{"id":100,"date":"2010-12-16T08:57:07","date_gmt":"2010-12-16T08:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jobshuk.com\/yoni67\/2010\/12\/16\/how-this-freelancer-managed-to-save-enough-in-the-first-year-of-business-to-buy-a-ferrari\/"},"modified":"2010-12-16T08:57:07","modified_gmt":"2010-12-16T08:57:07","slug":"how-this-freelancer-managed-to-save-enough-in-the-first-year-of-business-to-buy-a-ferrari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobshuk.com\/yoni67\/2010\/12\/16\/how-this-freelancer-managed-to-save-enough-in-the-first-year-of-business-to-buy-a-ferrari\/","title":{"rendered":"How This Freelancer Managed to Save Enough $ In the First Year of Business to Buy a Ferrari"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How This Freelancer Saved Enough $ in the 1st Year of Business…<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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to Buy a FERRARI!<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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An original Business Blog Article (Reality-Check) by Yonatan Maisel<\/a><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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A Ferrari? Yup! A bright-red high-performance super-car. 0-60 m.p.h. in 3.6 seconds and a top speed of 220 m.p.h. The Ferrari Enzo<\/a>. No, sadly not the full-size one which retails for $670,000…<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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The Ferrari Enzo which I can afford after a year as a freelancer is a 1\/24-scale plastic, die-cast model from Revell<\/a>. It will set you back about $30, shipping not included.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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It’s the type of car which hobbyists, myself included, meticulously and painstakingly glue together, paint and display. And being a freelancer, it will have to suffice until I make my first million (predicted in the year 2077). <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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"Yonatan Maisel, you are a big, stinking liar!<\/em> You deceived me with the article headline! You bastard!"<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Deceived you? No. What I am providing here for anybody thinking of going the route of freelancer, as I did one short year ago, is a…<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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Reality Check:<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I’m a<\/strong> freelance writer. Just over a year ago, I decided to bid farewell to the traditional workplace and the 9 to 5 rat-race.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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The truth is, I have no regrets. I’m my own boss. I work when I want and take breaks when I want. No more long commutes. No more filling up the old gas tank twice a week. No suit and tie, no workplace politics. I spend lunch-break walking our two dogs in the woods. I have no cranky supervisors or despicable bosses. I jump in the water and sink-or-swim on my own.<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I spent the first few months building up a portfolio and a list of references and testimonials. It was tough-going…a LOT of time waiting for the phone to ring…and PRAYING it would! Then I began BLOGGING for clients and customers. The result of the hard work and persistence? 80 to 90 percent of my new clients now come to me as a direct result of reading my blog. I use Social Media<\/a>, mainly Twitter<\/a>, as my only form of Advertising and Marketing. It’s worked like a well-oiled-machine!<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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There are many, MANY reasons to go the route of freelancer. But…<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you think getting rich is one of them, let me be the first to pop your proverbial rose-colored balloon!<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I am considered somewhat of a success-story in the world of freelance-writing. I have much more up-time than downtime. I have made a good name for myself and established a good reputation.<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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But paying the bills remains a challenge! It’s one of the "gives" in this give-and-take existence. <\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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One of the pitfalls is not knowing how much you will earn in any given month. Could be $3,000. Could be $1,200. It could be $0.00! It’s the big income-unknown. Freelancing is a world of FEAST or FAMINE and I have suffered through a famine or two!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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Back to that FERRARI? The real one that comes with the hefty price-tag? Were I to save up every penny? EVERY<\/em> penny that I now earn?<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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It would take me approximately 27 years. <\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Yup, I’d have a beautiful Italian sports car. I’d have no money for gas, the electric bill or for dinner, but I’d have that great car sitting idle in my driveway.<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Freelancing is a tough existence…<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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It’s NOT<\/em> for everybody…<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you’re looking for a steady, guaranteed paycheck (and an Italian Super-Car), it’s probably not for you!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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This has been a REALITY-CHECK!<\/font><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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