Haha Well money is still an issue lol but I guess the same rule will apply in the future if I have a mindset "once I achieve this - I will be happy" This approach definitely doesn't work!
Brother, I am actually very happy with your editing style which is very simple and unique and still is very effective to me, which forces me to watch your entire video, If you ever need an editor for any of your projects, don't forget that you have a friend from India too.
maan, appreciate it so much! you gave me hope that people can watch content like this, which is not really fast paced, not a lot of b-roll and effects it's funny that I use so much of those for my work that I don't have any energy or desire to use it on my videos:)
@@KyrieQHDBrother I really don't like those high paced retention sh!t editing anymore. I watched one of your vid 1 hour ago and I think it's the 4th or 5th video after that. The main thing I liked the most is that I can totally relate with you as a freelance video editor and the insights you sharing are truly valuable.
I just watched your video and I want to say I am going through that exact thing. I am slowing down now, because in the past few months I went crazy and took in so much work, made nice money but now all that's left is the insomnia and stress that takes over my body. I am trying to reshape my current collaborations to my life and not my life after my work, and I just had a really productive discussion with one of my current clients that I hope will make this transition easier for me. I am extremely grateful for my work and for being a freelancer, I was just like you, paid full time from my first collab. But I am actively looking for ways to scale this from a service based business to maybe a product based one. I started making youtube videos too, this is one area in which I am working towards. You are an inspiration and I really relate to you and your videos. I hope war will stop, we are neighbours, I am from Romania; and I hope you'll get to have a better life as well and get to enjoy it soon. I also support you with what I can, make a patreon that I could donate to- I really like your videos and I think more people will be open to being patreons to your channel. Hope it helps with making your income as a video editor and creator a bit passive :D Have an awesome day and stay safe!
Damn, thank you so much! What a comment...again! I'm really glad you can relate to these videos, and hope it can be helpful in some way! Thank you so much for the support and encouragement! And yeah, taking care about health and sleep should be the top priority (most of the time), because the quality of our work and life overall really depends on it! Again thank you so much! (taking notes about Patreon haha)
I've been watching your channel a ton over the last week and I love it! you do such a good job at explaining your point and keeping it real! Thanks for making these videos! Keep going! 🤝
I agree a lot on this. How the hell did video editing even become such a popular side hustle thing! I'm a video editor myself and I often find myself burnt out from work, Good luck to those treating this as a side hustle !!
The best way to be happy is creating a huge library of evergreen content that is selling for you 24/7. Every video is your salesman. So you can have money to make the project of your life and do nothing of work from friday to sunday.
I'm in software development, but a lot of your points apply. I quit my job 3 years ago to build my own stuff rather than for someone else. I like that creative skills combine together. Once you nailed one you can stack another to do even cooler stuff.
yes, first you learn while working for someone I guess but when you're confident enough and you know that you can help people to solve problems that you already solved for yourself, then you're on to something!
Years ago, I dreamt of being where I am now, a videographer/video editor, but man, I need a break. I have been consistently burnt out for almost a year now. But supporting my family is more important at this point!
@@KyrieQHD I don't think so. Most people are like joggers, and editors are like Olympic athletes (aka Usain Bolt). It looks the same, but it's not really the same thing. In simple words, most people can compile footage, add some photos and text, few effects, and on, but edit? Only few can.
So that's why I feel so attached to the two videos I watched, you not only share my hobbies like video editing and creating something cool. You also share the trauma of war. And the trauma of having your purpose taken away from you, to travel and work, to travel and create. To be as free as possible. But both the war and video editing are not about freedom in our case....
I feel you deeply my man need to persist and just live in the moment not relying on hope and waiting for something to change and not base your mood and mental state on those expectations
I totally relate man, it's such a different environment man, I work from Monday to Sunday, even if I convince myself that I am off on weekends it's never truly the case. Cutting down the number of clients I work with did so much for me mentally, but it's still quite an exhausting job, the money is good though hahaha, not complaining about that
I have been a full-time video editor for the past 7 years and finally decided its not for me anymore. Im just juggling work and clients to make some money to start an ecommerce business but im grateful for the experience and can always lean back on it if I ever needed a plan B. Young me would have been thrilled to be in my place but i simply dont have a life anymore and am dreading the work, if i get time off i just relax or play video games and procrastinate the work as much as possible until i cant anymore lol
Please upload new video brother, may be on how to start freelance video editing from stretch in 2024, it'll be slightly long video but really helpful. There are videos available on yt but I think yours will help us. Also it's kind of a hot topic and will help you gain new audience . Also please mention how to find content to edit as a starter. Raw footages to work on to make a convincing portfolio. It'll be helpful. Having said that, I hope you're doing well in the war situation in your country.
