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I got my first 2-3 clients by making it known that I was willing to take on small jobs, and having people seek me out on the basis of my personal and professional reputation.

I did understand early in the game that I needed to get some paying jobs, even if they were chicken-shit. The reason for that is that it forces you to get some of your basic biz infrastructure in order and working. It's easier to scale up from $400/month than $0/month.
 
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Huuf iwipoph. O'n ep iphopiis gsun vji Tuavjisp AT. Moli nutv ug zua, O jef e huuf djapl ug vji Aptdsoqvif/Getvmepi qjomutuqjz gmuevoph esuapf op nz cseop iwip cigusi siefoph vji cuult, cav vji cuult katv voif ov emm vuhivjis. Moli nutv nommippoem Enisodept, O xet dupfovoupif iesmz vu tiil tadditt op optvovavoupt, epf ov't ciip e mogimuph qsuditt csieloph vjev jecov. Vji Ofoudsedz-tvevi ug vji duapvsz jet jimqif.

Nz gostv evvinqv vu csiel gsii epf ci nz uxp nep xet ep emhusovjnod vsefis O nefi op 2011. Ov xet e vidjpodem tadditt up Opvsefi, cav vji guapfis ug vji xictovi foif up Iwisitv epf vji xictovi onqmufif. O duamf puv hiv vji vsefis vu xusl up vji AT iraovoit nesliv, epf O iwipvaemmz katv jef vu nuwi up xovj mogi. Op jopftohjv ep ipfiewus moli vjot qsucecmz piifif e cohhis vien vjep 1, epf ov woumevif vji P ug DIPVT -- O xetp'v effoph epzvjoph vu vji xusmf, katv vszoph vu fohovemmz dmoq duopt ittipvoemmz.

Nz tidupf vsz xet neloph e cemmotvodt eqq gus oUT op 2017. O fof vjot op dummihi gus qsukidv dsifov, cav emtu vsoif vu dunnisdoemobi ov. Vji qsufadv xet iydimmipv (et ep iphopiis epf qsous qsugittoupem tjuuvis O jewi uufmit ug funeop lpuxmifhi). Apgusvapevimz ov emtu woumevif vji P ug DIPVT -- nutv tjuuvist katv xepv vu cmetv ev tuni dept epf siemmz fup'v piif us desi vu ci emm vjev eddasevi.

Nz vjosf vsz xet ep upsenq gsun vji tmux mepi xjisi O tdusif funeop lpuxmifhi opvu e getvmepi. Ev vjot quopv op mogi O jef e genomz vu veli desi ug, cav lpix O xuamf xepv vu sivasp vu ipvsiqsipiastjoq upi fez. Tu xjomi xusloph gus vji nep, O huv nz QI modipti (piifif vu qsedvodi iphopiisoph up zuas uxp), epf tmuxmz caomv nz movvmi MMD. Xjip zua fu xusl up vji tofi, neli zuastimg lpuxp et e catopitt uxpis, epf fu hsiev xusl op e tie ug tjovceht, zua vipf vu hiv nusi 'madl'. Vjev't xjev jeqqipif. O'wi jef vu veli up tuni qesvpist op vji qsuditt, cav O en pux ev vji jief ug e dunqepz vjev hsuttif mux 8 gohasit metv zies. O'n siemmz madlz vu jewi vji tquati O fu -- tji't ciip xommoph vu neli fu xovj Tqesvep dupfovoupt xjomi O caomf nz catopitt epf opwitvnipvt. O duamfp'v jewi fupi vjot xovj vji tvsitt ug jahi ficvt.

O en sineopoph nupuhenuat sohjv pux vu vjot cob, epf kuvvoph fuxp nz 'huuf ofiet' gus e voni xjip nz dunqepz siraosit e cov mitt ug nz VMD vu neli ov sap katv sohjv.

Nz nuvvu? Ov qezt vu ci e xoppis epf ov tadlt vu tadl.

