30: Taking Stock
I finally got to the end of this writing challenge. As the kids say nowadays, life has been life-ing. I didn't quite make it to do 30 blogs in 30 days, but I did follow through on something, I got it done. That, for me, is a big deal.
Writing these blogs has been like therapy for me. I think I learned quite a bit about myself by just getting words on the paper. The blogs were light on editing or structure, but they served to help me organise my thoughts in my head.
Other than that, it was also nice to carve some time out and do some writing. At times it felt like a bit of a chore, but overall I really enjoyed writing them. My feeling is that a daily blog, at the moment, is too much to stick to, I will try to find a cadence that works for me.
I spoke a lot about my plans to learn to build apps as small bets so that I can build side income. Recently I gave this more thought and assessed the skills I have; there is a big, albeit competitive market in web design. I know how to create a website, my eye for design is pretty good. I can actually build websites for real life businesses, and charge them for it.
Yes, I am selling my time for money, but I can do it on my terms. Either way, I think its time to step away from the indie-hacker bubble that is X. The echo chamber makes you think that building a SaaS is the only way to build a side business. Bullshit. While we are writing threads, the real world carries on. People start businesses, and some of them need simple, no-frills websites, and I can be someone who can build their websites for them.
Luckily, I am in a position where I have friends who runs small businesses who do not have an online offering. I can reach out and build them something for free. Its a win-win for me, I hone my skills further and test out my processes. They get a nice, performant website out of it. Making this decision evoked a real feeling angst inside me. Something I never felt when I was trying to build a SaaS. I reckon I am feeling this way because I know deep down that I have the skills to start doing this now, I can't lie to myself and say that I need to go through a skill-building phase as a way of kicking the can down the road. So I am going to embrace the fear, and see where it leads me.
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