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I am a hobbyist but I can’t find anyone with common interests locally.

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I am a hobbyist but I can’t find anyone with common interests locally. I don’t know where to look for others, I need some suggestions. I am slowly starting to lose interest in the field.

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In reply to I am a hobbyist but I can’t find anyone with common interests locally.

Seeing your answer to another post, and the forum you post in now, I assume your hobby is making websites.

Let me suggest that you start making websites for others (local clubs, shops, friends), That’s useful and satisfying work. It’s not typically done in a group (like other hobbies, like bridge) but you find it interesting.

I am trying

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I am trying to find clients ( both local and global ) but to no avail, at least for now.
Now that you say it, the struggle is more about finding clients rather than groups. I assume that the loneliness is a side effect of not practicing my skills beyond learning.
Thank you for providing more insight, but I still need some thinking to do on how to get a client.
If you can please, share advice on how to improve my situation.
Thank you again.

Re: hobbyist

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I’d say you need to follow a study. A few years on college or university will certainly help to get a job and start a career in IT.

It’s surely good that you have some experience and know what you want. That makes the chance that you discover it’s wrong career (like: you conclude your should have studied psychology or become steward on a cruise ship, to name some random examples).

And surely a study (especially if not online) will help you to meet people with the same interests as you have.

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