Omer Ahmed didn’t start with a strategy, he started bored during the pandemic, just a teenager wondering how to make money online.
Then he noticed something simple: the internet doesn’t reward luck, it rewards value.
So he bet on one skill he already had: writing. Reading deeply, thinking critically, and turning messy thoughts into clear words.
He opened a freelance account just to test himself, took on small writing and design gigs, nothing glamorous, just useful work that solved real problems.
That tiny experiment quietly turned into a career.
Reality hit fast.
One month he’d cross $1000. The next month he’d barely make a fraction of that.
Freelancing wasn’t freedom, it was volatility.
So he stopped chasing hacks and chose consistency instead: deliver early, avoid mistakes, protect every review, and outwork the algorithm.
And most importantly, stop waiting. He built a portfolio, started outreach, and showed up everywhere clients could find him.
After days of silence and zero replies, that one message came through. He converted it, delivered well, and that single win created momentum that’s lasted over five years.
Today, he’s building bigger things as Co-Founder of Build Me A Career, still experimenting, still learning, still betting on himself.
This was Omer’s journey. Stay tuned for more Freelancing Heroes.
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