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Nobody warns you about the quietest part of freelancing: showing up when the numbers are tiny and it feels like no one's watching.
That's me right now. Two followers. No clients yet. A profile I just rebuilt from scratch this week.
I've still got my full-time job, this is the thing I'm building in the cracks of my day. Evenings, weekends, in between everything else. Entering challenges to get sharper. Posting even when it feels like I'm talking to an empty room. Rebuilding, tweaking, showing up again the next day.
And here's the thing, I'm oddly excited about it. Because I finally know exactly what I'm chasing: my first client on Contra, and 100 followers. Small goals. But everyone I look up to here started at the same zero I'm standing on.
So I'm just going to keep showing up.
I feel you and what are you saying completely. Even the biggest ones we see and think they level is unachievable was at this stage once. Sometimes people might forget about the life and struggles of other freelancers in such professional creative platforms. Just keep grinding...
Thank you :)
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scoring each job out of 10 is cool. how many rules?
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Case study: View the Verq project on Contra
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congrats bro🥳🥳 I wish, one day, i become like you buddy...
