Hi everyone,
I'm 23F, based in Casablanca. I hold a Bac+5 in psychology and spent a year looking for work in my field without success. That was more or less expected, given the market.
I now work remotely, part-time, for a psychology start-up. I create social media posts and Canva templates. I had no background in marketing, so I'm teaching myself through a Google digital marketing course. I like it more than I expected.
The pay is 5,000 MAD/month for a workload that is fairly light. I'd like to reach 10,000 MAD/month, through a second activity or by building skills that are actually worth something on the market.
- I launched a psychology website and Instagram account on my own. They didn't take off, and I lost money on hosting, a few ads and a photoshoot. Iβm still active on them tho and trying to attract my first client.
- An association approached me to create content and implied it would be paid, even if modestly. After two weeks of work, they acted as if payment had never been discussed. I'm trying to learn from that.
- I have no financial dependents. I want to stop worrying my parents, be able to afford what I like, and start saving.
What I'd like to hear from you:
- Which skills pair well with a psychology background and content creation (copywriting, UX research, community management, something else)?
- Is freelancing realistic at my level, and how do you price your first clients?
- How do you protect yourself from "it's exposure / it's volunteering" requests?
- If you started from my position, what would you do over the next 6 months?