I talk a lot of "shop" about freelancing and how it can literally change your life, but here's my story;
I went from broke and in a bad neighbourhood, to "doing okay" and finally having direction in my life. If you ever felt like you messed your life up too much for redemption, I just want to tell you that I SEE YOU - I AM YOU! In 2010, I threw a Molotov cocktail at the situation that is "my life", and ended up being kicked out of the house.

After a 1-month stint as a failed travel consultant, a year spent as a wannabe blogger, a wannabe stylist, and a wannabe fashion mogul, I was broke and in a really bad headspace.

Then, I stumbled upon the term, "freelance copywriter", and wondered, "Can I do that?" - the rest is history!
Here's my story of how I went from broke to "doing okay" and a 6-figure freelancer (in Rands, but who's counting?)...

*Sorry about reading from a "prompter" 🥲 I didn't want to talk in circles and needed notes to stay on topic.

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✨ Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:21 - Featured Comment by Zinhle Zwane
02:46 - My Freelancing Story: How It All Began
03:28 - My Experience with Elance.com
03:49 - My Experience with Freelancer.com
04:40 - What Led Me to Odesk.com
05:08 - Content Writer Versus Copywriter
08:30 - Battling with Client Rejection as a Freelancer
10:43 - How To USE Your Competition as a Template
12:11 - Trigger Warning: Depression
15:11 - Landing my FIRST Freelancing Client: The Unsexy Truth
15:58 - Should You Learn on the Job?
17:42 - The KEY Takeaway From My Journey

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