$22.49.
That's my first commission this year.
Not from a template sale. My first template got zero.
Not from the Framer Challenge. I set a $10k goal and earned nothing.
A client bought hosting through my link. That's it.
But three months ago I had no template published, no link worth clicking, and no reason for anyone to trust my work.
Now I have all three.
The number is small. The proof isn't.
I failed the challenge. I shipped the template. Those both happened, and only one of them matters long term.
When you feel like giving up, you don't need a big reason to keep going.
You just need one.
This was mine.
Template #2 is in progress.