Hi, I'm in SEO since 2018. I've started as an SEO copywriter. After a year of writing texts I decided to study this staff so that I could offer SEO services in full complex. In 2019 I started to work full time as an SEO manager in a jewelry brand. I've achieved some nice results and after a year and half became Head of content-marketing department. I have in this company a nice salary (for residents of Ukraine, this is considered good money), but I'm still working extra 10 hours per week on UpWork. Usually on Upwork I was working on short term projects (provide keyword research, fix some technical errors or competitor audit). Now I want to leave my job and work as a freelancer. I really like working in SEO, but linkbuilding for me is a pain in the ass. The reason why I hate it: 1. You need a budget from your client to buy sometimes links. 2. I cannot calculate how many links I can get in a certain period. I can say that I need 5 hours for a competitor audit, 4-5 hours ...