Life Purpose: Becoming a successful freelancer.

[Realms of Wonder]

A journey, ups and downs, of my first, real, business.
 

I’m tired. Of going to a job that doesn’t fulfil me, if spending the best hours of my day, doing mindless, repetitive work, of being reduced to a cog in a machine. I’m tired of looking to an external source for meaning and impact.

 

I work in a kitchen, cooking food that hurts peoples bodies, cooking food is not meaningful to me, this is not how I want to live my life. I’m tired of being in a stressful environment, where my co workers hate their job, but can’t admit it, where gossip is normal, and negativity runs rampant. 
 

so I strike out alone.

 

To become a successful freelance music producer.

 

Why? I’ll find a way

 

Why? Authenticity, Music, Wisdom. To be free.
 

 

[Realms of Wonder]

Here are the fears I face.

 

1. Fear of being Judged, ridiculed, called weird, made fun of.

2. Fear of the responsibility it will take to succeed.

3. Fear that I will mess it up somehow.

4. Fear that I am not creative enough to find a way to serve people in a way that adds TONS of value.

5. Fear of succeeding, becoming financially free, helping people, and "making it."

6. Fear that I have chosen the wrong thing.

7. Fear that will never succeed.

8. Fear that no one will want my services.

9. Fear that  I am not good enough, my strengths aren't strong enough.

10. Fear that I will not strategize enough, do enough research.

11. Fear that I will be too impractical.

12. fear that I will get into paralysis by analysis. 

13. Fear that I will quit when it gets to hard.

 

 

[Realms of Wonder]

Here is my overview for how I plan to do this.

 

1. Be crystal clear WHY I want this.
2. Find a problem I am passionate about solving.
3. Do tons of research to deeply understand the field.
   1. How to become a successful Freelance Music Producer
   2. Reading/studying success stories
   3. Reading/studying what can go wrong.
   4. Read over notes from "Small business success."
4. synthesize a unique, innovative way to solve this problem that utilizes my strengths and values.
5. Build a emotionally compelling vision, connected to my life purpose.
6. Build a website/profile on Fiverr.
   1. Remarkable
   2. Professional
   3. Authentic.
7. Build Gigs that solve said problem.
   1. Price it very low, making it a no-brainer for my first clients.
8. Go above and beyond, applying work ethic, excellence, customer service, and wisdom (all strengths)
9. Build a catalog of 5 star reviews.
10. Once I have more work than I can handle, raise prices.

 

Traps I am aware of.

 

1. Not doing enough research.
2. Talking to others about it, without taking action.
3. Distraction
4. getting caught up in busy work, losing sight of the big picture.
5. Getting caught up with my dreams and big picture, losing sight of the dollars and cents.
6. Overworking myself.
7.  

[Realms of Wonder]

WHY?

 

So I can use my life playing music, my time is invested into something I love.

To deepen my connection with Music, building a relationship with it.

Work that I am excited about, fulfills me and beings me joy.

Creative work that is meaningful and impactful.

To escape the toxic, mindless, repetitive, dirty, unhealthy, and meaningless work I do now.

I have a bigger potential to impact others, with music, conversations, wise words, listening, questions, melody, and so on.

I can make a difference in others lives with my music, for example, a musician that struggles to write melodies, not only will I create beautiful, unique melodies for him/them/her, but I can also show them how to do it themselves.

Higher pay potential depending on

1. How I Market myself.
2. How I Hone my niche to the core.
3. How I Serve others
4. How I Create value for others.
5. How many people I serve.
6. How authentic I am
7. How hard I Work
8. How much I work.
9. How well I strategize
10. How clear my vision is.
11. How big of a client base I create.

I get to make a contribution to something I am passionate about. MUSIC!

To see what I am capable of.

1. How hard can I work?
2. How well can I serve others?
3. How much money can I earn?
4. How well can I handle my finances?
5. How responsible can I become
6. Who will I become?
7. How will I change?
8. Who will I need to be to be a successful music producer?

To be my own boss

To set my own schedule.

I can develop multiple skills.

1. Music production
   1. Mixing.
   2. Mastering.
   3. Melody.
   4. Groove.
   5. Singing.

People skills.

1. Communication
2. Listening.
3. Asking high quality questions.

Marketing skills.

1. How to build a website.
2. How to attract attention.
3. How to create a remarkable product.
4. How to stand out.

Sales skills.

1. How to sell my services.
2. How to close.

Authenticity skills.

1. How to navigate client/business relationships.
2. Staying true to my values.

A sense of purpose.

1. Created
2. Authentic
3. Real
4. Meaningful (created)
5. Direction

My passion for music.

I get to help other peoples visions be realized.

I get to collaborate with others.

I can influence and impact others with my being and Music.

Make my own schedule.

I get to take time off whenever I want for as long as I need (if I have played the financial game right)

New contacts.

1. Meaningful connections
2. Friends
3. Musicians.

Exposure and experience

Work from Anywhere.

I get to be an "Expert" in my field.

[Realms of Wonder]

So many practical obstacles with my first gig!

