15/09/2026
๐๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐ฃ, ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐. ๐๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐ฃ, ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ.
And I think this is one of the hardest things to accept as a freelancer.
Kahapon, I lost one of my long-term clients.
Iโve been working with her for more than a year as her Graphic Designer. And honestly, kahit ilang months na kaming walang masyadong tasks, I still tried to send her something whenever I could.
Paulit-ulit man yung photos, Iโd still find ways to create different content around them.
Pero after tax season this year, wala na siyang masyadong promos, events, or anything that needed graphics.
So naturally, wala na rin akong masyadong ginagawa for her.
And yesterday, she decided to end our working relationship because she simply doesnโt need my services right now.
And yes, masakit.
Not because I think I failed.
But because I know how much that client meant to me.
As a breadwinner, malaking bagay sa akin ang bawat client.
Ako lang ang currently working and providing for our family. Yung bills, pagkain, needs sa bahayโฆ sa akin lahat umaasa.
So losing a long-term client like this honestly made me feel stressed, scared, and exhausted.
Iโd be lying if I said hindi ako napagod.
Iโm honestly at the edge of burnout right now.
There are moments na mapapaisip ka talagaโฆ
โPaano na?โ
โSaan ako kukuha ng bagong client?โ
โKaya ko pa ba?โ
But I also know that I canโt stay there forever.
So kahit mabigat, babangon ulit ako.
Iโll keep looking for clientsโlocally and internationally.
Iโll keep improving my skills.
Iโll keep putting myself out there.
And Iโll keep reminding myself that losing one client does not mean I lost my value.
Sometimes, a client leaves because they no longer need the service.
And that doesnโt erase the work, trust, and relationship you built with them for more than a year.
So if youโre also going through a season where things suddenly feel uncertainโฆ
I hope you know that itโs okay to be scared.
Itโs okay to feel disappointed.
Itโs okay to take a moment and breathe.
But when youโre readyโฆ
bangon ulit.
One client lost doesnโt mean your journey is over.
Maybe it just means itโs time to find the next one. ๐ค
Hindi ko man alam kung ano ang mangyayari next, pero susubukan ko ulit.
And this time, Iโm going to keep going even if Iโm scared.