TALHA ZAHID

This First Payment from Upwork is my real life changer, that give me courage and realize me that i can do more better and i deserve to be more better paid and more better place of work,

While i was working in a flex printing agency,

I made a account on Upwork and send random proposals ,

TBH i have no idea about proposal sending and communication etc.

I just got my first order to make a Christmas cartoon since that was Christmas days and cold winter for the poor since I was the one of them and i never ever forgot my past NEVER!!

I got a job and i was excited to do it because it will give me about 50$ and that was soo much for me.

I was happy, my colleage don't have idea about freelancing and Upwork he didn't believe about my work but i have tried that and finally complete and got the payment.

That first Payment hayeee that first payment show me my worth ❤️🤩

I decided to left a job or do my own work on freelance platforms.

although before this i always think and shared with my elder brother that i want to do my own business , i should have my own business but i just can talk and think because we were poor and have no resources and I was the only one in my family who studied in university and computer Science haha university teach me nothing but the circumtances DID, indeed!!

That first payment give me encourage and somehow the business owner ask me to leave the job because i have done a big mistake that cost him about 14k pkr. May be that was from Allah since i have pray to Allah about my own business so i have to leave the job but that needs soo much confidence and courage to leave or ask for leaving a job 🥲

That first Payment give me encouragement and confidence that i can do it.

Then Journey started , with many efforts , struggles, and a lot of determination , faith , consistency and prayers of my family

i lost my father in 2011 but i feel he is praying for me and looking at me he must be proud of me.



Now *Alhamdulillah* i have my own business my own company named as graficodo, my own office and a good workplace with more than 6 team members inhouse and more than 20 team members are working from home not only from pakistan but also from many other coutries.

That is the story behind this first Payment and my goals , how i feel , what happened after this and how my journey started.

My goal is to expand my business more and provide more services I want to make pakistan Proud by producing more and more opportunities .

Thank you Upwork for changing my life !!