Need suggestion/advice - what a Dissapointed freelancer will do?

Hello Mates!

Hope all are doing great! Here, I am 22 years aged guy from a small and beautiful country Named Bangladesh who is really dissapointed about his future and need some suggestions or advice.

As the title said, I was a freelancer who started working on the last of 2014 and getting some bucks which was enough for a noob. Day by day as the experienced grown the amount was growning too. At the beginning of 2016 it was reached $xxx/month which was really enough for a thrid tire country's resident.

On that days i got a bad habit of spending and keep it rolling. The thing I have done good was spent some good amout for family and bought some stuff that i need eg. upgraded my desktop, bought a laptop.

And one more thing, Had started an local online shop where used to sell mobile accessories with someone not loyal(understood this when the age of Business was nearly 2 years). Then as usual, got scammed by him and need to pay some debts also because of that guy.

Then started another business where also got a good amount of losses.

As stated, I was started earning as a freelancer, I was in admin support sector. And I was really good with Data entry type works, some smm services and was a good VA. Got my upwork id banned on January 2017. Then started on fiverr, It was going good.

Meanwhile I got a huge amount of debts because of the losses on business.

Have to leave freelancing and forced to join a job for fixed salary. Got chanced 2 jobs with handsome salary.

Because I always wanted to be a free bird.

Then started business again from the last month and its doing good.

But the main thing is, I cant keep the profit as well as the capital(though its very small) because for paying the debts.

Now beside the business, I am willing to start freelancing again and willing to add more value to the business and pay the debts also. I have got lvl 2 fiverr acc and freelancer acc with reviews.

So what will be your best suggestion or advice to me for starting freelancing as a VA again? tricks or anything to improve myself?

Note: I have made a good habit of savings as learnt from my mistakes.


I am really dissapointed now mates, please suggest me something which will lead me to pay the debts at least.

Regards
Pronoy

It seems you are in a situation of owing money and having to pay debts, and I assume these debts are high; so you need to find the activity where you earn the most as an outsourcer, possibly combining multiple gigs/jobs at the same time; and work as many hours as possible, spend as little as possible and take as little vacation as possible; until most of the debt is repaid.

As this is too much pressure, you need to remove this debt from your shoulders asap.

safeSEOboost said:

It seems you are in a situation of owing money and having to pay debts, and I assume these debts are high; so you need to find the activity where you earn the most as an outsourcer, possibly combining multiple gigs/jobs at the same time; and work as many hours as possible, spend as little as possible and take as little vacation as possible; until most of the debt is repaid.

As this is too much pressure, you need to remove this debt from your shoulders asap.

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Thanks a lot bro. Doing these. But not getting tasks from the freelancing sites.

Hope will get works soon.

Pronoy said:

Thanks a lot bro. Doing these. But not getting tasks from the freelancing sites.

Hope will get works soon.

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If you did it before, you know how to get tasks, don't you? If your accounts are new, maybe you have to bid lower to build up your trust. On fiverr you can always add various gigs. Go for it man. Fiverr + VA + some project gigs, money can flow fast.

On my way mate. Hope I will be cured from those brain-eater pressures soon.

You know a few years ago I had 3 different guys from Dhaka that worked for me. They didn't know one another and I don't remember where we crossed paths but all 3 guys did good work, were honest and well past respectful.

The tasks they were doing were fairly simple and they did them well and provided very good reports.

At some point in time the method that I used them for went south and I ended up parting ways.

After that was all said and done two of them came to me and proposed Joint Ventures as they took my no longer effective method and found a few other ways to generate revenue from their skills but were unable to get approved by networks that would allow them to monetize.

Both of those went pretty well for some time and we all made money albeit in a different relationship.

How about you contact some of your previous clients and make proposals to do some Joint Ventures with them?

Or

How about hitting them up for new work?

If they were happy with you in the past odds are they will consider one or the other.

Alternatively you come up with something with your skill set and post a JV right here on BHW and find other parts of the process/method/business opportunity and end up with a new friend, a good partnership and a revenue stream that could benefit both parties.

