First $1,000: “Six people signed up, including two at the higher rate…”
In this week’s First title: "First $1,000: “Six people signed up, including two at the higher rate…”",000 segment, we hear from a web designer who wants to get off the freelance train by creating a standardized service. Her new “website audit” offer is working!
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Episode 2165
Today’s episode is part of a new feature we’re doing in 2022 called ‘Your First $1,000.’ As you might surmise from the title, this is all about how someone made their first $1,000. How did they get to that point? Not their first $100,000—that’s cool, but it would probably be a long story. One thing I’ve learned is that once you begin to earn real money, the steps required to go to the next level—whether it’s $1,000 to $2,000, or even to $5,000 or $10,000 are often easier than that first real paycheck. With that in mind, today’s feature comes from Lola in Virginia. She’s an independent designer who’s figured out a way to get off the hamster wheel of client chasing—or at least she’s in the process of doing that, but she’s well underway. How did this get started, what did it feel like, and what did she learn? Let’s hear it from Lola. I’ll be back at the end to wrap us up. Let’s hear it from Lawrence. Yours in the revolution,