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🎶💻 From musician to web designer - this is how I got here (kind of, anyway).
Since my 20's, I've searched for a way to support myself without giving up music.
I was a barista.
I was a body therapist.
I was a bike messenger.
I helped disabled people.
I was teaching saxophone in a music school.
But none of them were for me or felt future-proof.
At one point, I landed a full-time UX internship - but it quickly became clear that working in a company wasn’t for me.
So I took a step back and thought:
“I’ve always been a freelancer. Why not build something of my own?”
While working on my UX portfolio, I discovered Webflow.
At first, it felt impossible - I only knew very basic HTML and CSS.
But once I started to understand the basics, I was hooked.
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I realized:
✅ I could build real websites without code
✅ I could apply everything I learned from UX
✅ I actually had an advantage - many designers don’t think deeply about UX
Fast forward to now:
🟢 I launched my business attabird
🟢 I’ve worked on fun, challenging...
Great mindset to find balance! Feel very aligned with you, Henrik 🙌
Great to hear Celia!
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