Appreciate it a lot! Currently working on a video about an importance of the introduction video for an editor! Had some setbacks because of the situation here, but hopefully will soon be able to create consistently!
I am also Ukrainian (but was lucky to leave the country 2 weeks before the war started) and I am also a video editor. Been doing it for 6 years now, I think I got fairly successful, got some good clients, got more work than I can handle. But I got fairly burnout with this job and kinda feel stuck, because my survival depends on video editing and I don't really have savings or parents house to come back to (since I can't come back to Ukraine) to let go, relax and restart. Video Editing is a blessing and a curse, I can make fairly comfortable money always by doing it, but when I have work I have basically zero life and after a few years living like this I just getting closer and closer to a breaking point. I can't outsource since my style is pretty unique and clients pay me for my specific approach. Maybe I should use marketing and online business knowledge I gained over the years to start some random unrelated to editing business lol. Yeah, being editor is not an easy life.
yeah man, but I think it's a logical growth curve for anyone you learn, you work for someone, you learn enough so you could help others with you problems that you solved for yourself and you start make a living from it hopefully!
Binge watched your channel's videos, they're great. Here's an editing-related video idea: How to find resources for editing, organize them and eventually make your own library for every situation.
damn hard to start editing my own videos, can't imagine doing it for a client. although I am doing it for myself. not only this, but learning (already am a writer) videography and davinci resolve studio along the way.
It'd be extremely helpful if you could answer I've been editing for same amount of time as you and yupp, I talk exactly what you say... I can't be sitting on my chair all day. QUESTION: So what you think of adding another skill and slowly rise that up and make video editing to 1-2 videos a month? Anybody who is in same position can answer, I'd appreciate that greatly ❤
Hey Kyrie, love your videos. Could I ask you why cant you leave your country? You are phisycally not allowed to move somewhere else, because of the war? Hope you and your family are ok. Thanks for all your content, it's amazing.
Appreciate your comment a lot! Yeah, exactly, I can't leave because I'm the "military age" and sadly can be enlisted at any moment But to be honest I'll try my best to avoid that
People saying video editing is a side hustle is a sign they've never edited at a professional level. I also went through this stage. It's horrible falling out of love with something you so desperately wanted to do full time for so long. I don't think having a big goal is the answer though. Once you achieve that goal you get the new car syndrome again like you mentioned. For what it's worth, I realised that it's about setting limits, boundaries and balance. Take time off, take time to do personal projects, have a hobby that isn't remotely related to video editing, don't over work, accept that there is a limit to what you can achieve within a set time, with a set budget and be at peace with the fact that there is a limit to how much you, as a solo editor, can earn before you burn out
HEEY BROO! I Really LOVE YOUR CONTENT! Also watched the video of how you would start over if you learnt video editing again. (just started learning video editing and found this gem of a channel) But i have some questions if you don't mind answering. 💩 Davinci resolve or Adobe premiere Pro? which one do you prefer and why ? For your own videos and Which one for the videos you make for the clients. And What is the best place and way to learn Davinci resolve and Adobe premiere pro? Fiverr or Upwork? Why and which one do you use? i know its too much BUT Thanks in Advance!
Appreciate your comment a lot! I will definitely make videos about these topics:) in short, fiverr brought me more clients than upwork and I switched to Davinci from Premiere a year ago, do everything now in Davinci, I just like it more and it doesn't use stupid subscription based price (i never liked to work in After Effects and Davinci can bring some of it's functionality inside one app) although Premiere has better keyframing and some other things it's a difficult topic/personal preference:)
I think our main goal is not to work for money but to make money work for us. However, at the beginning of the journey, you need to work hard. That's why you aim to get out of the rat race, so eventually, money works for you.
