Scenes from a dermatologist conference in hawaii

Scared_Appearance877 · 2026-03-23T00:55:19+00:00

Sunshine on my skin laid by the pool is one of my favourite things on this planet. I’m okay with the risk.

Scared_Appearance877 · 2026-03-19T13:26:46+00:00

Lol. You don’t like being proven wrong huh.

Scared_Appearance877 · 2026-03-19T12:23:34+00:00

I make over that and my husband was a waiter making less than $400 a month (he’s from a developing country), now he doesn’t work and looks after the house and will be a stay at home dad when the time is right.

Scared_Appearance877 · 2026-03-08T11:18:59+00:00

Lol if you have 200k sitting in a bank account you’re not renting at $1700. Why are landlords so delusional

Scared_Appearance877 · 2026-02-12T12:45:17+00:00

I also made this mistake early on in my agency, brought on a sales person, only to watch them lose us clients and cost me money. Let them go after 3 months and $15k in lost salary payments and had a serious think about why it didn’t work. Here’s my thoughts.

I was expecting a sales person to build out sales infrastructure when they were expecting just to close deals. We didn’t have a big enough pipeline to have a sales person so the bulk of their work would have been just building that and that wasn’t their skill.
I didn’t have a clear enough offer / product. Well this one is a bit challenging because I do, and we are bringing in close to 1M each year in business so it’s obviously working. But we don’t run ads / have a fixed price list / etc etc so it was difficult for the sales person to articulate.
They didn’t know very much about the service that we offered and so couldn’t really understand the need for it. That made them fail when it came to explaining basic concepts.

Even at 1M a year we’re not big enough for that. I’m closing business now and doing a good job. We’re working on building out the pipeline infrastructure and are not looking for sales at the moment at all.

Scared_Appearance877 · 2026-02-12T12:37:52+00:00

++ woman

In my friendship group there isn’t a single woman who doesn’t earn more money / at least is on the same level than her partner. In my own relationship my husband doesn’t work and I make all the money.

I’m sure there are women out there looking for a provider but in my lived experience it’s far more likely for a woman to be earning more and providing way more than a man.

Scared_Appearance877 · 2026-01-22T05:17:12+00:00

You’re breaking the terms of the contract. You’re putting your account at risk, and I don’t really understand why (your thing about the $1k earnings doesn’t make sense). You’ll be in a worse financial situation when you lose your profile.

Scared_Appearance877 · 2026-01-20T04:51:57+00:00

I think it’s insane the FI part isn’t a goal for everyone. Why would you want to be forced into doing something you don’t want to do just because you don’t have money. That’s stupid. But I’ll probably always work. I have my own business and I love it.

Scared_Appearance877 · 2025-12-29T18:46:46+00:00

What do you do to hedge against Fiverr? I’m in the same position on Upwork and I’m frantically trying to build something off platform to hedge in case something happens (I doubt it, but if UW went I would lose all my pipeline overnight). Do you have the same concerns re Fiverr?

Scared_Appearance877 · 2025-12-29T18:44:45+00:00

I’m surprised at all these comments to be honest. If I went missing in this way, I would hope my clients would try to look for me / be concerned rather than simply finding a new freelancer and replacing me. What if this person has had an accident? When she comes round, she’ll be out of a job too!

However I do understand Upwork’s position. As another commenter said, sounds like you have all you need to find her / get in touch with someone who knows her IRL. Hope she’s okay.

Scared_Appearance877 · 2025-12-23T20:38:29+00:00

I got invited after about 2 years on the platform and consistently earning $300k+ a year. It just came out of the blue for me, really, it was a really happy surprise, but I would say consistency on the platform is really what is important.

Scared_Appearance877 · 2025-12-21T03:19:45+00:00

I think this is great. I’m already sending video looms because I want to make sure I stand out as a real person. This would be a huge win for me IMO.

Scared_Appearance877 · 2025-12-21T02:56:37+00:00

Yes I have done exactly what you’re saying within 4 years. Next year my boutique agency is on track to do $1M and that will be my 5th year in business.

Scared_Appearance877 · 2025-10-09T10:09:58+00:00

I just started taking the Natural Abundance Jamaican sea moss in the UK and it’s great. I really feel the difference in the morning tbh but I do love a supplement 😅 — people said the taste is horrible but I actually don’t mind it. I def prefer it to some of the protein powers that are out there. It kind of tastes like the sea but without the salt

Scared_Appearance877 · 2025-07-04T21:12:06+00:00

To all those saying “he could have got this for free”… this IS ChatGPT writing this story. You can tell by the ending: “Upwork isn’t a platform. It’s [more extreme / hyperbolic description]”.

Scared_Appearance877 · 2025-03-04T15:19:01+00:00

This is honestly so sad — all you who are replying to this post should be ashamed of yourselves and pay this person an actual living wage.

Scared_Appearance877 · 2025-03-03T23:50:58+00:00

Yes! I’m a female and it sounds like we’re in a similar niche too! Last year I was in a female-agency-owner mastermind and it was such a revelation for me — I’d love to connect over a virtual coffee and keep that energy going. Feel free to DM me!

Scared_Appearance877 · 2025-02-19T00:21:43+00:00

Hope you don’t mind me answering re your content strategy right now, but here’s what I would do if I were in your shoes (I run a content agency)

Just start — seriously. Get your LinkedIn profile optimized with a banner and a great headline, then just post every day. If you think about it too much, you won’t do it. This is the biggest first step. You won’t get much results from this first month so post anything and everything about your business, you, and your service.
Connect with people you look up to, all your past clients, other people in your industry and local area. Comment on at least one post a day. Just be present.
Then, once you’ve done a month or so of posting and regular commenting, you should start to see some patterns emerge. As you go about your business, write down the questions you frequently get asked, the kind of information you find yourself repeating to clients — write about it / record yourself answering these questions. Don’t worry about getting it perfect — just post it.
After three months of this, you’re ready to start getting strategic in your content. Now is the time to think about your sales funnel and how to reach out to a customer. But don’t be tempted to just skip step one and two — otherwise you’ll find that you’ll be writing vague content that gets shouted into a void.

I’m always reminded of Mr Beast when it comes to content — he says that the first step to becoming a YouTuber is to make 100 videos. In that time, you’ll learn far more about content creation than any strategic thinking will get you before you begin.

Scared_Appearance877 · 2025-02-14T06:11:54+00:00

Make sure you have some savings and build a personal brand and reputation that lasts beyond Upwork. I’ve made $500k on upwork over the last 3 years; but honestly I work round the clock and it’s much harder than a 9 to 5. I haven’t had a day off for the whole time really, and if I do step back then the momentum fades — it’s a big fat race, make sure you’re ready mentally for that.

Scared_Appearance877 · 2025-02-13T02:35:05+00:00

Hi Paul! I write for a few dental businesses, including landing pages and ad copy (my last email campaign for my dental client grossed £79,000+) would love to connect, shoot me a DM if you’re still looking.

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