BassTrackerBoats said:

You know a few years ago I had 3 different guys from Dhaka that worked for me. They didn't know one another and I don't remember where we crossed paths but all 3 guys did good work, were honest and well past respectful.

The tasks they were doing were fairly simple and they did them well and provided very good reports.

At some point in time the method that I used them for went south and I ended up parting ways.

After that was all said and done two of them came to me and proposed Joint Ventures as they took my no longer effective method and found a few other ways to generate revenue from their skills but were unable to get approved by networks that would allow them to monetize.

Both of those went pretty well for some time and we all made money albeit in a different relationship.

How about you contact some of your previous clients and make proposals to do some Joint Ventures with them?

Or

How about hitting them up for new work?

If they were happy with you in the past odds are they will consider one or the other.

Alternatively you come up with something with your skill set and post a JV right here on BHW and find other parts of the process/method/business opportunity and end up with a new friend, a good partnership and a revenue stream that could benefit both parties.

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Glad to here that you got some good experience with my countries people.

Thanks for the suggestion about reach out the old clients. I got some good clients whom I will start connecting by tonight. How's it will be if I offer them some free work?

Also, I though about JV of the awesome place of BHW, but for now its beyond my capability mate.

Pronoy said:

Glad to here that you got some good experience with my countries people.

Thanks for the suggestion about reach out the old clients. I got some good clients whom I will start connecting by tonight. How's it will be if I offer them some free work?

Also, I though about JV of the awesome place of BHW, but for now its beyond my capability mate.

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I would not offer free work... I would say, "Hi Client, I've got some open spots to do some additional work and I liked working with you and I am pretty sure that you appreciated what I did to help you out. If you have any work hit me up and I'll give you the returning client discount".

Never offer to work for free.

As to offering a JV on BHW and you not having the capability, I say, Don't cut yourself short... you are holding yourself back by THINKING you can't when, in all probability, you most certainly can.

BassTrackerBoats said:

I would not offer free work... I would say, "Hi Client, I've got some open spots to do some additional work and I liked working with you and I am pretty sure that you appreciated what I did to help you out. If you have any work hit me up and I'll give you the returning client discount".

Never offer to work for free.

As to offering a JV on BHW and you not having the capability, I say, Don't cut yourself short... you are holding yourself back by THINKING you can't when, in all probability, you most certainly can.

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Again thanks mate.
But surely if everything goes smooth, I will surely get a JV membership from the very first of 2k18.
It was in my mind since I am regular to this worderful place.

Pronoy said:

Again thanks mate.
But surely if everything goes smooth, I will surely get a JV membership from the very first of 2k18.
It was in my mind since I am regular to this worderful place.

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PM me a list of your skills and I'll figure out a JV for you, write it up and send it to you.

You can then post it in the JV section and a Moderator will look it over and either approve it or disapprove it.

If it gets approved you could very well be on your way to a new revenue stream.

I am 100% sure that I can figure out a JV that would work for you.

Pronoy said:

Again thanks mate.
But surely if everything goes smooth, I will surely get a JV membership from the very first of 2k18.
It was in my mind since I am regular to this worderful place.

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@BassTrackerBoats is referring to Joint Ventures section when he is suggesting JV not the JrVIP membership
https://www.blackhatworld.com/forums/joint-ventures.65/

Also you could try some arbitrage, find cheap but working services on SEOClerks and resell them on fiverr

BassTrackerBoats said:

PM me a list of your skills and I'll figure out a JV for you, write it up and send it to you.

You can then post it in the JV section and a Moderator will look it over and either approve it or disapprove it.

If it gets approved you could very well be on your way to a new revenue stream.

I am 100% sure that I can figure out a JV that would work for you.

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I will be really grateful to you if I get such chances. I will write you in short.

Asif WILSON Khan said:

@BassTrackerBoats is referring to Joint Ventures section when he is suggesting JV not the JrVIP membership
https://www.blackhatworld.com/forums/joint-ventures.65/

Also you could try some arbitrage, find cheap but working services on SEOClerks and resell them on fiverr

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Got it bro.... But Joint venture is not a bad idea on this position of mine. All I need to make some legit bucks where hard works relies.

Also will check those ideas you've given. Thanks a lot mate.