After more than 30 years as an employee, I chose to become self-employed focusing on digital content and digital expertise. If I could go back and start that journey all over again, and choose the timing myself, I probably would have done a lot in the opposite order.
But even though it were challenging at times, it brought a lot of useful lessons and valuable knowledge I’ll be happy to share with others who wants to embark on a similar journey.
As a content designer, I develop both visual and text-based content, and have the overall strategic responsibility for what is produced. I research new subjects, translate, publish and distribute content in different channels.
What content to produce, how to produce it, how to keep it updated, where to distribute it, and how to get it noticed by the targeted audience are some of the topics I would like to share with you.
With WordPress as your website platform you can choose among more than 10.000 free themes for the look & feel of your site, and more than 60.000 free plug-ins for different functionality.
I have chosen to use WordPress to create & operate my websites, and for organizing of the content. I have chosen to deep dive into WordPress’ block-based editing tools along with “Full Site Editing” themes so I can edit the entire website independent of what’s available in the chosen theme.
Why own and operate your own website instead of an all-in-one portal? Is it possible without coding? Is it possible to do on a low budget? I would like to share why I think the answer is yes.
Do you want to start something new? Create your own side hustle or a business to replace your day-to-day job?
It is possible to move from an idea to a digital prototype and then launch a digital business – without any prior knowledge or coding skills. And you can get started on a low budget and scale up later.
We don’t know yet how our everyday lives will change due to digitization, but we may assume that jobs will disappear, and new ones will be created. So maybe now is the right time to acquire new expertise?
