Realized I was chasing the wrong kind of work for way too long

Honestly, it clicked last month when I saw my calendar was full of $500 gigs that each took a week, while a buddy landed one $5k project that gave him breathing room for two months. How do you spot the difference between busy work and the stuff that actually pays the bills?

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3 Comments

morganl7118h ago

That calendar of $500 gigs is just a fancy to-do list for broke people.

miaprice14h ago

Look at it like a ladder, morganl71. Those $500 gigs build the client list and reviews you need to land the $2k ones. The calendar isn't for broke people, it's for people building a real business from scratch. You have to prove you can deliver before anyone trusts you with bigger money.

the_spencer16h ago

Oof, that's the worst feeling. It's all about the time versus money math. If a job takes more hours than the pay is worth, it's just busywork. The good stuff pays enough that you're not immediately scrambling for the next thing.