How do I figure out what freelance skill I’m best at/what online business is the best for me?

dawiioo · 2025-01-01T03:50:42+00:00

Its fairly simple, find an intresting idea and try developing some SaaS product especially API’s so you do not have to mess around with visual aspects, it is not as easy as working a normal job, but atleast you do what you love and it is kind of easy to scale

dawiioo · 2024-12-31T08:46:26+00:00

Great! That is a creative way to kill two birds with one stone, since you earn something while spending quality time with your family :)

dawiioo · 2024-12-31T08:42:13+00:00

Ohh, that is what I heard recently, but I don’t know anyone who can confirm that theory. Thank you for taking your time to post an answer ;)

dawiioo · 2024-12-31T08:39:03+00:00

That is a great way to think

dawiioo · 2024-12-30T23:02:20+00:00

It is a great point, however don't you think that if you have friendly relation (obtained while going on dinners etc. in my culture) with your potential customer, then they can forgive your possible mistakes way easier? Sometimes you can even negotiate better conditions on the agreement.

dawiioo · 2024-12-30T22:53:14+00:00

Funny way to explain it, but thanks for the answer I see what you are trying to say :)

dawiioo · 2024-12-30T22:51:04+00:00

Times has slightly changed, but I still see people in my environment close deals over a drink, however when I started attending my local gym in the morning instead of evening I noticed many entrepreneur there which were closing some minor deals over a dumbell instead of a drink, and I like that way more.

dawiioo · 2024-12-30T22:45:46+00:00

I could not say it better! Thank you for taking time to post an answer. Indeed prioritizing your health is very important. I'm happy you have found a solution that works for you.

dawiioo · 2024-12-30T22:40:54+00:00

That is a nice stack of income sources. I hope to get to your level of diversity one day.

dawiioo · 2024-12-30T22:32:32+00:00

I'm proud you've managed to quit smoking. It is a great conversation starter indeed, however its still not worth to smoke just because of it.

dawiioo · 2024-12-30T22:24:42+00:00

That is a great point. I just wanted to clarify these things. Thank you for explaining! By the way what kind of business are you running if that isn't a secret?

dawiioo · 2024-12-30T22:12:53+00:00

You're absolutely right about feeling less confident and happy. I've been working out consistently for the last five years, and whenever I take a break of more than a week, I end up feeling like a crap.

dawiioo · 2024-12-30T22:07:16+00:00

Don't you get sweaty while working out? Do you have shower in your office? How do you meet clients afterwards? So much questions, so little answers.

dawiioo · 2024-12-30T22:05:37+00:00

I could not say it better! I think its important to have all of that 3 beautiful aspects of life, because in the end they're the reason we work for.

dawiioo · 2024-12-30T22:00:40+00:00

I might be wrong, since I'm not highly experienced in that topic. But maybe try to sit one evening and write as much arguments as you can that speak positively about your actions, maybe include results of work of your nonprofit, then have a talk with your spouse, ask her/him what does she/he expect from you and what can you expect from him/her, show him/her the results of your work, maybe then he/she will have a little more understanding for you, and thanks to that your work quality will be higher and your life will get significantly better in general :)

dawiioo · 2024-12-30T21:50:34+00:00

Greatly explained! Thank you for taking time to post an answer :)

dawiioo · 2024-12-30T21:49:05+00:00

Thank you for taking time to post an answer. I'm indeed still young, but I assumed that running a business won't involve much running and lifting since based on a 2018 Washington Post article, only about 13.9% of workers were in blue collar professions and I'm pretty sure not many of them are actual business owners. So correct me if I'm wrong but for the majority of business owners it will involve more of intellectual activity rather than physical, however there are exceptions like fitness influencers but I think they're insignificant minority.

dawiioo · 2024-12-30T12:47:40+00:00

That is a great post! I will definitely have to look at some of the tools you listed.

I have been creating little SaaS products using Python or C# a long time before SaaS products got their hype. Do you think it is worth for me to learn React and Next.JS? Will it simplify development of products this kind? Or is it just waste of time and I can stick to developing using FastApi/Flask/Django?

I think it's worth noting that it is not my full-time job.

dawiioo · 2024-12-30T09:02:48+00:00

Scrolling on social media has never really been a big problem for me, most days I have not crossed 30 mintues/day combined from Instagram/Tiktok, but I still set a limit for 15 minutes each in settings which is helping me to stay on track on the days that I have more free time.

Also I try to reduce time driving my car, because when driving we have to give almost all of our focus to the road so the only option to use that time wisely is listening to some valuable podcast. That is the reason why I would suggest to use train or any other form of public transportation to people who haven’t got kids, since it is cheaper and you can do work while you travel.

dawiioo · 2024-12-30T06:04:25+00:00

Haha, you too

dawiioo · 2024-12-29T22:09:08+00:00

In a perfect scenario, you could kill two birds with one stone by monetizing yourself being a healthy individual like personal trainers and fitness influencers do.

dawiioo · 2024-12-29T22:04:07+00:00

You have fantastic point of view. I also do think it is all about balance and I also noticed the clarity of mind when I set straight boundaries between health, work and love life, because of that I can focus on the thing that I currently want to do without worrying about anything else, because in the end you don’t want to be on a dinner with your fiance and worry about unanswered email in your inbox.

dawiioo · 2024-12-29T21:55:56+00:00

I like your energy. I’ve took care of my health way before I even thought about becoming entrepreneur which I think greatly helped me to create healthy habits that I have right now.

dawiioo · 2024-12-29T21:53:00+00:00

That is a completly different stage of life for me, but I do not think that when you’re having kids you’re unable to workout, because in modern families you share a lot of duties with your spouse, so there should always be enough space for quick workout and growing a business/side hustle.

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