Before we dive in, why not take a quick peek at my portfolio: https://priyalraj.com, & while you’re at it, check out my SaaS venture: https://shavelinks.com, it’s where innovation meets simplicity.
🔥 Introduction: How My March Did A Backflip
My March started as just another unproductive month, almost same as February. I was struggling with productivity, struggling with time management in gaming/learning/content creation, & failing to meet my blogging goals too. However, by the end of the month, I had secured new clients, landed a part-time teaching job (again), & made progress in my coding skills. Here’s a breakdown of how it all happened.
💻 Cracking Tech Jobs: But Dropping Them
Since January, I have been revising JavaScript, Next.js 13/14, Express.js, & basic DSA (not going for 15 till the End Of The Year). My efforts paid off, and I cracked two well-paying job offers. However, both required relocation to Ahmedabad or Chennai, which wasn’t feasible for me at the moment. So, I had to drop them. Still, it boosted my confidence in my skills.
📞 Started Cold Calling & Landed Clients
I started cold calling this month and successfully cracked 2 clients (sorry, can’t reveal due to NDA). This was a big win for me, as it opened up new opportunities for income and networking.
✅ Got a Part-Time Teaching Job
Although I wasn’t able to make progress on my SaaS project, I did land a part-time teaching job (yes, the old one again, just a contract renewal). This helped me regain some focus and financial stability too.
🎥 Captain Raj Channel: More Videos, More Growth
In March 2025, I uploaded 3 short and 2 long videos on my influencing channel. Feel free to watch them, but make sure that they are in the Hindi language:
Consistency in content creation is something I’m working on, and I plan to scale it up even further.
🎮 Gaming: Wrapping Up & Moving On
I completed several games this month, including:
Currently, I’m playing Heavy Rain. While gaming was fun, it did eat up a lot of my time, so for that reason, I play/stream for 3 hours on weekends and 2 hours on working days. Here is my channel (Hindi): Captain Playz.
📺 TV & Netflix: A Subscription Wasted
Apart from Daredevil: Born Again, I barely watched anything this month. My Netflix subscription went mostly unused due to a lack of time, definitely something to reconsider.
✍️ Failed Again on Medium
My target was 2 posts per month, but once again, I failed to publish anything. This is something I need to improve in the coming months.
📅 Plan for April 2025
Crack a few high-paying clients
Revise Express.js & relearn REST APIs (I forgot since I never used them)
Think about traveling (Not out of station, but within my city, as WFH is affecting my social interaction)
**Publishing 2 posts on Medium every month **(No more excuses!)
Final Thoughts
March started as another disappointing month, but by the end, I felt proud of the progress I had made. Despite failing on some fronts, I secured a job, improved my coding skills, and landed two clients. April, I’m coming for you!
Let me know how your March went. Did you turn things around too? Tell me on Twitter!
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Priyal Raj
Full Stack Developer with 3+ years building production web apps for founders and product teams worldwide. I write about Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, Redis, and everything in between.