hey alright,
welcome back to episode 13 of journal of small musings,
this is the second part to the freelance experience that we talked about last time.
So let's start from where we dropped .
Let's assume you got a got social scene and are ready to start receiving customers,
Always remember your first customers will mostly be people who already know you,May be your parents, your friends, colleagues.
The people who will follow your work and cheer for you no matter what.
They won't be investing in you because they like your work but because they like you.
And it's completely fine.
What's crucial here is You need to give your best and by best i mean the best effort you can on these projects.
Because your current customers will be the source for your future customers.
Right the friends of your current customers is going be our target.
Then their friends and so on.
That's is how it works.
I'll work like a network.
and breaking a chain won't just cost a customers but a chain of them.
That's why you need to be consistent and available for more work.
Cause once this cycle gets started You'll be overflowing by projects.
There's a myth that giving out free samples and projects is like loss for your business,
which is completely wrong.
You need to provide something out to the community to gain their trust to gain exposure.
Why do you think Netflix has a trial period
So that people can get a taste of, So that people know what they are buying.
I'd have loved to talk about business models but i don't know I'm kinda illiterate in that section.
Now there are many different type of customers
good ones, bad ones,annoying ones, the abusive ones
but it is of utmost important to have patience and politeness.
They may some really hurtful stuff about you and more about your work and you have to be patience with them.
Giving a response is like adding oil to the fire.
This will help you in a long run.
One of the major roadblock you have to cross is Hate and shame,
There will be people who don't believe in your idea and moreover laugh at you on your face.
but it's up to you how much you listen.
Like if you know what your idea is capable of and you believe yourself relentlessly there is no flipping way someone could stop you.
Same advice here do not fight hate with hate it'll be pointless and is a waste of energy.Instead ignore them and prove to them who's right.
Most of the people who are thinking about starting freelancing are either students or the people who already have a job
You do not need to drop out for having a successful freelancing experience.You do not need to lose your job to do freelancing.
Freelancing has to start as a side hustle as their is a big chance that things will go sideways.
There's a concept that
Only lose your main hustle or your job when your side hustle earns you 3 times the money per month than your salary.
It is just stupid take illogical risks.
what you need is time management and passion and a hard working attitude.
Once again,
You do not need to lose your job,
Do not drop out of school
unless your side hustle at least earns 3 times your salary.
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