Worked like $5,000 but got paid $500, sounds familiar? Lets solve it...

Last year, I spent weeks meeting, fixing, and revising with client.
The client was happy.
I wasn’t.

When I looked at my hours, it hit me, I worked like a $5K founder but got paid $500.

That’s when I learned the hard truth:
not every hour you work is billable.

Most freelancers stay “busy” answering DMs, tweaking colors, writing proposals for people who’ll never reply.
We mistake activity for income.

Now, I track everything.
I mark what’s paid and what’s not.
And I start my day with billable work, always.

Because being productive doesn’t mean getting paid.
Being focused does.

What do you think?