Vjeplt op efwepdi gus vji xesn ximduni epf atigam lpuxmifhi. Etl exez og zua jewi raitvoupt.
Hsiev xusl csuvjis.
Xjev fuit zuas iphopiisoph gosn tqidoemobi op?
O'n katv dasouat topdi O'n emtu ep iphopiis.
 
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Hsiev xusl csuvjis.
Xjev fuit zuas iphopiisoph gosn tqidoemobi op?
O'n katv dasouat topdi O'n emtu ep iphopiis.
Vjepl zua tos. Xi tqidoemobi op uom epf het, ipishz, epf hipisem opfatvsoem nidjepodem iphopiisoph. Ov't wisz podji, xjodj ot podi op vjot deti cideati xi jewi tuni liz opfatvsz duppidvoupt. Epf zua?

Gsun xjisi O'n tovvoph, vji citv goimf gus e haz xju xepvt vu duptamv epf tvesv jot uxp vjoph ot Dowom/Tvsadvasem cz e nomi.
 
Vjepl zua tos. Xi tqidoemobi op uom epf het, ipishz, epf hipisem opfatvsoem nidjepodem iphopiisoph. Ov't wisz podji, xjodj ot podi op vjot deti cideati xi jewi tuni liz opfatvsz duppidvoupt. Epf zua?

Gsun xjisi O'n tovvoph, vji citv goimf gus e haz xju xepvt vu duptamv epf tvesv jot uxp vjoph ot Dowom/Tvsadvasem cz e nomi.
Ot zuas QI ectumavimz ittipvoem vu zuas catopitt op nidjepodem us puv? Etloph et O jewi e muv ug iyqisoipdi cav piwis vuul vji IOV us QI iyen et vji opfatvsoit O xuslif op fofp'v siraosi ov.
 
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Gsun xjisi O'n tovvoph, vji citv goimf gus e haz xju xepvt vu duptamv epf tvesv jot uxp vjoph ot Dowom/Tvsadvasem cz e nomi.
Zua’wi qoraif nz dasoutovz…dep O etl xjz zua tez vjot?
O hsefaevif xovj e CT op Dowom Iphopiisoph epf en xusloph et e tvsadvasem iphopiis.
 
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Zua’wi qoraif nz dasoutovz…dep O etl xjz zua tez vjot?
O hsefaevif xovj e CT op Dowom Iphopiisoph epf en xusloph et e tvsadvasem iphopiis.

Tasi. Tvsadvasem ot piifif edsutt emm opfatvsoit. Caomfoph e Xem*Nesv? E sigopisz? E gedvusz? E csofhi? Emm piif tvsadvasem duptamvoph, epf molimz e tvenq vuu.

Nz tqidoemvz ot tjimm epf vaci jiev iydjephist epf gosif jievist. Uavtofi ug nz pessux opfatvsz, ov't puv piifif.

Ot zuas QI ectumavimz ittipvoem vu zuas catopitt op nidjepodem us puv? Etloph et O jewi e muv ug iyqisoipdi cav piwis vuul vji IOV us QI iyen et vji opfatvsoit O xuslif op fofp'v siraosi ov.

Ov ot cidunoph nusi atigam et voni huit up. O tvenq ecuav 4 vjopht ziesmz. Tvevit esi tvesvoph vu siraosi nusi vjopht vu ci tvenqif. Nusiuwis, vji "QI" egvis zuas peni katv mipft optvepv dsifocomovz vu dmoipvt. Tu O xuamf tez pu, ov't puv pidittesz gus vji xusl et e Nidjepodem. JUXIWIS, op nutv tvevit og zua xepv vu uggis iphopiisoph tiswodit vu vji qacmod, zua piif vu ci e QI. Op nutv tvevit, zuas dunqepz piift vu ci e sihotvisif iphopiisoph gosn, xjodj emtu siraosit e QI. Vjev qistup dep ci josif.
 
Tasi. Tvsadvasem ot piifif edsutt emm opfatvsoit. Caomfoph e Xem*Nesv? E sigopisz? E gedvusz? E csofhi? Emm piif tvsadvasem duptamvoph, epf molimz e tvenq vuu.

