Clients Can Hold You Back

Issue 11

Author

Marcel Writes
March 26, 2023

Hey Legend, Happy Sunday!

Thank you for 760 Legendary Subscribers!🎉 

As you know, testing and changing is a big part of content creation. So this week I’ll test a little bit around. I hope you like it, I would greatly appreciate a feedback.

Let’s dive in.

Are Clients Holding You Back?

Since 2 months I’m trying to figure out how I want to monetize.

Ghostwriting seems to be a good way to start making proper money online.

But there is a catch, that bothers me extremely…

When I write for others, how much time is left to build my own personal brand?

I feel like working for clients is just another 9-5.

I have responsibilities again to deliver work on time, I need to take care of their needs, all that I don’t want.

I want to build my own brand, and monetize my content.

This takes significantly more time before the money starts flowing, but I’m convinced it’s the best way for the long run.

My main goal is freedom, not money.

Working for a bunch of clients will give me no freedom. I’ll have even less time for my family and my own business.

So I decided to play the long game.

Now think for yourself…

Do you really want a full calendar of calls, and build other people’s brands and dreams?

Or do you want to have your own successful personal brand? Deciding what content to create, and when you create it?

If you don’t have a fulltime job, you probably can do both.

But for me as a father and with a fulltime job, I have to make this decision.

You need to keep in mind that a client pays you, he’s basically your boss.

There's no point working towards quitting my 9-5 just to end up with a couple of new people I have to work for.

I don’t want to sell my time anymore.

So I focus on MY brand. Create products and services for my audience.

Will it take more time? Hell yeah.

Is it harder? Most likely.

But you know what it really is?

It’s my dream that I’m building, not the dream of someone else.

Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against Ghostwriting.

But with my circumstances it’s just no option, and Ghostwriting got a lot of downsides that are often overlooked. (Imagine writing content all day about topics you don’t care about.)

So before you send out hundreds of cold DMs per day, think about what you really want.

Quick money can be nice - but does it serve your main goal?

Think about it.

Alright Legend, that being said - let’s move on with some Community News.

Legends Community News⛩

We are cleaning the Discord right now.

It seems like we got around about 100 active Legends willing to build the foundation of the community.

250+ people didn’t manage it to click on an emoji within one week and had to leave the Discord.

We want to encourage all members to be daily active on the discord. There is where great connections are made, and where all the magic will happen in the future.

Be proud to be an early part of this community and shape the future of the Legends with us.

Hall of Legends

New week, new feature for the Hall of Legends.

We all know this young hustler. He’s a member since day 1 and he is known for the insane value he provides every day.

Of course I’m talking about Sebastian.

His tremendous growth comes from showing up daily, creating quality content, and being authentic and transparent.

Sebastian’s Socials:

You definitely want to follow this guy, he’ll be one of the big ones soon.

Legends Elite

Legends Elite is the hardcore of the community. The real G’s.

Only the most dedicated Legends can join the inner circle of the community.

Welcome to the Elite Legends⛩

Clarity Calls

In April I offer Free Clarity Calls for the Legends Community.

We’ll:

  • Discuss your goals with your Personal Brand

  • Analyze your Twitter strategy and optimize it

  • Get your profile straight

  • Plan your next steps to grow your brand

The goal of this call is to provide you with more clarity about your brand and how you grow on Twitter.

Use this opportunity to get used to calls, for me it’s new as well, and I’m stepping out of my comfort zone with this too.

So let’s do it!

Looking forward speaking to you my friend.

Features

A big part of this Newsletter is to feature good content, products, and creators.
So I use the bottom line to share with you interesting stuff I found thorough the week.

Derek The Storymentor just launched his Newsletter. Highly recommended if you want to learn more about Storytelling.

I was on a nice call with Elmo Lehti this week. Amazing dude with clear goals for his brand. Check out His Twitter and Newsletter.

Underrated creators worth to follow:

Connect with them before they blow up.

Alright Legend, that’s it for today - thanks for reading!

I’ll keep experimenting with the Newsletter, till I found my way.

Hope you enjoy it anyway.

Keep creating and supporting Legend.

Your friend Marcel “Storypreneuer” Writes