So, I joined about a month ago and I've been quietly watching and figuring things out. Before I joined, I wanted to start a (slowlane) business doing web design. I actually found FLF from a web design Facebook group (not sure of his name here, or I'd tag him). From there, I've been brainstorming about how to get going and make it fastlane. My main priority at the moment is just getting some income for me and so I can invest in better tools. I'm a stay at home mom, living with our in-laws. We're not too bad off, but still living paycheck to paycheck without me working. My biggest issues have always been imposter syndrome and analysis paralysis - so I go in circles of feeling like nobody will ever hire me, so I need to learn ALL THE THINGS, but where should I start?
I finally decided to cut the shit a few weeks ago and just start SOMETHING. I've printed sales letters on letterhead I designed, I'm finishing them up today and sending them off. Super exciting!
Last night, I came up with my Fastlane business plan. Nothing in-depth yet, but I'll get there. I've got 3 stages:
Hustle Mode
Here, I'll be building up my bank account so I can get rid of that anxiety for myself and my husband, invest in some tools I need (Premium themes and such), and just stop living husband's paycheck to paycheck. Be an independent woman again, and gain confidence and knowledge. I also want to work on learning a new code language to facilitate my longer term plans. I plan to be here no longer than a year, hopefully.
Diversify
At this point, I plan to start working on creating content that can be repackaged and sold (so I can be selling that $500 Wordpress theme package instead of buying it), and start working on my ultimate goals and saving money to level up. Outsource as much of the work as I can*, and stop being a slave to the hour. I want most of my income to be coming from monthly maintenance packages instead of new builds. Hopefully another year or so here, no more than 2.
Disconnect
Here, my goal is to fully get out of the rat race. I'd like to become something of a contracting agency - people come to me with their ideas, and I send the ideas to the right people, for a cut of the price. I also want to get into the web hosting business by buying my own servers & delegating the care of them. I have a particular niche market in mind to sell to for that. At this point, I also want to write a book or series. Not sure about what yet, I'll figure that out as I get there.
*I started outsourcing today on a whim! I'm in some random Facebook group I joined in high school, and we had a thread reminiscing on memories and talking about where we are today. Someone else mentioned that she does marketing. I reached out to her, and she's going to get her prices and get back to me so I can offer that in my web design packages! More value for the customer = more income for the two of us, and a faster entrance to fastlane! Maybe I'll be getting to Diversify sooner than I thought!
Always open to feedback.
I finally decided to cut the shit a few weeks ago and just start SOMETHING. I've printed sales letters on letterhead I designed, I'm finishing them up today and sending them off. Super exciting!
Last night, I came up with my Fastlane business plan. Nothing in-depth yet, but I'll get there. I've got 3 stages:
Hustle Mode
Here, I'll be building up my bank account so I can get rid of that anxiety for myself and my husband, invest in some tools I need (Premium themes and such), and just stop living husband's paycheck to paycheck. Be an independent woman again, and gain confidence and knowledge. I also want to work on learning a new code language to facilitate my longer term plans. I plan to be here no longer than a year, hopefully.
Diversify
At this point, I plan to start working on creating content that can be repackaged and sold (so I can be selling that $500 Wordpress theme package instead of buying it), and start working on my ultimate goals and saving money to level up. Outsource as much of the work as I can*, and stop being a slave to the hour. I want most of my income to be coming from monthly maintenance packages instead of new builds. Hopefully another year or so here, no more than 2.
Disconnect
Here, my goal is to fully get out of the rat race. I'd like to become something of a contracting agency - people come to me with their ideas, and I send the ideas to the right people, for a cut of the price. I also want to get into the web hosting business by buying my own servers & delegating the care of them. I have a particular niche market in mind to sell to for that. At this point, I also want to write a book or series. Not sure about what yet, I'll figure that out as I get there.
*I started outsourcing today on a whim! I'm in some random Facebook group I joined in high school, and we had a thread reminiscing on memories and talking about where we are today. Someone else mentioned that she does marketing. I reached out to her, and she's going to get her prices and get back to me so I can offer that in my web design packages! More value for the customer = more income for the two of us, and a faster entrance to fastlane! Maybe I'll be getting to Diversify sooner than I thought!
Always open to feedback.
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