After nearly a year of $0 income, I finally stopped trying to get another job, and began hunting my own clients. Not to jinx it, but today I bagged my third. One more and I'll be making what I used to

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Congrats; that’s great! Keeping fingers crossed for another and another! You deserve it for having the courage to go out on your own.

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You are giving hope to a lot of people here. Including me.

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I met an entrepreneur on an intercontinental flight, and he couldn't get enough of our conversation on branding and advertising. He was launching two products and became client #1.
#2 found me on one of those piece-of-shit job boards no one ever goes on, looking to hire a webmaster for $45k. I'm not sure why I bothered to respond, but somehow I convinced him he needed much much more than a webmaster, and now I'm overhauling his entire brand.
#3 was looking for social content creators (which tells me they don't know what the fuck they're doing), and that's what my cold email to them said. I almost fell over when they actually emailed me back and wanted to get on the phone. An hour-long lecture on branding later and they wanted a new name, new site, new strategy, etc.

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That’s rad. Nice hustle!

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Is this the beginning of a new agency of only over 40? Call it Wisdom or something

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Got ux?

That's fantastic. and yes, there should be an over 40 boutique agency for clients who want creatives who are actual adults instead if diaper wearing, man bun 20 year old d-bags who just want to make stuff look "cool".

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Welcome to freelance life! Been making more than I did at my agency job for 3 years now with way more flexibility.

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Ah but you’re seeing the light now, right??

Congrats! And how?

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Do tell, write a book, CDs the world over are dying to know your secret - or just tell us

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Congrats! What's your secret to snagging them on your own?

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That’s really cheered me up.
🖕the Man!

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Congrats on your courage to keep yourself motivated.

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@OP: That’s freaking awesome! Congrats to you and your success!!!

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Major props to you! Way to keep moving up-
And not giving up. Inspiring and illuminating. 💥

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You are my hero! Well done!

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That’s amazing! Congrats 👍🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

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Inspiring! Thank you!

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Curious- is your background in art direction/design or copywriting?

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Yeah! 👍💪

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Awesome! Congrats!

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Awesome!

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