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hello people using contra,
may I ask how you began your career as a freelancer or agency owner and how you got to where you are now?
And are you satisfied with what you have achieved so far?
It would be nice to get some stories here and some new ideas.
I’m exploring new strategies for networking and growing my business, and it’d be great to exchange experiences.
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Hi @Luka Svonja I started freelancing hard on the pandemic so I could keep my mind busy and I managed to work on reaaaly cool brands and projects! I did study graphic design at Uni so I have always had jobs in marketing and branding agencies at the same time. How did you start? 😊
@Anita Autorino ohh really, i also started in the pandemic, started learning design. I didn't have any clients or so, i just designed and with the time, clients came. But cool to hear from you.
@Luka Svonja 7 years ago I swapped a musical keyboard for a notebook, the worst piece of hardware you could imagine lol.. Then I started writing articles for digital marketing clients. Learning more and more has always been my core principle, and through this I've been learning and...
@Lucas 🎯✨ niceee, thanks i wish you the best too!
@Luka Svonja My time to share my story! :D
I started trying to become a freelancer back in Summer of 2023, fresh out of high school. I didn't know anything about freelancing nor web design/dev (the skill I wanted to offer), so I was starting from complete scratch.
While I was figuring...
@Luka Svonja From June of 2024 I managed to grow my income from $2/3k per month all the way up to $6/7k per month. I kept the momentum going and in 2025 I've been averaging around $10/12k each and every month 🤯
Now I'm currently working to further improve that metric, aiming to double...
@Luca Da Corte coool, how did you manage to get the retrainer clinet? Is it a local client or international from other country?
@Luca Da Corte nice man, good job, that is what i am aiming at!
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