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My Journey to Full-Time Freelancing
I started freelancing by accident in 2009 when I fell in love with creating websites during college. I was amazed to discover people were willing to pay for websites from individuals like me, not just established businesses. So I started designing websites to make a little money on the side.
Things were pretty sloppy at first. I fumbled through projects and had no idea what to charge or how to talk to clients. I made a lot of mistakes and every project was a learning experience.
I did freelance work all through college, but only earned about $10,000 in 4 years.
Knowing that I needed a stable income, I got a salary job, but continued freelancing on nights and weekends for the next 3 years.
It was never my intention to become a full-time freelancer, but one day I realized that working 9-5 for the next 40+ years might not be for me.
Around that same time, my freelance income eclipsed my annual salary thanks to my website, which was generating dozens of high-quality leads each year. That’s when I decided to make the transition into full-time freelancing. I quit my 9-5 job with confidence and minimal risk and doubled my income in the first year.
For the next 7 years, I worked with startups, small-medium businesses, and some of the biggest brands in the world earning over 1.5 million dollars of freelance income.
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Last updated on February 28th, 2023
I'm a web designer & developer who turned years of freelancing into a full-time career, and later into my own company, Matthews’ Design Co.
I’ve worked on major design projects with some of the biggest brands in the world, including Marriott International, Bloomberg, Facebook, DHL, Porsche, PayPal, Coca-Cola, and American Express.
I now teach 50,000+ freelancers each year get more clients, raise their rates, and build a successful freelance business through my articles, newsletter, products, and free book.
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