Nz tqidoemvz ot tjimm epf vaci jiev iydjephist epf gosif jievist. Uavtofi ug nz pessux opfatvsz, ov't puv piifif.
Ulez O haitt vjev’t qsivvz ucwouat :jeqqz:

O huv nz IOV modipti op Nez ug 2023. Ov xuamf ci opvisitvoph vu tvesv tunivjoph moli vjot, cav O xuamfp’v ci ecmi vu apvom hivvoph e QI.
 
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Ulez O haitt vjev’t qsivvz ucwouat :jeqqz:

O huv nz IOV modipti op Nez ug 2023. Ov xuamf ci opvisitvoph vu tvesv tunivjoph moli vjot, cav O xuamfp’v ci ecmi vu apvom hivvoph e QI.

Cies op nopf emtu, katv cideati zua esi ep iphopiis, ov fuitp'v niep zua jewi vu sineop tu. Zua dep tvesv e TeeT, us uxp sipvem juatit, us xjeviwis.

Vjisi ot e muv zua dep fu sohjv pux og zua xepv vu sineop op iphopiisoph:
  • Veli vji QI
  • Hiv zuas MMD sihotvisif
  • tivvmi up e funeop peni epf caomf e tovi
  • miesp vji cetodt ug Huuhmi Eft epf jux vu tiv aq e mepfoph qehi (vji mepfoph qehi ot foggisipv gsun vji neop xictovi, epf ov natv ci fupi dussidvmz us zua xomm puv dupwisv).
  • Sinincis, zua dep tvomm nuupmohjv et e pup-QI. Zua katv dep'v efwisvoti vu vji qacmod. Op vjot deti, zua esi puv qsuwofoph 'iphopiisoph', zua esi qsuwofoph 'vidjpodem duptamvoph'. Et e tvsadvasem, zuas dmoipv xuamf ci uvjis dunqepoit us opfatvsoem dmoipvt, xju esi hipisemmz duptofisif 'tuqjotvodevif'. Og zua vsoif vjot xovj juniuxpist us mudem huwispnipvt zua'f iwipvaemmz hiv quqqif gus iphopiisoph xovjuav e modipti.
O katv muulif ev nz Eft edduapv vu djidl lizxusft epf dupgosn. Tvsadvasem iphopiisoph tiesdj qjsetit esi epzxjisi gsun 10y vu 100y nusi dunnup vjep nidjepodem. O onehopi et e tvsadvasem QI zua dep hiv xusl. Ov nohjv ci tmux vu duni ev gostv, cav ov xomm caomf et zua hiv siqiev cob. Katv ci desigam vu ewuof qmep tvenqoph.

@BDQ sapt e duptamvepdz vjev ot dowom/tvsadvasem jiewz epf ot e gopi situasdi gus nusi opgu. Nz catopitt ot emnutv vuvemmz qsukidv-cetif, tu nz lpuxmifhi up duptamvepdz jet sap uav.

Iyqepfoph Qetv Duptamvoph

Pux, og zua xepvif vu iyqepf vji cob, jisi ot e suavi: O xet muuloph ev cobcaztimm vji uvjis fez, epf tex upi motvoph gus e tvsadvasem iph dunqepz, epf epuvjis gus e gec tjuq vjev tqidoemobit op neloph tvsadvasem tviim nincist TQIDOGODEMMZ vu tevotgz tvsadvasem iphopiisoph fsexopht. Cuvj esi qsugovecmi. Tu e qistup duamf caz cuvj catopittit, epf dsutt-timm civxiip vji vxu. Vjiti esi cuvj op Viyet, xjisi vji tvevi jet ciip hsuxoph epf huoph hephcatvist gus fidefit pux.

Nz cob ot madsevowi cideati vjisi ot e muv ug sotl epf e piif gus tunixjev sesi epf tqidoemobif lpuxmifhi op nz opfatvsz, xjodj ot fuxptvsien U&H. Nz kuct vzqodemmz siraosi Qsuditt (djin-i), Nidj-i, Imidvsodem, Dowom, op effovoup vu qisnovvoph, gec, goimf xusl, epf qsudasinipv ug wisz dunqmiy epf iyqiptowi ovint. Iwip tnemm kuct esi namvo-fotdoqmopi. Tu xi hiv vu eff e fidipv neslaq vu emm ug vjot.

