Hi Guys, my name is Safa. I am excited to start this course in copywriting. My background is in medicine, and I'm looking to improve my career prospects with copywriting.

Having a lot of fun with these. I’m not sure what category this type of work falls under though! Let me know your thoughts…

Assalaamu Alaikum everyone, I hope you’re all doing well. I wanted to share some good news that I hope will motivate others, Inshallah. A little background about me: I was working as a Senior UX/UI Designer for a large corporate company, but earlier this year I was unexpectedly made redundant. As tough as that moment was, I can now say Alhamdulillah, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. After months of applying for jobs with no success, I came across this freelance course. I set myself a strict deadline to complete the videos and projects. Honestly, that was the easy part. (So if you’re at that stage, my advice is: just get through it as quickly as you can.) The real challenge came afterwards: finding clients. I applied for jobs on LinkedIn and Indeed, sent personalised messages to people looking for UX/UI or web designers, and joined several Slack and Discord communities dedicated to Muslims in tech. Along the way, I faced countless rejections, ignored applications, and calls that went nowhere. But Alhamdulillah, after months of persistence, I’ve just secured my very first freelance client for a short-term project! If you’re at a stage where you feel like giving up, please know I was in the exact same place. Don’t stop. Keep making dua, believe in your skills, and keep the reason why you chose this path at the forefront of your mind. That intention makes it so much easier to push through rejection after rejection. Think outside the box, opportunities aren’t only on LinkedIn or Indeed. Platforms like Slack and Discord can also connect you with amazing clients. Even beyond that, be open to creative ways of putting yourself out there, you never know where the next opportunity might come from. Another thing that helped me was shifting my focus. Instead of counting how many applications I sent or rejections I received, I just kept going without worrying about the numbers. Eventually, I even forgot about some of the places I had applied to months later, out of nowhere, potential clients started reaching out to me. Most of those didn’t lead anywhere, but Alhamdulillah, one did and that’s how I landed my first client.

I'm gonna start posting my practice coding on here... feel free to comment/critique... So far it's just HTML and CSS but I will be moving on to Javascript inshallah. Below is my github link to a cafe website I made practicing HTML and CSS. https://github.com/ishaaq538/HTMLFirstLesson.git

Guys, I've realised something. 90% of Muslims in the West genuinely want to make Hijrah, but they're stuck in the noise of which "side hustle" to start, or endlessly searching for that remote job in Saudi or the UAE. The fact of the matter is, your intention could be there, but what steps are you ACTUALLY taking? Are you sacrificing 3-6 months of your weekends and evenings attaining this goal? Or are you switching side hustles every 3 weeks? Here's the truth: If you are laser-focused, opportunities will come your way. If you don't know exactly what you want, you'll invite endless distractions to you. Be honest with yourself and: a) Make a plan b) Dare to stick to it even if you don't see immediate results And if you're on The 6 Figure Freelancer, you already have a plan 😉 Simple path: Learn basics → Build case study → Start outreach → Land clients → Scale to £2-3k/month All within 3-6 months. Reality check: We have 5 months until 2025 ends. Even if you're learning to become a software engineer, you could STILL use copywriting to serve clients before landing that dev job. With AI and automations, it's never been easier. The tools are there. The framework is proven. But none of that matters if you don't START and STICK TO IT. By Ramadan 2025, you could be working remotely from a Muslim country. Or still reading posts like this. I believe in every one of you. But belief without action is just dreaming. Your brother, Shuayb