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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Happy for you!

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Love this! If you need any copy help, I’m available!

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Update: The Coronavirus shut down shut me down, too. One client closed his 90 year-old family business, the other client went dark on a project we'd been preparing for since December. No money since Feb. And then I get an email which leads to a phone call, and today I started on a project that I am actually excited about for CREATIVE possibilities, which is good because it's shit money. "How shit" you ask? Shit enough that I can still claim and get most of what unemployment pays. I don't care, though, I'm just happy to WORK.

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Sorry to hear about the shut down. I had liked the original post. Stay safe!

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A year? What took you so long?

OP, that reply is eye-opening. In fact, the whole post and thread is. Thanks for starting it.

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UPDATE: I totally jinxed it.

It was doomed from the start

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