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Syed Fakher e Haider
• Feb 8
Being here on Contra was never the plan.
Back in end 2021, I was in my 3rd semester. I picked up Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Not because of a big vision. Because I wanted a skill.
At that time, I did not even know Contra existed.
I spent months learning design. I practiced daily. Still, I felt lost finding clients.
By the end of the year, I landed a remote internship. The pay was 5,000 PKR per month. For me, it was my first earning.
Parallel to this, my education continued. I was studying BS Physics. Not tech. Not design. Not marketing.
In 2023, things shifted.
I joined the National Freelance Training Program. That is where content clicked.
I kept practicing. I kept posting.
Slowly, results followed.
Physics student. Designer by practice. Content writer by skill.
None of this was planned. It was built step by step.
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