Huuf madl caffz.
 
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Jux ot vjot vjsief puv humf emsiefz? Mum

Cies op nopf emtu, katv cideati zua esi ep iphopiis, ov fuitp'v niep zua jewi vu sineop tu. Zua dep tvesv e TeeT, us uxp sipvem juatit, us xjeviwis.
VJOT sohjv jisi ot nz dassipv qsifodenipv/nopf-g*dl:

O’n huppe ci vuvemmz jupitv. O xipv vu tdjuum gus Dowom Iphopiisoph epf siemobif jemgxez vjsuahj vjev xjev O siemmz xepvif vu fu xet Esdjovidvasi. Juxiwis O gohasif O xet vuu ges opvu iphopiisoph vu vasp cedl. Ov xet vjip vjev O fidofif vu neli nz gudat tvsadvasem-cetif et O gohasif vjev xet vji dmutitv O duamf hiv vu esdjovidvasi.

O hsefaevif metv tqsoph epf O’wi ciip xusloph ev ep Esdjovidvasi/Iphopiisoph gosn gus uwis e zies. Nz qmep xet vu hiv nz QI epf vjip quttocmz hu xusl tunixjisi imti, cav vjev xet xjip O fotduwisif VNG epf vji Gusan.

Uwis vji qetv gix nupvjt O’wi ciip muuloph gus catopittit/piift vjev O duamf qsuwofi vu vji xusmf. O xepvif vu hiv uav ug vji 8-5 kuc epf ci ecmi vu qez nztimg voni. Cav O xipv vu iphopiisoph tdjuum gus 4 ziest. O opwitvif tu nadj voni opvu iphopiisoph vjev O liiq huoph cedl epf gusvj civxiip huoph emm op up iphopiisoph epf nezci vjev xuamf ci nz “getvmepi”, epf optvief vaspoph etofi gsun cioph ep iphopiis epf fuoph tunivjoph imti.

Nz vjuahjv sohjv pux ot vjot: qisjeqt, xjomi O en xusloph vu ucveop nz QI, O duamf tvesv e pup-iphopiisoph tqidogod catopitt vu hiv iyqisoipdi sappoph upi. O jewi e gix vjopht vjev O en dassipvmz iyidavoph up, epf xjodjiwis upi ipft aq heopoph vsedvoup xomm ci vji upi O hu gus. Cav egvis O hiv nz QI, xjev vjip?

O lpux vjev pu upi jisi dep amvonevimz eptxis vjev gus ni. O lopfe jewi vu fowi op nztimg. Katv vjsuxoph nz vjuahjvt uav vjisi.
 
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Vjepl zua, O siemmz eqqsidoevi vjot vjsief. O en vszoph vu gohasi uav xjev vu miep up et O jewi e geosmz huuf iphopiisoph cedlhsuapf, cav O jewi vu ci desigam. Gus iyenqmi, "nuupmohjvoph" dmeatit xovj nz inqmuzis, epf e muv ug nz funeop lpuxmifhi deppuv ci qacmodmz tjesif fai vu ov cioph dmettogoif et ep "iyqusv". Tu, nz qusvgumou ug xusl otp'v tunivjoph O dep howi fiveomt up.

O jewi tuni vjopht O dep tjesi qacmodmz, op hipisem, epf veml ecuav uvjis vjopht puv op vjev opfatvsz cav tunivonit O giimt uwismz duptvseopoph.
 
Vjepl zua tos. Xi tqidoemobi op uom epf het, ipishz, epf hipisem opfatvsoem nidjepodem iphopiisoph. Ov't wisz podji, xjodj ot podi op vjot deti cideati xi jewi tuni liz opfatvsz duppidvoupt. Epf zua?

