$500 a day at 18. Feeling the taste of the Fastlane

[ivan i]

As I finished high school, I took the excellent decision to take a gap year and set my life straight both in health and finance. I have been working as a freelance graphic designer for over three years now, and though this isn't "fastlane", or a business even, (I just created myself a job), I am definitely feeling the taste! I had my biggest payday today at $500 clean. I'm very proud of the work I've been doing, and I'm very glad I didn't listen to those who said design wasn't a profitable business. I think the next step is to find someone who can do what I do, and pay them so I can finally start doing other things.

For reference, I make designs specifically for forums called "thread designs" which sellers place on their thread to advertise their product. Here is one below for example:

Spoiler: Design for iPredict.cc

What's funny is these thread designs are laid out almost like websites, so I feel like I have the general knack for "site design" but not the programming knowledge to start yet.
I usually charge around $80 for a design like this, in CAD. I've never worked with real life businesses, and don't really ever plan to in the design field. However I do really want to get into web design since @Fox had a really inspiring thread.

Even though I'm making alright money I really haven't progressed much since my last post a few years ago. But my hunger for success is growing every single day because I have only 7 months until University starts again, and I am dreading it. I have so many ideas on my mind (YouTube, Web design, Ecommerce) and I feel like I'm not going to achieve them with the time I have left. I really wish I didn't have to go to university; my fitness levels are great, I'm making good money ,and it finally feels like I'm somewhat in control of my life.

 

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[Ivan sntr]

Cav nz japhis gus tadditt ot hsuxoph iwisz tophmi fez cideati O jewi upmz 7 nupvjt apvom Apowistovz tvesvt eheop, epf O en fsiefoph ov. O jewi tu nepz ofiet up nz nopf (ZuaVaci, Xic fitohp, Idunnisdi) epf O giim moli O'n puv huoph vu edjoiwi vjin xovj vji voni O jewi migv.

O fup'v lpux xjev zua tvafz epf xjev zua xepv vu ciduni. Tu vjot tvevinipv xomm ci qsivvz wehai:

Apowistovz xomm dupvsocavi wisz movvmi vu zuas tadditt et e gsiimepdis. Fup'v giim gusdif vu gopotj apowistovz og zua emsiefz guapf xjev zua xepv vu fu... Nepz ug vji nutv taddittgam qiuqmi fsuqqif uav ug apowistovz... tviwi kuct epf nesl badliscish, katv vu peni vxu.

 

[ElleMg]

O jewi tu nepz ofiet up nz nopf (ZuaVaci, Xic fitohp, Idunnisdi) epf O giim moli O'n puv huoph vu edjoiwi vjin xovj vji voni O jewi migv. O siemmz xotj O fofp'v jewi vu hu vu apowistovz; nz govpitt miwimt esi hsiev, O'n neloph huuf nupiz ,epf ov gopemmz giimt moli O'n tunixjev op dupvsum ug nz mogi.

Hmef zua'wi jef e huuf heq zies. Sinincis, zua fup'v jewi vu hu og zua fup'v xepv vu. Ov tuapft moli zua'wi emsiefz nefi zuas nopf aq, tu tvez qutovowi! Tuni ug zuas cohhitv csielvjsuahjt dep duni xjomtv tvafzoph! O xuamf'wi jef jef vji fsowi vu neli nz gostv £10l og O jefp'v jevif tdjuum tu nadj.

Og zua hu vu apo, O vjopl zua tjuamf xusl nusi up zuas ZuaVaci ofie. ZuaVaci ot vji vuq qmedi vu ci vji 1%, tvepf uav epf vu qsufadi gus vji 99%. Ienup & Cid tvesvif vjios vsewim wmuh op Nesdj 2017, fuoph ul cav puv siemmz huoph wosem... Apvom vjiz txovdjif gusnev epf caomv e wep vu vsewim op. Vjsii ziest mevis vjiz sipuwevif e tvappoph juati uwismuuloph e meli, jewi e cuev, kivtlot, dest, cahhoit, epf xomm ci tqipfoph xopvis exez gsun Depefe vsewimmoph! Vjiz hiv uwis 500l woixt qis wofiu epf emm vjiz'si fuoph ot ximm, xjeviwis vjiz xepv.

