How I became a freelance web designer

My tools & systems → https://annadawsondesign.gumroad.com/

Walking you through the story of how I went from casual freelancing on the side of my 9-5 to running a full-time web design business (with consistent clients and high value projects).

This isn’t a “perfect blueprint” (I don’t think one exists!) but as I share my story, I’ll call out the key decisions, skills, and mindset shifts that made the biggest impact and prevented me from losing momentum.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro; what we'll cover!
01:20 - Starting out as a UX designer
02:20 - Key advice 1; learn basics of UX 🔑
3:03 - Key advice 2; learn basics of Figma 🔑
3:30 - What nudged me to quit UX & pivot to web design
04:28 - …