What I did today
Today was a bit of a mixed bag. That big client I landed for $1,500 of work inside a week? Well, he changed things up a bit on me so I’m going to have to work more than expected. I’ll probably be down on the overall project based on the number of hours needed.
On the other hand, I landed a client from Catalant! This is my first Catalant project and it hopefully will lead to more if I get a good review. Definitely a key priority for me now to make sure I get a good review.
I also finished up an eBook, which I’m now having formatted and will hopefully upload to KDP soon. It’s a short one about habits you should have in the evening and I hope people like it.
You’ll notice though that my earnings for the day are way down. I did a lot of client work today, but I actually didn’t make much today. This isn’t great…still about one month’s worth of safety in the bank
What I made today
Job: $128
UpWork: $45
KDP: <$0.05
Coaching: $0
Medium: <$0.05
Total: $173
Today’s pro-rated amount of monthly expenses
Expenses: $212
Today’s Income
NEGATIVE. -$39
How I’m feeling today
Well, I felt good about the clients I landed until I saw those numbers about and realized that I was negative.
Well, shit. I need more clients and more paying clients!
My plan for tomorrow
So tomorrow is Saturday. I need to do a ton of work for clients and hopefully, start submitting some work so I can get paid. I need income to start coming through the door pretty quickly or I’m going to be in a world of hurt. I can’t stay negative every day and really need to move positively.
Duh
But still, it’s all I think about so I might as well write that here too!
Past Pieces
Day 2: https://medium.com/@TenMinuteMBA/the-0-1k-day-case-study-day-two-2134096ff43d
Day 3: https://medium.com/@TenMinuteMBA/the-0-1k-day-case-study-day-three-1f46cbcc0c1c
About the Author & The $0-$10K/Day Case Study
Dean’s goal is to create $1,000/day in passive income through entrepreneurship. Too many people write “success porn” that skates over the struggles many face in entrepreneurship
The reason he writes brief posts here every day on Medium is to share his progress and his struggles. You get the unvarnished truth: what worked, what didn’t, and how much farther is there to go.
The hope is that this series of posts will inspire someone else out there to make their entrepreneurship dreams happen.
Dean Woods is currently a Marketer by day and an entrepreneur by night. Prior to his current job, Dean was a top performer at a top management consulting firm. Dean graduated with honors from The Wharton School.