 

1. Shooting a video, introducing my gig to potential buyers, explaining exactly what I am helping them with.\
   1. Needs to be high quality
   2. less than 75 seconds
   3. honest and authentic
   4. articulate exactly how I will help
2. Finding 3 of my best melodies from the past 3 years of work
3. taking/finding three photos that fit those audios
4. Describing exactly what which package offers
5. building FAQ's and answering them
6. Building questions they can answer that help them and me understand exactly how to help.

 

[Realms of Wonder]

To do: Big Picture.

Answer these questions.

1. What exact problem do I want to solve?
2. Who am I solving it for?
3. What makes my work stand out?
4. How much money do I need to be free of my job?
5. What are successful freelancers doing?
6. What resources do I have to lean on?

RESEARCH!

1. The entire field of freelancing
2. Melody, Melody creation, beauty in music, music production.
3. How to communicate with clients
4. Ideal customer/client
5. Target audience

Domain name

LLC

VISION!

Write a business plan/strategy

Post my first gig.

• Needs.

1. High quality video explaining gig.
2. 3 high quality, evocative images (music related)
3. 3 sample audio examples of amazing melodies I have created.
4. 8-15 FAQ's
   1. High quality
   2. What questions would I have if I were to buy this from someone?
5. 5-10 Questions for the client
6. What do I need to know about them to give them the best product?

Finances.

1. How much do I need to be financially free?
2. How exactly will I earn money?
3. What money goals do I have?
4. How much can I expect to make?

[Realms of Wonder]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT! ITS UP!

 

https://www.fiverr.com/truthfulmusic/create-authentic-beautiful-melodies-for-you

 

I have posted my first gig. I understand that there is still a lot of work I can do on it to make it more attractive, but HOLY SHIT! I did it!

[Mz Hyde]

1 hour ago, Realms of Wonder said:

HOLY FUCKING SHIT! ITS UP!

 

https://www.fiverr.com/truthfulmusic/create-authentic-beautiful-melodies-for-you

 

I have posted my first gig. I understand that there is still a lot of work I can do on it to make it more attractive, but HOLY SHIT! I did it!

Wow congratulations! Good job! I'm so happy for you

Wish you the best of luck on this journey!

[Realms of Wonder]

1 hour ago, Mz Hyde said:

Wow congratulations! Good job! I'm so happy for you

Wish you the best of luck on this journey!

THANK YOU! its a great first step. thanks for reading along

[Realms of Wonder]

Re-watching Leos Video "The Psychology of Small Business Success." for the 4th time, and here are the questions generated from it.

 

What business ideas do I have?

1. Be a life coach
2. Freelance music producer
3. Freelance melody writer
4. Authenticity coach

Who will buy my melody services?

1. Musicians who don’t know how to write powerful melodies.
2. Musicians without the time to sit and think of a melody.
3. Musicians that are not connected to music like I am.
4. Musicians that want to understand how to write melody
5. New musicians who don’t know how to produce their own music.

Who will want this?

1. Spiritually connected musicians that value authenticity, beauty, and Love.
2. Musicians that want powerful, authentic melodies for their songs.
3. Musicians that want something different then the vanilla mainstream melodies and songs.

What mundane details am I missing?

How much money I need to quit my day job?

How freelancers get clients on fiverr?

How to get clients?

How to get people to see my gig?

How to turn views into clients?

How to earn money with fiverr?

How does sales and marketing play into my business?

1. Sales: I need to sell my gig to them before they even talk with me. The video, the examples, the description, hell, the title!
2. Marketing: I don’t know!

How do I get eyeballs?

What is my strategy for getting eyeballs for my product?

What is my strategy for getting people to pay me for my product?

How will I get noticed?

What is my practical strategy to convert eyeballs to cash?

How am I going to generate cashflow?

What tools do I have to help me create a strategy that will work?

What practical problems do I face?

What unique angle in my niche?

What is my leverage point?

What is going to be the thing that I am using to generate power?

Personality?

Maybe my unique point of view?

How do I strategize my style?

What is my style?

What makes my style different?

What is the actual mechanism through which cashflow is generated?

How is this business a research project?

How can I focus deeper on my business?

How can I commit more?

How do I make this a life or death situation?

How do I make this serious?

If I don’t do this, all of my dreams are going down the toilet, I will never be free.

How do I make it so that I know there is no option to fail?

How do I make a full commitment?

How do I deal with the emotions of this process?

What exactly do I need to research to be successful?

What possibilities are there for me?

What things have practical value to people?

What problems do people have in their lives?

Use that as a seed.

How can I prove one marketing avenue?

How do I prove my cashflow?

Can I generate a sale?

How can I develop self governance?

[Realms of Wonder]

Well.. Life  is full of difficult truths, and so is business.

Here is what I face.

 

1. No one cares about my product.

2. Marketing and sales is way more important than even I assumed.

3. One idea isn't enough, I need ten twenty, thirty, 100 ideas before I find one that works in the market place.

4. it may be years before I am financially free.

 

Its all good though! I feel so energized and excited, I am finally DOING SOMETHING!! not just theorizing and acting like I am making progress.

[Realms of Wonder]

So far, I have had one client message me, progress! This idea of freelancing has lead to an even better, more innovative, creative, wholly scary possibility. 

 

Starting an actual business! not just freelancing, but creating a business. Updates to come