How long did it take you? What were your biggest struggles? What were your biggest wins? What’s your margin?

EDIT: 10k per month

  • portrayaloflife@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    It took me about 6 years prolly to hit 10k MMR, webdev/design field. From starting as like a part time side cash hobby to a full agency. I think time in any niche, where you can become known, offer quality and become an authority, helps drive revenue and referrals. But then simultaneously slowly and competitively increasing your pricing, exploring add ons and value ads, securing partnerships and structuring your biz around retainers and subscriptions.

    Though the downside with a service is hours have a cap. I wish I sold a product instead. Ive started exploring SASS ideas or product ideas. Just all risky starting from ground zero.

      • Teranceofathens@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Doing a job versus running a business is a big difference, here’s how:

        When you work a job, someone else brings you the work, you do it, someone else takes care of billing. Someone else takes care of everything that isn’t doing the actual job.

        When you run a business, all that becomes your job too.

        And that means, regardless of which business you’re in, suddenly you’ve got a new job, one we can all relate to (those of us who run a business), and that’s running a business. Which is mainly marketing and selling.