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A, hopefully inspirational, thread:
Today marks just over a year I went freelance. It& #39;s been an incredible journey for anyone considering the same. In the last 12 months I& #39;ve:
- Had a record breaking month, month on month
Today marks just over a year I went freelance. It& #39;s been an incredible journey for anyone considering the same. In the last 12 months I& #39;ve:
- Had a record breaking month, month on month
- Got stranded in Australia for 3 months with no worries as I could still work as normal
- Started a second "consultancy" with @Suganthanmn 4 weeks ago which has signed a new client every week since
- Started learning python with decent(ish) progress
- Started a second "consultancy" with @Suganthanmn 4 weeks ago which has signed a new client every week since
- Started learning python with decent(ish) progress
- Built 4 SEO tools (with some help). Just waiting to get them online for others to use
- Met some incredible people and contacts that I wouldn& #39;t have met otherwise. A large part of this owes it& #39;s thanks to:
@OfflineTake and @TTTSEOCommunity
- Met some incredible people and contacts that I wouldn& #39;t have met otherwise. A large part of this owes it& #39;s thanks to:
@OfflineTake and @TTTSEOCommunity
What have I learnt?
- Put yourself out there. Go to conferences. And go on your own. It& #39;ll force you to meet and speak to people like @Suganthanmn, @dergal, @MrLukeCarthy, @defaced and @CarrieRosePR. You& #39;ll literally learn and network with the very best.
- Put yourself out there. Go to conferences. And go on your own. It& #39;ll force you to meet and speak to people like @Suganthanmn, @dergal, @MrLukeCarthy, @defaced and @CarrieRosePR. You& #39;ll literally learn and network with the very best.
- Don& #39;t be afraid to ask questions. There is no such thing as a stupid question. No one knows everything. And if u learn something new, post it on twitter. Even if it& #39;s not "new", there will be someone who doesn& #39;t know it. Anyone who trolls u on either of these is just a douche.
- Always challenge your opinions. Opinions are like arseholes, everyone has them. Unlike arseholes, yours should be regularly examined. Identify your biases and be open minded about what others say
- Be happy, sure, but don& #39;t be "content". Strive to learn more, keep improving, keep your clients traffic improving. Don& #39;t rest on your laurels. We didn& #39;t evolve to be content. Contented Homo Erectus got eaten before passing on their genes.
- Don& #39;t have one client that accounts for more than 40% of your income. That& #39;s a lot of eggs in one basket...
Finally - be kind. There is far far too much back stabbing and snide comments for my liking.
Here& #39;s to another successful 12 months
Finally - be kind. There is far far too much back stabbing and snide comments for my liking.
Here& #39;s to another successful 12 months
Oh and one more - follow @tom_hirst, his tweets are more logical than any of this random diatribe I& #39;ve just posted
