Stop Crying in the Bathroom and Start Your Own Business
summary
Starts the business in January 2013 and builds a solo WordPress consulting practice serving solopreneurs, small nonprofits and social-justice projects, using WordPress consulting and proposal software like BidSketch plus a plain‑language contract from DOY. Uses self-employment assistance for six months of unemployment while launching, automates savings with Simple bank, outsources taxes and legal work, raises rates quickly, fires toxic clients, and lands speaking gigs (meetups, Ignite, national summits, even a White House panel). Mental health and schedule flexibility improve while income diversifies.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Start
- 0:31Disclaimers
- 2:42My Tech Journey
- 5:37What Happened Next
- 8:39The Long Tail
- 9:07Flexibility
- 10:13Freedom
- 10:48Growth
- 13:24Mental Health
- 15:28Barriers & Challenges
- 24:36Come Out!
- 26:09What do you need to learn?
- 31:18Remember
- 31:56References
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