I'm going to keep this as short and to the point as possible. Also, this is my second post to my first one here: Link Here I posted that when I landed my first website design client and reached $800 income for the month.
P.S. I designed an infographic to depict the last 6 years of my life. VIEW IT HERE: https://imgur.com/a/8hbuQzP
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THE LOSER GRADUATE PHASE:
I'm a 20YO Indian graduate born to a middle-class family in a small town called Goa. After recently graduating in finance.
Spoiler alert: Absolutely hated that.
Most of my friends hated it too but they had already accepted the reality of getting a 9-5 after graduating because it was what society deemed the right way of living.
You know: work till you retire
I on the other hand absolutely hated this lifestyle enough to spend the last few months of college reading and learning from the internet.
I even took a bunch of solo backpacking trips to nearby states while my friends were busy attending interviews.
I ended up graduating with average grades and no job prospects and hence was "a loser graduate" in the eyes of many. I was also moving back home from college so I'm sure my parents weren't happy either.
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THE (SUPRISE) FAMILY PROBLEMS: 0$/Month
As soon as I moved home I found out my dad lost his job and had to amputate his toe due to diabetes and his savings had reached a super low. This certainly added a whole bunch of pressure on me as I had to figure my shit out fast and soon.
My mom was strong for a while but soon our conversations turned into arguments over how I needed to get a job I don't blame her I did procrastinate for quite a bit.
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THE BROKEN HUSTLE: 0$/month
I decided to learn how to be a freelancer as my friend had been doing it and I knew my way around the internet. So I picked up WordPress and built a whole bunch of websites for fun.
In my area, though there were barely any businesses that would pay more than 100$ for a website (India remember) so I decided to compete in the most crowded place in history: The Internet!
I had a pretty banged up laptop but I had access to the internet minus the terrible lag it was enough.
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THE FIRST BIG WIN: 2.5$ in 3 months
After a lot of trial and error, I got my first client through a post on facebook for about $200 honestly it was chumps change but it was all I needed to believe I can actually do this.
I then posted again on Reddit and to my luck, it went viral giving me 2 more clients. Fortunately, I'm still working with them so I don't really have to look for more.
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DIGITAL NOMAD:
All this time I had been working from my room and with my broken laptop but recently I purchased a new one and some gear and have been in Bali, Indonesia for a week and plan to be here for a month more.
It's been a great change from living in a place with no recognition for a digital nomad to a place that welcomes it.
No, I don't flaunt and post on Instagram as much nor will I sell ebooks trying to making it in the freelancing world I plan to just get better at my skills and hopefully land a remote job in SEO/WordPress and get an affiliate website to $500/month by 2019.
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Sometimes the most uncomfortable thing is the one that makes the biggest positive change in your life
Looking back trying to become a digital nomad with my family problems and missing out on those supposedly amazing companies during placement season was a terrible Idea.
It took me 3 months to make some money and there were many reasons in between that made me think I wasn't going to achieve this goal but sticking to it finally paid off.
Moreover, I was risking a 3(corporate job) for a 9(location independent living) in terms of quality of life.
(Guess the book and I'm your friend)
In this case, the most uncomfortable thing was defying the system to become a digital nomad against all the naysayers and keep at it. It was super uncomfortable but now I'm in a much better place than before pun intended.
So yeh if you're at your hustle and it's SUPER HARD right now STICK TO IT. IT WILL GET BETTER!
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CONTACT INFO:
Mark Xavier Quadros (Facebook)
Stuff I've built so far:
- http://rodrigo-serrano.com
- http://mediaberry.co
- https://dherealmark.com (personal blog)
- http://meta-com.be (in progress)
Skills:
- Website Development: E-commerce/Custom
- Search Engine Optimization
- GFX
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