Damn, I will probably make some video about that in the future, but it's just for me it was kinda easy and maybe lucky (After a week of Upwork - 1st client) After a month - consistent clients on fiverr But what wasn't lucky is that I actually had 35 videos on my own UA-cam channel and a good introduction video, having a great introduction video and portfolio in my opinion is 70-80% of the success
I wanted my brother to quit his job and become a freelance editor. But now i watched your video. Please tell me should i tell him to quit his job or not and if he does should he go to video editing?
I think it depends on how much he likes editing, how motivated he is, and to be honest how good he is it's always a good thing to have a job that can pay the bills before transitioning to something different and starting from scratch
The biggest problem with video editing is that it's not scalable, unless you want to hire people but then you're not an editor you are an agency owner. Even if you have clients that pay well, guess what you are still stuck sitting in front of the screen all day. Escape the 9-5 to work a 9-9 lol
The greatest trick that when you start to love editing, and thinking damn, if I could only make money from it but then you realize that editing for clients is not the same as editing for yourself But I'm not complaining, that's an amazing skill which helps me to create these videos And hopefully be helpful to someone:)
Exactly. It's really no different than working a regular job, you're still working for someone else. That's why building a personal brand is the only way out I guess, money wise and fulfilment wise.
I mean you can watch tutorials on your phone while editing on your computer lol Editing just for yourself, sure, you can learn how to create good pacing, applying sound design But for working as a video editor I'm pretty sure a phone will not be enough
@@KyrieQHD I see, I was thinking of learning and earning some money through phone editing and then buying a good pc to improve. Maybe I can try focusing on shorts in phone
Video editing is not just the use of tools, its about how you present the things. how you convert your thoughts into reality based footages. its much hard...
Imagine that you achieved something great, that you did something unparalleled, you are the president, and all the people praised you, and you made a million dollars from it. Would you be happy then? From what you're saying now I don't think so My advice to you is not to spend a lot and save your money that will last you 6 months if you decide not to work now or if you cannot, and that will make you feel wonderfully secure, or this is how I feel at least.
Brother talking about Real Shit.
Money is no longer an issue, Now it's about finding mental tranquility.
Haha
Well money is still an issue lol
but I guess the same rule will apply in the future if I have a mindset "once I achieve this - I will be happy"
This approach definitely doesn't work!
@@KyrieQHD Yeah, you're Right.
Right now I'm wishing I had that problem, starting out finding clients wont be easy but nothing in life is. good video
Brother, I am actually very happy with your editing style which is very simple and unique and still is very effective to me, which forces me to watch your entire video, If you ever need an editor for any of your projects, don't forget that you have a friend from India too.
maan, appreciate it so much!
you gave me hope that people can watch content like this, which is not really fast paced, not a lot of b-roll and effects
it's funny that I use so much of those for my work that I don't have any energy or desire to use it on my videos:)
@@KyrieQHDBrother I really don't like those high paced retention sh!t editing anymore.
I watched one of your vid 1 hour ago and I think it's the 4th or 5th video after that.
The main thing I liked the most is that I can totally relate with you as a freelance video editor and the insights you sharing are truly valuable.
Being fully booked is good and damn challenging at the same time indeed 😂
I just watched your video and I want to say I am going through that exact thing. I am slowing down now, because in the past few months I went crazy and took in so much work, made nice money but now all that's left is the insomnia and stress that takes over my body. I am trying to reshape my current collaborations to my life and not my life after my work, and I just had a really productive discussion with one of my current clients that I hope will make this transition easier for me. I am extremely grateful for my work and for being a freelancer, I was just like you, paid full time from my first collab. But I am actively looking for ways to scale this from a service based business to maybe a product based one. I started making youtube videos too, this is one area in which I am working towards. You are an inspiration and I really relate to you and your videos. I hope war will stop, we are neighbours, I am from Romania; and I hope you'll get to have a better life as well and get to enjoy it soon. I also support you with what I can, make a patreon that I could donate to- I really like your videos and I think more people will be open to being patreons to your channel. Hope it helps with making your income as a video editor and creator a bit passive :D Have an awesome day and stay safe!
Damn, thank you so much!
What a comment...again!
I'm really glad you can relate to these videos, and hope it can be helpful in some way! Thank you so much for the support and encouragement!
And yeah, taking care about health and sleep should be the top priority (most of the time), because the quality of our work and life overall really depends on it!
Again thank you so much!
