This week in the guest chair we have Shirley Ansley. In 2015, Shirley went on a journey to start a business and tried to DIY her website only to find out that making your own website is kind of hard. She became instantly obsessed with figuring out how to build a website the right way and along the way found herself starting a business as a freelance website designer. She ran her business on the side while still working a full time job for almost two years until finally taking the leap. She left her 9 to 5 while three months pregnant with my second child a few months before the pandemic hit. Today, she is a successful (and profitable) freelance website designer who’s had the privilege of working with award winning podcasts, POC women-led businesses, national organizations and more. In today’s episode we get into: - The strategy she used to transition from her job while still growing her side hustle - How she worked on and improved her technical design knowledge so she could shift from charging $675 for a website to now charging $5000-$10000 - And so much more! Check out this episode and others on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube This episode is brought to you by: Comcast Comcast has launched a multi-year, multi-faceted initiative designed to help strengthen small businesses owned by women of color, people of color. Visit https://sidehustlepro.co/comcastrise to learn more and apply. Trade And Travel Through Trade and Travel, you can learn how to trade as a side hustle and supplement your income with trading. sign up for the Trade and Travel program at https://sidehustlepro.co/tradeandtravel Links Mentioned: https://shirleyt.co Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/side-hustle-pro/id1126021323 Spotify: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/side-hustle-pro/id1126021323 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/sidehustlepro Affiliate Disclosure: I may be an affiliate for products that I recommend or share. If you purchase those items through my links, I may earn a commission. You will not pay more when you use my links.