I’m struggling. I’m at a point of desperation, and I’ve turned to reddit because it seems like the only place I can truly be honest about the situation I’m in. I will be so appreciative to anyone who takes the time to read this and can chime in. I’m just feeling down and I don’t know what steps to take next.I own a graphic and web design business. I started it as a side hustle while working as a designer in my 9-5 job. Grew pretty rapidly through Instagram, and I had 4 or 5 clients coming in every month.Had enough savings and clients lined up that I decided to take the business full time... in March... before COVID came.Things slowed down a lot. Was actually able to qualify for unemployment which helped keep me afloat. There were a few times I was really concerned about my finances, but ended up being fine.Now, I will be able to cover bills for September but have zero clients coming in and I have no idea how I can afford to live beyond this month.A lot of it is my fault. I was incredibly burnt out and stopped posting on social media regularly. I thought it would be okay, but since that is my main source of finding clients, I think the slowness I’m experiencing now is a result of that. Trying to get back into a consistent schedule to hopefully get some new leads.I went from feeling on top of the world, so excited and motivated, to feeling complete despair and honestly questioning whether I need to find a corporate job again.I’ve only made around $20-$25k YTD. (again, unemployment saved me). I had dreams of hitting my first 5K and first 10k months.. now I’ll be happy just to have enough to cover my bills.I know everyone has to experience this type of self doubt and feeling down in the entrepreneurial journey. I just question if I have what it takes and if I should throw in the towel or find a way to turn this thing around. see hubwealthy.com/wealthy
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