Just realized I've had 100 different clients since I started freelancing from my kitchen table

I was updating my records this morning and the total in my spreadsheet hit 100 exactly. It took me five years to get there, starting with a $50 logo for a friend's band. That first year I maybe had 10 people total. Now I think about how each one was a separate conversation, a separate invoice, a separate project to figure out. It's a weird feeling seeing that number, like a quiet proof I kept going. Has hitting a specific client count ever made you pause and look back?

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phoenix_adams1mo ago

Oh man, that's huge. Hitting 50 clients last year was my moment, just sat there staring at the list. It's wild to see the whole path laid out like that.

sarah8291mo ago

Honestly that list never shows the ones you lost along the way.

lilykelly1mo ago

Yeah that "staring at the list" feeling. I hit 10 clients and celebrated by accidentally deleting the spreadsheet.