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I am 24 and I have been in the online industry for the last hmm 4 years? Everything goes so fast.
I started as a software student and ended in web development after my 3 years certificate. I first went as a PHP dev for a small business consisting of 4 employees.
I then left 8 months later and tried to do SEO on my own. I didn't have any idea on how to run a business so it was more a gig in pajamas renting backlinks, selling domains and creating websites for local businesses than anything else. I wasn't generating enough money to pay everything as I needed to pay for 1.5 person and since my ex was still at school and was paying the 0.5 left with her part time job. That was the end of my journey 1.0
So I went as an SEO consultant/employee for a wholesale/e-commerce business until a huge website agency found me on Linkedin and offered me almost twice my salary to be seo consultant there.
It was nice, but after 6 months I was bored of the office job already. Around the same time my ex and me broke up. I decided it was time to go back and jump again on my own and without anything at my name I could put all my time into my journey.
My journey
My journey 2.0 begun last summer and I now make anything in between 900$ to 5 000$ per month from SEO clients and websites dev. I also have a big project going on that my partner and myself don't take any salary yet, but since January of this year to December we are on our way to generate around 170K-230K of sales and about 70K/110K profit that will all go back in the business as much as possible.
Bad habits
I can't stop spreading myself in too many things. I hate it, but it stronger than me. Every time I see an opportunity to partner with someone to build something that can go big I always start to talk about it and I feel like I have to do it. But, I see that I am focused only 20% on everything instead of focusing 100% on something.
The thing is I am too scared to see that project grow once I'm not part of it... I tell myself that I can just extend a little bit more hours and find the time, but I lie to myself. I am already struggling to keep up with everything.
I have to pick the projects that I really like and stick to it. So during the whole weekend I didn't work and I just tough about what will all those projects will look 3-5 years from now. Will I be happy?
Then it just became really clear... The latest projects I have been getting myself into are just for the money. I realized that I have no incentive, but money to be part of it and that I am not excited to work day and night toward the goals I have for this business. I also realized that the goals I have for this particular partnership once attained I will certainly be making money, but I will hate it.
It feels weird to think that my end goal is/was unpleasant. That I won't be happy with what I will have to do once I get there.
What I want to do from now
-I will tell my partners that I won't be able to be on board with this project and that I will only take a referral fee for the clients I brought in and if I can I will refer new clients to them, but I won't be partnering anymore and won't work to bring business in as it was what I was supposed to do.
-I will keep my clientele that was supposed to be merged with them. I will continue to do client SEO and websites for local businesses as I get referrals and don't have to look for new clients. It bring money to pay the bills.
-I want to reduce my client SEO and client Website development over time and transfer as much of my time as possible in my big project and other e-commerce type of websites since right now it is what feel right and what I enjoy the most. I often find myself working on my ecom websites and my big project when I want to procrastinate on client work.
What feel really enjoyable and have experience in and should stick with:
Online lead generation, SEO, e-commerce, brick & mortar specialty store.
So that is me and probably more than I am willing to share to anyone who knows me. It feels good to have it written. It cleared my mind.
I started as a software student and ended in web development after my 3 years certificate. I first went as a PHP dev for a small business consisting of 4 employees.
I then left 8 months later and tried to do SEO on my own. I didn't have any idea on how to run a business so it was more a gig in pajamas renting backlinks, selling domains and creating websites for local businesses than anything else. I wasn't generating enough money to pay everything as I needed to pay for 1.5 person and since my ex was still at school and was paying the 0.5 left with her part time job. That was the end of my journey 1.0
So I went as an SEO consultant/employee for a wholesale/e-commerce business until a huge website agency found me on Linkedin and offered me almost twice my salary to be seo consultant there.
It was nice, but after 6 months I was bored of the office job already. Around the same time my ex and me broke up. I decided it was time to go back and jump again on my own and without anything at my name I could put all my time into my journey.
My journey
My journey 2.0 begun last summer and I now make anything in between 900$ to 5 000$ per month from SEO clients and websites dev. I also have a big project going on that my partner and myself don't take any salary yet, but since January of this year to December we are on our way to generate around 170K-230K of sales and about 70K/110K profit that will all go back in the business as much as possible.
Bad habits
I can't stop spreading myself in too many things. I hate it, but it stronger than me. Every time I see an opportunity to partner with someone to build something that can go big I always start to talk about it and I feel like I have to do it. But, I see that I am focused only 20% on everything instead of focusing 100% on something.
The thing is I am too scared to see that project grow once I'm not part of it... I tell myself that I can just extend a little bit more hours and find the time, but I lie to myself. I am already struggling to keep up with everything.
I have to pick the projects that I really like and stick to it. So during the whole weekend I didn't work and I just tough about what will all those projects will look 3-5 years from now. Will I be happy?
Then it just became really clear... The latest projects I have been getting myself into are just for the money. I realized that I have no incentive, but money to be part of it and that I am not excited to work day and night toward the goals I have for this business. I also realized that the goals I have for this particular partnership once attained I will certainly be making money, but I will hate it.
It feels weird to think that my end goal is/was unpleasant. That I won't be happy with what I will have to do once I get there.
What I want to do from now
-I will tell my partners that I won't be able to be on board with this project and that I will only take a referral fee for the clients I brought in and if I can I will refer new clients to them, but I won't be partnering anymore and won't work to bring business in as it was what I was supposed to do.
-I will keep my clientele that was supposed to be merged with them. I will continue to do client SEO and websites for local businesses as I get referrals and don't have to look for new clients. It bring money to pay the bills.
-I want to reduce my client SEO and client Website development over time and transfer as much of my time as possible in my big project and other e-commerce type of websites since right now it is what feel right and what I enjoy the most. I often find myself working on my ecom websites and my big project when I want to procrastinate on client work.
What feel really enjoyable and have experience in and should stick with:
Online lead generation, SEO, e-commerce, brick & mortar specialty store.
So that is me and probably more than I am willing to share to anyone who knows me. It feels good to have it written. It cleared my mind.
