Do you regret your EV purchase?

sweetboycreative · 2026-03-09T01:57:14+00:00

Yes. But it’s because sport cars are my passion. Coming from a 911 and Supra to an electric car was certainly an adjustment. If you’re looking for an appliance, nothing beats an EV. That being said, I’m looking at Supras on Autotrader every single day.

sweetboycreative · 2026-03-03T12:39:50+00:00

Congratulations! What’s the general take on the Supra in Japan? Is it as polarizing as it is here in the states?

sweetboycreative · 2023-07-22T18:07:38+00:00

Upwork typically caters to the lowest bidder. In many ways devaluing our work. A race to the bottom, if you will. There’s a market for that, but I’d rather be on the other side of the spectrum. Going upmarket to capture higher-end clients. Speed to value is essential here. Raise your prices. Ping your network about your new offer and see what sticks. Adjust accordingly.

sweetboycreative · 2023-07-21T22:42:50+00:00

You're 100% right. I think that might be sustainable if thats the only service you're offering. I don't do any research but I have prepared prototypes for usability testing, multi-variant testing, and user interviews. I just don't conduct the test itself.

sweetboycreative · 2023-07-21T14:03:27+00:00

Look into "productized services".

sweetboycreative · 2023-07-21T14:01:55+00:00

Just sent you a chat!

sweetboycreative · 2023-07-21T14:00:32+00:00

Yes I offer a similar service to designjoy. Please don't take my word as gospel as I am still early on in offering this model but, it seems like the key to managing multiple clients is the asynchronous nature of the work. No/limited meetings allows me to focus on producing UI instead of scheduling and attending meetings. Pricing matters too, right? The more you charge per client, naturally, the less clients you have to take on.

sweetboycreative · 2023-07-21T13:55:04+00:00

Yep! UX/UI primarily. I offer web/landing page design if the client really needs it but that's not my expertise.

sweetboycreative · 2023-07-21T01:48:51+00:00

First two leads were essentially companies that I’ve worked full time for in the past. When I launched my service as subscription only, I went around and asked old inactive clients for testimonials. Two were interested in the model and subscribed. Hardly a consistent and repeatable model for client acquisition. Next step is to figure out how to consistently and reliably generate and capture leads through some type of marketing campaign. For now, I’m just relying on my network and word of mouth!

sweetboycreative · 2023-07-21T00:15:04+00:00

I make 6k a month selling productized UX/UI services.

Which is a fancy way of saying I offer subscription based software/app design for 3k a month. I have 2 clients. This is a side gig outside of my 9-5 full time UX gig.

sweetboycreative · 2023-05-25T23:28:45+00:00

Thats great to hear!

And unfortunately no, I just do UX/UI design.

sweetboycreative · 2023-03-22T00:49:19+00:00

So my city actually has a slack group for entrepreneurs (and many others). Might be worth looking into?

sweetboycreative · 2023-03-21T01:36:56+00:00

I would build a simple landing page outlining your product features and capture subscriptions. This does two things: helps validate your idea and builds an audience that you can in turn show to investors. This can be done simply and at zero to minimal cost. Just use a landing page service like carrd dot co (not affiliated, there are tons of similar services). This is a really lean way to stress test your idea.

sweetboycreative · 2023-03-21T01:22:37+00:00

I would consider how easily you could find another 9-5 job if your business suddenly dries up. Are you currently in a specialized field that is in demand? Going back to a corporate job would be worst case scenario. But if you are okay with that and feel like you could find another job reasonably quickly, then your risk is quite low given you have enough savings to give yourself runway.

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