Value and Validation
There is only one way to keep growing in your career. Provide more value. You provide more value for what you take home, and you keep growing. Usually: You do…
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November 21, 2023
Freelancing end to end: finding clients, pricing, contracts, cash flow, and staying sane between projects. Written from experience in Pakistan and similar markets.
If Upwork is your platform, the Upwork tag drills deeper.
Limit of Upwork
30 USD/hour is your limit as the top freelancer (in Pakistan and similar regions) That is what the top of the top are making on Upwork Over the past while…
November 19, 2023
Getting Lucky on Upwork
Early success on any platform relies on 2 factors PreparationExecution You can go online and learn about succeeding on any platform. But generally speaking, the advice shared does not emphasize…
November 15, 2023
Face Your Fears
Tim Ferriss is one of the most well known fellows in the Angel Investment slash Podcast slash Consultant slash Guru space. And his one exercise can help you figure out…
October 21, 2023
Talent Is Equally Distributed, Opportunity Is Not
There is a feeling I know well, and if you are reading this from Pakistan, or anywhere that isn't the center of the map, you probably know it too. You…
September 30, 2023
Your Children Have No Shoes
There is an old line for this. Mochi ka apna joota phata hota hai. The cobbler's own shoes are torn. He spends all day making perfect shoes for everyone else,…
September 15, 2023
SadaPay’s Freelancer Community: A PM’s Perspective
Note: SadaSchool is no longer around. After SadaPay's Papara acquisition, the server was abandoned. I am keeping this piece up as a snapshot of what building a real professional community…
August 13, 2023
Switch To Freelancing: Why Consider It?
Seen this image recently? Then it is a no-brainer to think that right now is the time to switch to dollar-based income, the recent inflation in dollar value has outpaced…
January 2, 2023