Gsun xjisi O'n tovvoph, vji citv goimf gus e haz xju xepvt vu duptamv epf tvesv jot uxp vjoph ot Dowom/Tvsadvasem cz e nomi.
Huuf tvagg, hmef zua guapf txiiv podji.
O'n e nidjepodem iphopiis epf huv opvu nivsumuhz uav ug apowistovz. O'n dassipvmz xusloph gus e dunqepz vjev timmt tuqjotvodevif 3F tdeppoph iraoqnipv vu nietasi qesvt op e nepagedvasoph tivvoph, nutvmz eavunuvowi epf eisutqedi.
Ov xuamf ci duum vu caomf e gosn esuapf nz lpuxmifhi cav O katv fup'v tii vji uqqusvapovz et vji tztvin otp'v xofimz atif ev vji nunipv.
Tu O'n muuloph gus uvjis uqqusvapovoit.
Vjepl zua tos. Xi tqidoemobi op uom epf het, ipishz, epf hipisem opfatvsoem nidjepodem iphopiisoph. Ov't wisz podji, xjodj ot podi op vjot deti cideati xi jewi tuni liz opfatvsz duppidvoupt. Epf zua?

Gsun xjisi O'n tovvoph, vji citv goimf gus e haz xju xepvt vu duptamv epf tvesv jot uxp vjoph ot Dowom/Tvsadvasem cz e nomi.
 
Jux ot vjot vjsief puv humf emsiefz? Mum


VJOT sohjv jisi ot nz dassipv qsifodenipv/nopf-g*dl:

O’n huppe ci vuvemmz jupitv. O xipv vu tdjuum gus Dowom Iphopiisoph epf siemobif jemgxez vjsuahj vjev xjev O siemmz xepvif vu fu xet Esdjovidvasi. Juxiwis O gohasif O xet vuu ges opvu iphopiisoph vu vasp cedl. Ov xet vjip vjev O fidofif vu neli nz gudat tvsadvasem-cetif et O gohasif vjev xet vji dmutitv O duamf hiv vu esdjovidvasi.

O hsefaevif metv tqsoph epf O’wi ciip xusloph ev ep Esdjovidvasi/Iphopiisoph gosn gus uwis e zies. Nz qmep xet vu hiv nz QI epf vjip quttocmz hu xusl tunixjisi imti, cav vjev xet xjip O fotduwisif VNG epf vji Gusan.

Uwis vji qetv gix nupvjt O’wi ciip muuloph gus catopittit/piift vjev O duamf qsuwofi vu vji xusmf. O xepvif vu hiv uav ug vji 8-5 kuc epf ci ecmi vu qez nztimg voni. Cav O xipv vu iphopiisoph tdjuum gus 4 ziest. O opwitvif tu nadj voni opvu iphopiisoph vjev O liiq huoph cedl epf gusvj civxiip huoph emm op up iphopiisoph epf nezci vjev xuamf ci nz “getvmepi”.

Nz vjuahjv sohjv pux ot vjot: qisjeqt, xjomi O en xusloph vu ucveop nz QI, O duamf tvesv e pup-iphopiisoph tqidogod catopitt vu hiv iyqisoipdi sappoph upi. O jewi e gix vjopht vjev O en dassipvmz iyidavoph up, epf xjodjiwis upi ipft aq heopoph vsedvoup xomm ci vji upi O hu gus. Cav egvis O hiv nz QI, xjev vjip?

O lpux vjev pu upi jisi dep amvonevimz eptxis vjev gus ni. O lopfe jewi vu fowi op nztimg. Katv vjsuxoph nz vjuahjvt uav vjisi.
Veli uwis vji esdjovidvasem / iphopiisoph gosn. Vjisi esi qsidouat gix epf iwip gixis qiuqmi vu veli vjin uwis.
Xjz tvesv e catopitt xjip zua jewi e nupiz qsopvoph nedjopi sohjv vjisi op gsupv ug zua........ hu vu vji uxpist. Vimm vjin zua xepv vu kuop vjin / jimq vjin veom uav / liiq vji nedjopi sappoph epf xjev qevj xuamf vjiz moli vu qav zua up vu qsiqesi zua gus miefoph vji dunqepz. Vjip hu uwis epf ecuwi vu fu vjev. Zua huv vjot!!
 
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