ecom gets fun when you start pulling 7-figure back-to-back months. then this happens:
- u hire top tier talent
- u expand product lines
- u expand to new channels
- u get killer ad creative teams
- u outbid ur competition on meta
- u essentially get paid to fly first class
@TessyJames24 Quand t'as aucun pb dans la vie à part une rupture c'est le LUXE. Quand t'as une rupture ou une dépression qui s'ajoute à la pauvreté, les dettes, les pb de santé, sans pouvoir changer d'air, tu commences à rentrer dans une zone NOIRE.
@croi100crisis Oui, j'aimais bien voir des réels de gens qui font du vélo sur Insta. Mais c'est au-dessus de mes forces d'en réaliser moi, j'ai supprimé mon compte car ça demande trop d'investissement.
Mais alors les vlogs voilà quoi...
@CRESUSINVESTIS Bof, j’y crois pas trop et puis XTXs market fait déjà ça, ils ont leur propre modèle de machine learning qu’ils font tourner sur leur serveur
i got laid off at the worst possible moment in this market
i tried to find a full time job. got to the final round with a lot of companies and then they told me they stopped hiring. others just ghosted me. a few said the budget they had should go to engineers, not marketing
so i started freelancing. first time doing it as my main income and not a side gig
i took that decision watching my friends struggle for months to get a job, and watching some of them get one and get laid off three months later
at one point i had six clients at the same time and i was going insane, so i started building agents to manage it all
but the same story kept happening. budgets cut, companies not knowing what to do next, pivots, trying to sound institutional without any idea what that means
there were months i made almost double what i made with a full time job, and i had a really good salary. and there were months i made just enough to cover my bills
some months i'm handling that uncertainty plus five companies worth of drama at the same time
now i think there are more opportunities around, especially for those of us building useful automations with ai. so i'm exploring roles in ai as a career pivot
things i learned, in case they help you:
always have a side gig. the uncertainty is not going away
if you freelance, use contracts and ask for a minimum three month engagement. you can't show results in less than that
get freelance work directly, not through agencies. the money is completely different
ask for payment in advance. it's insane how much time i spend chasing people for money
make your scope brutally clear. deliverables, what you ship, what you don't. scope creep will eat you
to actually get gigs: show your work in public, contact your entire network, and don't be shy about telling people what you're looking for
have a portfolio and a resume with real examples from those engagements
and never stop hustling
i've seen a lot of friends complain about not finding opportunities while not doing enough to go get them
the market is going to humble you. accept it. take things you wouldn't have taken before.
money attracts money, and the only ones who win are the ones who don't give up