{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fashion Designers Get Paid: Build Your Fashion Career On Your Own Terms","title":"257: Why Afroditi Quit Upwork After Hitting $100K (Part 2)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1804,"description":"What happens after you hit $100K on Upwork? For Afroditi, it meant finally stepping away. In this second half of our in-person interview, she shares how she scaled her freelance business, raised her rates, and built a system that brought clients to her. But she also reveals why she chose to leave it all behind. From pricing mindset to proposal tips and her 2025 pivot strategy, this is an honest look at what growth really takes.\nIn Part 2 of our conversation with Afroditi, we pick up after her rocky first year and dive into how she built a stable, high-paying freelance business. She talks about growing from $15 projects to $70/hour clients, using Upwork to teach herself strategy, and why she ultimately chose to leave the platform.\nResources:\nAfroditi's Upwork Profile\n253: Tabitha’s First $1K Month (and Why She’s Quitting Her Day Job to Go All In on Freelancing)\n256: From $15 to $100K: Afroditi’s Fashion Freelance Journey on Upwork (Part 1)\n\nAbout Afroditi:\nAfroditi is a fashion technical designer who earned $100K on Upwork while living in Greece. She now helps early-stage brands with tech packs and development—and is shifting her freelance business off-platform to gain more control.\nConnect with Afroditi:\nFollow on Instagram\nConnect on LinkedIn","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aKuVxL8JmweBENlQ3ijRBkKP2y4MyoOXJoGtd_pgZ84/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MDEx/Y2M3YzBjYTI4NTM4/ZWNjY2QzNDUyZTY5/N2VhYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}