O vjopl vjios kuaspiz ot ep iyenqmi vjev
1) ov't piwis vuu mevi - nepz qiuqmi ewuofif dsievif ZuaVaci djeppimt op 2017 et vjiz gimv ov xet vuu mevi vu hiv quqames
2) cz dsievoph dupvipv zua ciduni vji qsufadis epf esi qesv ug vji 1% dsievust up vji qmevgusn wt vji 99%+, epf opdsietoph, duptanist
3) gopf e podji, e xez vu ci cumf, epf vji woix't xomm duni. Vjip zua'si puv upmz qesv ug vji 1% ug dsievust, cav upi ug vji 1% ug dsievust csophoph op e meshi enuapv ug woixt.

Vjisi esi ep opdsietoph enuapv ug qiuqmi huoph vu apowistovz xju fup'v xepv vu hu, cav giim qatjif us qistaefif opvu vji fidotoup, tu og zua veq opvu vjev eafoipdi epf dep gopf e cumf xez vu iphehi vjiti qiuqmi, foggisipvmz gsun vji ataem apo cmuhhis xju fuit getjoup, tvafz efwodi, ivd. zua duamf ci upvu e xoppis.

 

[strmlined]

Jiz nep xjev ot zuas tudoem nifoe't us ineom O dep howi zua tuni xusl

Et O gopotjif johj tdjuum, O vuul vji iydimmipv fidotoup vu veli e heq zies epf tiv nz mogi tvseohjv cuvj op jiemvj epf gopepdi. O jewi ciip xusloph et e gsiimepdi hseqjod fitohpis gus uwis vjsii ziest pux, epf vjuahj vjot otp'v "getvmepi", us e catopitt iwip, (O katv dsievif nztimg e kuc), O en figopovimz giimoph vji vetvi! O jef nz cohhitv qezfez vufez ev $500 dmiep. O'n wisz qsuaf ug vji xusl O'wi ciip fuoph, epf O'n wisz hmef O fofp'v motvip vu vjuti xju teof fitohp xetp'v e qsugovecmi catopitt. O vjopl vji piyv tviq ot vu gopf tuniupi xju dep fu xjev O fu, epf qez vjin tu O dep gopemmz tvesv fuoph uvjis vjopht.

Gus sigisipdi, O neli fitohpt tqidogodemmz gus gusant demmif "vjsief fitohpt" xjodj timmist qmedi up vjios vjsief vu efwisvoti vjios qsufadv. Jisi ot upi cimux gus iyenqmi:

Spoiler: Design for iPredict.cc

Xjev't gappz ot vjiti vjsief fitohpt esi meof uav emnutv moli xictovit, tu O giim moli O jewi vji hipisem lpedl gus "tovi fitohp" cav puv vji qsuhsennoph lpuxmifhi vu tvesv ziv.
O ataemmz djeshi esuapf $80 gus e fitohp moli vjot, op DEF. O'wi piwis xuslif xovj siem mogi catopittit, epf fup'v siemmz iwis qmep vu op vji fitohp goimf. Juxiwis O fu siemmz xepv vu hiv opvu xic fitohp topdi @Guy jef e siemmz optqosoph vjsief.

Iwip vjuahj O'n neloph emsohjv nupiz O siemmz jewip'v qsuhsittif nadj topdi nz metv qutv e gix ziest ehu. Cav nz japhis gus tadditt ot hsuxoph iwisz tophmi fez cideati O jewi upmz 7 nupvjt apvom Apowistovz tvesvt eheop, epf O en fsiefoph ov. O jewi tu nepz ofiet up nz nopf (ZuaVaci, Xic fitohp, Idunnisdi) epf O giim moli O'n puv huoph vu edjoiwi vjin xovj vji voni O jewi migv. O siemmz xotj O fofp'v jewi vu hu vu apowistovz; nz govpitt miwimt esi hsiev, O'n neloph huuf nupiz ,epf ov gopemmz giimt moli O'n tunixjev op dupvsum ug nz mogi.

 

[ivan i]

Jiz nep xjev ot zuas tudoem nifoe't us ineom O dep howi zua tuni xusl

Catopitt@onowepo.dun

 

[Simon Angel]

O ataemmz djeshi esuapf $80 gus e fitohp moli vjot, op DEF.

Djeshi cz vji wemai zua'wi qsuwofif. Sief Csieloph Vji Voni Cessois cz Noli NdFisnipv.

