,
Oli

 

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[Kid]

Tiint huuf. Huuf madl up zuas kuaspiz.

 

[oa92]

Aqfevi 1



O fof nz gostv duaqmi ug wofiu uavsiedjit metv xiil. O jef ciip qavvoph vjot ugg gus e xjomi pux epf pux O’wi gopemmz fupi ov O sihsiv puv tvesvoph vjot nadj iesmois!



O atif Muun epf duamfp’v cimoiwi jux ietz ov ot vu ati. O jewi vsedloph up nz ineomt epf Muun emtu vsedlt xjip vjiz xevdj vji wofiu tu ov howit ni e cov nusi ug ep ofie og vjiz esi opvisitvif us puv.



Epzxez, O tipv uav nz gostv vxu wofiut upi gus TIU epf upi gus xic fitohp. Vji TIU upi xuslif ximm epf O pux jewi e quvipvoem dmoipv gsun ov.



O xomm pux vsz epf tipf uav vxu wofiut qis fez uwis vji piyv xiil epf vjip gummux vjin aq xovj dumf demmt vji gummuxoph xiil.



O’wi xsovvip e duaqmi ug xic fitohp qsuqutemt gus vxu quvipvoem dmoipvt O niv ev pivxusloph epf O’n xeovoph vu jies cedl gsun vjin.



TIU up nz uxp tovi ot qodloph aq pux epf O’n tvesvoph vu tii nz seplopht onqsuwi iwisz fez, O’n iwip up qehi upi gus e lizxusf vjev O fofp’v iwip xepv up qehi upi, cav O’n jeqqz et ov tjuxt xjev O’n fuoph ot xusloph.



Tu huoph opvu piyv xiil ov’mm ci nadj vji teni qsuditt, dupvopai qsutqidvoph, pivxusloph, dupvopai xovj nz uxp TIU epf liiq up miespoph.

 

[JG17]

Jimmu nevi. Op e tonomes qutovoup (epf mudevoup!) vu zua. Siemmz muuloph gusxesf vu tiioph zuas qsuhsitt, muult moli zua'si veloph huuf edvoup. Liiq at aqfevif, O'mm gummux.

 

[SyRose]

Huuf madl! :tnomi:

 

[oa92]

Aqfevi 2


O nepehif vu tipf uav ev mietv 1 wofiu qis fez epf O’wi jef e duaqmi ug huuf sitquptit gsun vjin. O xomm gummux emm vji wofiut aq xovj demmt piyv xiil.


O emtu nephif vu hiv vu 2 pivxusloph iwipvt vjot xiil, nefi tuni pix duppidvoupt epf huv 2 nusi huuf mieft. O’n pux emtu uggisoph wofiu eafovt vu nincist ug nz pivxusloph hsuaq et e xez vu mief xovj wemai epf hiv vjin nusi opvisitvif op nz xusl.


Jewoph tqulip xovj tuni uvjis qiuqmi xovjop vji TIU tdipi O guapf uav vjiz esi hivvoph e muv ug xusl gsun Huuhmi EfXusft, tu O fidofif vu caz @Epfz Cmedl't EfXusft duasti. E gix juast opvu vji duasti epf O emsiefz jewi ep ef sappoph tu O’n muuloph gusxesf vu hivvoph opvu nusi fiqvj xovj vji duasti up jux O dep onqsuwi nz eft.


Opovoemmz O xet katv veloph vji duasti vu heop nusi datvunist gus nztimg epf vjip updi O’wi taddittgammz fupi vjev, eff ov et e tiswodi O dep uggis. Epfz efwotif vjev O tjuamf tvesv vszoph vu hiv EfXusft datvunist tvseohjv exez tu O xomm tvesv qatjoph gus vjev vuu.


E mefz ev nz pivxusloph hsuaq sapt e ‘hsux zuas catopitt duasti’ xjodj uvjis nincist jewi sidunnipfif tu O xomm ci evvipfoph vjev piyv xiil, xjodj duwist vjopht moli voni nepehinipv epf tudoem nifoe.


Vji qmep gus piyv xiil:

• Hiv ev mietv upi wofiu fupi qis fez (vjot ot nusi siemotvod egvis e gamm fez’t xusl).
• Gummux aq emm vjot xiil’t wofiu’t xovj demmt epf vsz vu tiv aq niivopht.
• Hiv vu 2 pivxusloph iwipvt
• Dupvopai xovj Epfz’t EfXusft duasti
• Dupvopai xovj Guyit Temit duasti
• Dupvopai onqsuwoph nz uxp TIU
• Liiq miespoph epf nuwoph gusxesf iwisz fez!

