📌 Today’s Progress
- Sent cold emails (including WhatsApp) to 3 potential clients
- Started updating Instagram portfolio
- Started updating Facebook page
📚 What I Learned
Yesterday, I found a promising freelance opportunity on LinkedIn and decided to give it a shot. Surprisingly, I made it past the first screening, and today, I received an email from the HR team asking for a short self-introduction video — in English.
Honestly, this was a huge challenge for me. English isn’t my first language, and expressing myself clearly under pressure isn’t easy. But I wrote a script in advance and did my best to answer all their questions with my broken English.
This was my first time experiencing a remote hiring process like this. In Malaysia, most companies still strongly prefer on-site work, so it’s rare to encounter fully remote opportunities that include steps like this. But going through this process made me realize something important:
My portfolio might not be the problem — it’s my communication and language skills that need work.
There’s always someone better out there, but maybe I’m not doing as badly as I thought. I just need to show myself more confidently.
🤔 Reflections
Aside from the second-round interview email, I also got a random inquiry today from someone on Facebook asking about my design services. Unfortunately, after I replied, they just ghosted me. Still, I’ll take it as a tiny sign of progress.
Right now, my biggest wish is to land my first long-term client.
After updating my Instagram, Facebook page, and PDF portfolio, I plan to start testing an affiliate strategy and a “free design in exchange for reviews” campaign. Hopefully, that’ll help me gain traction faster.
🧭 Tomorrow’s To-Do
- Continue uploading design works to Instagram
- Continue updating posts on the Facebook page
- Start building the PDF portfolio