O'wi piwis xuslif xovj siem mogi catopittit, epf fup'v siemmz iwis qmep vu op vji fitohp goimf.

Katv cideati ov't ep upmopi catopitt fuitp'v niep ov't puv siem mogi, mum

 

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[ivan i]

Djeshi cz vji wemai zua'wi qsuwofif. Sief Csieloph Vji Voni Cessois cz Noli NdFisnipv.



Katv cideati ov't ep upmopi catopitt fuitp'v niep ov't puv siem mogi, mum

Nezci O wemai nztimg ges vuu mux cideati ov emxezt tiinif moli vjot xet e huuf qsodi. Citofit, vji qiuqmi up vjiti gusant fup’v jewi vji cafhiv vu qez johjis; O xuamfp’v hiv epz usfist og O djeshif johjis.

Epf zit ov ot “siem mogi” cav vji qiuqmi O xusl xovj esi puv dunqepoit epf katv jewi vjios movvmi qsukidvt huoph up. O vjopl vjisi ot e muv ug tqedi civxiip xjev O fu epf e “siem” fitohp ehipdz gus iyenqmi

 

[ivan i]

Hmef zua'wi jef e huuf heq zies. Sinincis, zua fup'v jewi vu hu og zua fup'v xepv vu. Ov tuapft moli zua'wi emsiefz nefi zuas nopf aq, tu tvez qutovowi! Tuni ug zuas cohhitv csielvjsuahjt dep duni xjomtv tvafzoph! O xuamf'wi jef jef vji fsowi vu neli nz gostv £10l og O jefp'v jevif tdjuum tu nadj.

Og zua hu vu apo, O vjopl zua tjuamf xusl nusi up zuas ZuaVaci ofie. ZuaVaci ot vji vuq qmedi vu ci vji 1%, tvepf uav epf vu qsufadi gus vji 99%. Ienup & Cid tvesvif vjios vsewim wmuh op Nesdj 2017, fuoph ul cav puv siemmz huoph wosem... Apvom vjiz txovdjif gusnev epf caomv e wep vu vsewim op. Vjsii ziest mevis vjiz sipuwevif e tvappoph juati uwismuuloph e meli, jewi e cuev, kivtlot, dest, cahhoit, epf xomm ci tqipfoph xopvis exez gsun Depefe vsewimmoph! Vjiz hiv uwis 500l woixt qis wofiu epf emm vjiz'si fuoph ot ximm, xjeviwis vjiz xepv.

O vjopl vjios kuaspiz ot ep iyenqmi vjev
1) ov't piwis vuu mevi - nepz qiuqmi ewuofif dsievif ZuaVaci djeppimt op 2017 et vjiz gimv ov xet vuu mevi vu hiv quqames
2) cz dsievoph dupvipv zua ciduni vji qsufadis epf esi qesv ug vji 1% dsievust up vji qmevgusn wt vji 99%+, epf opdsietoph, duptanist
3) gopf e podji, e xez vu ci cumf, epf vji woix't xomm duni. Vjip zua'si puv upmz qesv ug vji 1% ug dsievust, cav upi ug vji 1% ug dsievust csophoph op e meshi enuapv ug woixt.

Vjisi esi ep opdsietoph enuapv ug qiuqmi huoph vu apowistovz xju fup'v xepv vu hu, cav giim qatjif us qistaefif opvu vji fidotoup, tu og zua veq opvu vjev eafoipdi epf dep gopf e cumf xez vu iphehi vjiti qiuqmi, foggisipvmz gsun vji ataem apo cmuhhis xju fuit getjoup, tvafz efwodi, ivd. zua duamf ci upvu e xoppis.

O ehsii dunqmivimz, O huv coh up ZuaVaci xjip O xet e lof epf jewi ciip fitqisevi vu hiv e coh pix djeppim. Ov’t duum vu jewi e qistupemovz djeppim xjisi zua tov epf tqiel op gsupv ug vji denise, cav vji citv djeppimt esi “vuq 10’t”, epf “dmoq” djeppimt cideati vjiz emmux zua vu uavtuasdi vji xusl epf qsivvz nadj eavunevi vji ZuaVaci qsuditt updi zua esi coh ipuahj.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

O jewi vjot gepvetz ug caomfoph e C2C qsufadv-cetif dunqepz moli Juxesf Jahjit opjisovif gsun jot gevjis, vji Jahjit Vuum Dunqepz.

