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Newsletter #68 - More Turmoil!

Published 2 months ago • 1 min read

Newsletter #68 - More Turmoil!

The end of April was the deadline I set myself to find a freelance rol.

It colminated in a quite dramatic nogo on the Unilever freelance role, and a first Upwork project

I would start searching for employee roles from May 1st onwards

The Upwork project gives the opportunity to postpone just a little longer

I need to find another project - can't bet on one horse - either on Upwork, but preferably via other channels. Upwork is where I compete with others. Doing cold outreach is where I create my own opportunities.

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If I could just get a little bit more traction here ...

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What I'm not doing though anymore, is building my own products.

I had two ideas: 1000headlines.com and aidreamhouse.com.

I abandoned both.

I'm not sure why, it happened naturally. The same with my agency website, the same with posting on Twitter.

I think the Upwork excitement pushed it away. It's just a lot more exciting to work with customers.

I'm also focused more on the nocode tools Upwork clients appreciate, eg N8N, AI integrations and marketing tools.

And on doing cold outreach

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Despite the lack of income nagging me, I still have a 30 year career ahead of me. Let's not rush to a safe harbor too soon ...

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