Balancing Freelancing and a Job
Part time freelancing while you keep the job: the 2 rules, the honest 12-month timeline, and when the side thing becomes the main thing.
Part time freelancing while you keep the job: the 2 rules, the honest 12-month timeline, and when the side thing becomes the main thing.
Last updated: July 2026 A quick word before we start. I am writing this as a guide for my community, not as the word of law. A lot of people…
I made real money on Upwork for years. Top Rated Plus, the whole thing. For a stretch I also saw the platform from the inside, on a consulting stint. So when…
I tried X. It didn't work out. So now I'm going to try Y. I hear a version of this every week. Someone lists off the five things they've picked…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about an identity crisis on my personal blog. I thought it was just about me. Turns out it had quietly turned into a…
It seems we are getting popular on Google. Every week now, new people join the server. Most of them never read what the group is about. They join, and within…
Every few weeks someone in the community asks me the same question. "Solo bhai, what's your golden framework for managing all your work?" For years I never had a good…
You start offering services. You pick up some clients. The work feels good. The bills get paid. And then one day you sit down to write your website. Or send…
Review the full workshop on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvMGADVYFO0 What nobody prepares you for Freelancing has a dirty secret. The hardest part isn't finding your first client. It's surviving after you've found…
Review the full workshop on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGbUcslYAnw The career box In Pakistan, the career roadmap looks the same for almost everyone. Get good at a skill. Work a few years.…