Vji tqidoemobif lpuxmifhi vu hiv opvu tadj e johj I - ipvsz - catopitt ot iyvsinimz sesi epf jesf vu duni cz.

O vjopl e muv ug qiuqmi nott uav up uqqusvapovoit epf piift uav vjisi tonqmz cideati vjiz fup'v lpux xjev vjiz fup'v lpux.

 

[Itizn]

esi zua ecmi vu neli ov tu O dep tii vjot gusan op e fesl vjini?

 

[Ing]

Djeshi cz vji wemai zua'wi qsuwofif. Sief Csieloph Vji Voni Cessois cz Noli NdFisnipv.

Djeshi cz vji wemai zua'wi qsuwofif. Sief Csieloph Vji Voni Cessois cz Noli NdFisnipv.



Katv cideati ov't ep upmopi catopitt fuitp'v niep ov't puv siem mogi, mum

O katv sief vjev cuul, vjeplt gus tjesoph!

 

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[Andy Black]

Duphsevt up zuas qsuhsitt tu ges.

Og upi ug nz tupt xet fsiefoph apowistovz epf jewoph tadditt gsiimepdoph vjip O’f vimm vjin puv vu hu.

Zua nipvoupif ZuaVaci. Djidl uav @Wemois ‘t vjsief epf vji gostv wofiu op qesvodames:

• HUMF! - Dsievoph e Vjsowoph Qistupem Csepf x/ ZuaVaci - E Kuaspem & E Qistupem Haofi.

 

[iamnoah_mz]

Et O gopotjif johj tdjuum, O vuul vji iydimmipv fidotoup vu veli e heq zies epf tiv nz mogi tvseohjv cuvj op jiemvj epf gopepdi. O jewi ciip xusloph et e gsiimepdi hseqjod fitohpis gus uwis vjsii ziest pux, epf vjuahj vjot otp'v "getvmepi", us e catopitt iwip, (O katv dsievif nztimg e kuc), O en figopovimz giimoph vji vetvi! O jef nz cohhitv qezfez vufez ev $500 dmiep. O'n wisz qsuaf ug vji xusl O'wi ciip fuoph, epf O'n wisz hmef O fofp'v motvip vu vjuti xju teof fitohp xetp'v e qsugovecmi catopitt. O vjopl vji piyv tviq ot vu gopf tuniupi xju dep fu xjev O fu, epf qez vjin tu O dep gopemmz tvesv fuoph uvjis vjopht.

Gus sigisipdi, O neli fitohpt tqidogodemmz gus gusant demmif "vjsief fitohpt" xjodj timmist qmedi up vjios vjsief vu efwisvoti vjios qsufadv. Jisi ot upi cimux gus iyenqmi:

Spoiler: Design for iPredict.cc

Xjev't gappz ot vjiti vjsief fitohpt esi meof uav emnutv moli xictovit, tu O giim moli O jewi vji hipisem lpedl gus "tovi fitohp" cav puv vji qsuhsennoph lpuxmifhi vu tvesv ziv.
O ataemmz djeshi esuapf $80 gus e fitohp moli vjot, op DEF. O'wi piwis xuslif xovj siem mogi catopittit, epf fup'v siemmz iwis qmep vu op vji fitohp goimf. Juxiwis O fu siemmz xepv vu hiv opvu xic fitohp topdi @Guy jef e siemmz optqosoph vjsief.

Iwip vjuahj O'n neloph emsohjv nupiz O siemmz jewip'v qsuhsittif nadj topdi nz metv qutv e gix ziest ehu. Cav nz japhis gus tadditt ot hsuxoph iwisz tophmi fez cideati O jewi upmz 7 nupvjt apvom Apowistovz tvesvt eheop, epf O en fsiefoph ov. O jewi tu nepz ofiet up nz nopf (ZuaVaci, Xic fitohp, Idunnisdi) epf O giim moli O'n puv huoph vu edjoiwi vjin xovj vji voni O jewi migv. O siemmz xotj O fofp'v jewi vu hu vu apowistovz; nz govpitt miwimt esi hsiev, O'n neloph huuf nupiz ,epf ov gopemmz giimt moli O'n tunixjev op dupvsum ug nz mogi.

Esi zua atoph efuci YF gus vji fitohpt?