Task 1

Set a goal for yourself as a freelancer

Answer: As a freelancer, I want to earn 48,000$ during the years from
2022 to 2027 (5 years) using Amazon Virtual Assistant (VA) skillset.
I want to do it so that I can start my own brand (Private Label) on Amazon.
The main Focus will be on Fiverr and Upwork marketplaces.

Task 2
Is your goal SMART? Evaluate your goal using following factors and
explain how your goal meet the following criteria:
a. Specific
b. Measureable
c. Achievable
d. Realistic
e. Timely
Answer: Yes, my goal is SMART. The explanation of it is given below:
a. Specific:
My goal is specific because
 The amount of money which I’ll earn is specific
 The time to earn this money is specific
 The skillset is also specific
So, all the things mentioned above tells that my goal is specific i.e. laser focused.
b. Measureable
My goal is measureable because I quantified it. It tells me that
 How much money I’ll earn?
 How many years will it take to reach the goal?
With this I can track my progress to see that how much close am I in achieving
my goal.
c. Achievable
My goal is achievable using the following strategy:
During 1st year and next 3 months, most of the focus of me will
be on developing Amazon VA skillset and soft skills as organized
below:
 Learning Time management skill (2 days)
 Learning skill of Amazon product research/hunting (70 days)
o Keyword Research
o Ideas for Product research
o Understanding X-Ray, Magnet and Cerebro
o Product and Niche Analysis
o Product Hunting Criteria
o Competitor and Market Segmentation analysis
 Learning and practicing “Effective Business communication”
skill (60 days)
o Effective Business communication by Herta A.
Murphy
o How to talk to anyone by leil Lowndes
o The craft of selling yourself by Ashraf Chaudhary
 Learn soft skill of “How to say ‘No’” (60 DAYS)
o The Art of saying “NO” by Damon Zahariades
o Learn to say NO if you don’t want to say YES
 Understanding of Fiverr Market (30 days)
 Learn to “create effective profile on Fiverr” and start giving
services of amazon product research (10 days)
 Getting first client on Fiverr with min. 5$ price (within 30 days)
 Learning skill of product sourcing and logistics and start giving
services on Fiverr (60 days)
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 Learning skills of Advertising on Amazon, Launch and Rank
and start giving services on Fiverr (63 days)
  Acquiring skill of listing creation and optimization and start
giving services on Fiverr (42 days)
 Upwork market understanding and start giving services on
Upwork (30 days)
 In the 1st year I want to earn almost 300$.
During 2nd year to 5th year, I want to earn 12,000$ each year i.e.
about 1000$ for each month and keep polishing/improving my
skillset further.
 At the end of 2nd year, I want to become a top rated seller
on Fiverr.
 At the end of 3rd year, I want to get a rising talent badge on
Upwork.
d. Realistic:
My goal can be converted into reality as it is applicable in this socio-
economic environment in which I live as many other Pakistani having
Amazon VA skillset have done this before and I have the achievable
strategy which is explained above to achieve this goal.
Sir Hafiz Ahmed in his virtual assistant Digiskill course in video 2 of
week 1 has also said that you can earn average income of 500$-
1000$ per month as an Amazon virtual assistant. So, my goal is
realistic.
e. Timely
My goal is timely or time-bound as I have mentioned that I want to
achieve this goal (earning 48000$) in 5 years from 2022 to 2027.
During 1st year I want to earn 300$ as I’ll also spend time in learning
skills during this year and then on an average 1000$ per month from
2nd to 5th year as my skillset will be improved and also I’ll have good
portfolio, customer rating, level of seller on Fiverr etc.