TommyCarey
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Many of us have been working online for years and have been chasing, or caught, the "American Dream" of working for ourselves and not having to answer to a boss. I put "American Dream" in quotes because not all of us are from America 
Most of us started out playing around with websites to see what we could do with them. It was because we were intrigued with building something online whether it be a piece of art work in the form of a web design or to build a primary or secondary income stream to help us out with bills or every day purchases.
When I started out working online I was definitely wanting to make millions, but I didn't know how so I got sucked into most of the get rich quick schemes until I found a good Online Marketing and SEO forum. I wanted to make $3,000 a day and thought it was easy because of all the posts I saw online claiming they were doing it. Little did I know they weren't making that much and it was just an ad to get me to sign up lol Fast forward to present day and I look back on all my failures as stepping stones to where I am today. I'm not a naive webmaster and online marketer and I try to help others whenever I can because I wish I had someone like me to help me out along the way so I didn't make those dumb little mistakes
So in the end, if you think about it, we all get pulled in because of money (sort of). Some people want to build websites for theme selves but in the end they usually build sites for clients because the profits are pretty high. Some people want to just make money online and are horrible at web design (like myself) and they become good at marketing which every website needs.
Money is the root of what brought us in to freelancing, online marketing, web design, and anything else that has to dow with websites
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it had its ups and downs, but I do not regret having started out as a freelance writer. No doubt that earning money was the prime intention for starting out. But I also wanted something that allowed me to avoid traveling to and from work which was proving to be time consuming and expensive, not to mention the boss I had! So apart from money there was also the need to find something more flexible and convenient.
Very interesting post, which made me think to the beginning of my freelancing career :) it had its ups and downs, but I do not regret having started out as a freelance writer. No doubt that earning money was the prime intention for starting out. But I also wanted something that allowed me to avoid traveling to and from work which was proving to be time consuming and expensive, not to mention the boss I had! So apart from money there was also the need to find something more flexible and convenient.
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I've shared my story previously so I won't go into any details about it. More than that I was playing Counterstrike several years ago. And I was the in-game leader. Fast forward just a few years from when I started to play and I actually sold tactics to other in-game leaders. So they basically paid me money to give them ideas on how they should play the game. - That was my very first "freelancing income". Although I didn't even realize it at that time.
Fast forward a few more years and I started to do business on multiple marketplaces, and eventually on seocheckout. I reached the highest user level on 2 out of 3 marketplaces (basically Fiverr clones) I was working on and when I found seocheckout I decided to commit myself "for real". Fast forward a few months and I reached the highest user level here too.
I love freelancing but, to be completely honest, I had more success a year ago, then what I have nowadays.. And nowadays, I'm on the edge of quitting actually. Because I can't really keep working during these circumstances. - I need something sustainable. I need stability. I need something "real" to keep up with my living expenses, rent etc.. And unfortunately, my freelancing career isn't what it used to be. I agree with you Razzy. I've shared my story previously so I won't go into any details about it. More than that I was playing Counterstrike several years ago. And I was the in-game leader. Fast forward just a few years from when I started to play and I actually sold tactics to other in-game leaders. So they basically paid me money to give them ideas on how they should play the game. - That was my very first "freelancing income". Although I didn't even realize it at that time. Fast forward a few more years and I started to do business on multiple marketplaces, and eventually on SEOClerks. I reached the highest user level on 2 out of 3 marketplaces (basically Fiverr clones) I was working on and when I found SEOClerks I decided to commit myself "for real". Fast forward a few months and I reached the highest user level here too. I love freelancing but, to be completely honest, I had more success a year ago, then what I have nowadays.. And nowadays, I'm on the edge of quitting actually. Because I can't really keep working during these circumstances. - I need something sustainable. I need stability. I need something "real" to keep up with my living expenses, rent etc.. And unfortunately, my freelancing career isn't what it used to be.
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