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Newsletter #68 - More Turmoil!

Published about 1 year 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.

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

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

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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