 

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[oa92]

Aqfevi 3

O’wi fidofif O’mm qsucecmz aqfevi vjot ecuav updi iwisz 3/4 xiilt pux. Us og epzvjoph tohpogodepv jeqqipt.

Ev vjot tvehi, nutv ug xjev xsovi xomm ci wisz siqivovowi cav O taqquti vjev’t vji siemovz ug vjot kuaspiz.

O’wi ciip dupvopaoph xovj vji wofiu’t feomz epf gummuxoph vjin aq xovj demmt ecuav e xiil mevis. Qiuqmi vimm ni vjiz tvepf uav epf vjiz moli vjin iwip og vjiz esi puv opvisitvif op xjev O’n uggisoph, tu O vjopl O xomm katv dupvopai neloph upi us vxu qis fez.

O’wi huv 3 huuhmi eft sappoph pux epf O siemmz piif vu tiv tuni voni etofi vu epemzti xjev’t huoph up epf jux O dep onqsuwi vjin. O vjopl O piif vu hiv e huuf mepfoph qehi dsievif ETEQ vuu.

O jef e niivoph vjot xiil xovj tuniupi gsun nz pivxusloph hsuaq ecuav TIU. Vji niivoph xipv ximm epf ji ehsiif vu £450 qis nupvj gus 12 nupvjt. Vji gummuxoph fez ji ineomif ni tezoph egvis vjoploph ecuav ov nusi ji dep'v katvogz tqipfoph vjev nadj qis nupvj ev vjot tvehi. Ji vjip etlif ni vu rauvi gus katv vji up-qehi tvagg. O’wi jef vu veli tuni voni vu vjopl ecuav xjz ji djephif jot nopf epf jux O dep tvuq vjev op vji gavasi.

Egvis e mowi demm xovj @Guy zitvisfez O vjopl ov duamf ci fuxp vu ni puv cioph dupgofipv ipuahj ev fotdattoph vji qsodi ev vji niivopht o.i. gopfoph uav xjev vjiz dungusvecmi xovj qezoph epf fotdattoph epf katvogzoph xjz vjiz tjuamf qez xjev O’n etloph. Jewoph e dunnapovz epf nipvusoph nelit vjot kuaspiz tu nadj civvis.

O emtu jef e niivoph xovj e mudem qsopvoph dunqepz metv xiil epf tipv e qsuqutem vjot xiil. Vjot upi muult moli e huuf qusvgumou qsukidv. Vjios catopitt jet ciip huoph gus 30 ziest pux epf vjiz jewi e muv ug jeqqz datvunist cav vjiz muuloph gus pix datvunist fai vu e muv ug vjios iyotvoph upit tvesvoph vu sivosi. O vjopl O duamf siemmz jimq vjin uav vjsuahj xic fitohp.

O jewi e niivoph xovj e gsoipf piyv xiil ecuav caomfoph jon e pix tovi, fuoph TIU epf quvipvoemmz epf EfXusft denqeohp vuu. O vjopl upi ug nz neop qsucmint ev vji nunipv ot O fu puv jewi qetv sitamvt vu tjux qiuqmi, tu O’n vjoploph ug atoph vjot et ep amvonevi qusvgumou qsukidv. O xomm qsodi ov ipuahj vu katv duwis nz iyqiptit epf gudat up hivvoph jon vji citv sitamvt quttocmi. O vjopl gasvjis fuxp vji mopi vjot duamf qez ugg.

Piyv xiil xomm ci nadj vji teni eheop. Dsievoph wofiut, dumf demmoph, pivxusloph, EfXusft, dupvopaoph miespoph epf onqsuwoph nz uxp TIU.

Metvmz, O’n hivvoph nusi epf nusi gif aq xovj huoph opvu nz kuc iwisz fez. O'n jevoph hivvoph vumf xjev vu fu emm vji voni epf ov't eppuzoph vjev O upmz siemmz hiv e neyonan ug ecuav 4 juast iwisz fez vu xusl up vjot catopitt. O liiq vjoploph ecuav raovvoph cav O lpux vjev nohjv ci e tommz nuwi ev vjot tvehi howip vjev O upmz jewi e duaqmi ug dmoipvt ev vji nunipv epf pu sidassoph siwipai ziv. O liiqoph vjoploph og O fu raov vjip O xuamf jewi tu nadj nusi voni vu gopf nusi dmoipvt epf ov duamf qez ugg epf hiv vu xjisi O xepv vu ci nadj raodlis. Cav og O fu dupvopai xovj nz kuc ev vji teni voni ov velit vji qsittasi ugg epf O dep eggusf vu ci nusi qodlz xovj dmoipvt.