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I’ve been a self-employed independent creator for 10 years. I don’t recommend it.
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David Kadavy
John Bestevaar
John Bestevaar
Jul 21, 2017 · 1 min read

“I want to make a living creating. I don’t want creating to be merely a marketing strategy for other things. Is that completely insane?”

Yes it is.Making a living actually means that someone pays you for your creating. You have no say in what use your creating is put to.

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