(taking notes about Patreon haha)
I've been watching your channel a ton over the last week and I love it! you do such a good job at explaining your point and keeping it real! Thanks for making these videos! Keep going! 🤝
I agree a lot on this. How the hell did video editing even become such a popular side hustle thing!
I'm a video editor myself and I often find myself burnt out from work, Good luck to those treating this as a side hustle !!
The best way to be happy is creating a huge library of evergreen content that is selling for you 24/7.
Every video is your salesman.
So you can have money to make the project of your life and do nothing of work from friday to sunday.
exactly, now need to create a product that is actually valuable for people and not become just one of those "course selling youtubers"
I'm in software development, but a lot of your points apply. I quit my job 3 years ago to build my own stuff rather than for someone else. I like that creative skills combine together. Once you nailed one you can stack another to do even cooler stuff.
yes, first you learn while working for someone I guess
but when you're confident enough and you know that you can help people to solve problems that you already solved for yourself, then you're on to something!
Years ago, I dreamt of being where I am now, a videographer/video editor, but man, I need a break. I have been consistently burnt out for almost a year now. But supporting my family is more important at this point!
I feel you man!
just always look for the ways to improve and grow and the situation will change
but no one said it's going to be easy:)
That is why I edit for myself. My mantra is like " If you can't edit, maybe you shouldn't do content creation, unless you can pay".😎
true!
everyone can edit to some degree I think:)
@@KyrieQHD I don't think so. Most people are like joggers, and editors are like Olympic athletes (aka Usain Bolt). It looks the same, but it's not really the same thing. In simple words, most people can compile footage, add some photos and text, few effects, and on, but edit? Only few can.
So that's why I feel so attached to the two videos I watched, you not only share my hobbies like video editing and creating something cool. You also share the trauma of war. And the trauma of having your purpose taken away from you, to travel and work, to travel and create. To be as free as possible. But both the war and video editing are not about freedom in our case....
I feel you deeply my man
need to persist and just live in the moment
not relying on hope and waiting for something to change
and not base your mood and mental state on those expectations
I totally relate man, it's such a different environment man, I work from Monday to Sunday, even if I convince myself that I am off on weekends it's never truly the case. Cutting down the number of clients I work with did so much for me mentally, but it's still quite an exhausting job, the money is good though hahaha, not complaining about that
good for you man!
balancing things out and improving hourly rate is a gradual process!
Thank you for these valuables experiences you shared with us, we really need more videos like this.
I really appreciate your comment!
will try my best to make more of it
I have been a full-time video editor for the past 7 years and finally decided its not for me anymore. Im just juggling work and clients to make some money to start an ecommerce business but im grateful for the experience and can always lean back on it if I ever needed a plan B.
Young me would have been thrilled to be in my place but i simply dont have a life anymore and am dreading the work, if i get time off i just relax or play video games and procrastinate the work as much as possible until i cant anymore lol
daaamn, you just described my life:)
now the important part is how to use those skills and knowledge for something bigger and more meaningful for you!
@@KyrieQHD exactly!! Wishing you the best on your journey :D
hang on brother , you'll get there.
I definitely know this kind of boss you speak of, it’s one of the worst feelings being dependent on someone like that!
oh yeah, we all had those
Please upload new video brother, may be on how to start freelance video editing from stretch in 2024, it'll be slightly long video but really helpful. There are videos available on yt but I think yours will help us. Also it's kind of a hot topic and will help you gain new audience . Also please mention how to find content to edit as a starter. Raw footages to work on to make a convincing portfolio. It'll be helpful.
Having said that, I hope you're doing well in the war situation in your country.
Appreciate it a lot!
Currently working on a video about an importance of the introduction video for an editor!
Had some setbacks because of the situation here, but hopefully will soon be able to create consistently!
Oherenniy content!10k subs soooon
Oherenniy comment 😂
Appreciate it
I am also Ukrainian (but was lucky to leave the country 2 weeks before the war started) and I am also a video editor. Been doing it for 6 years now, I think I got fairly successful, got some good clients, got more work than I can handle. But I got fairly burnout with this job and kinda feel stuck, because my survival depends on video editing and I don't really have savings or parents house to come back to (since I can't come back to Ukraine) to let go, relax and restart. Video Editing is a blessing and a curse, I can make fairly comfortable money always by doing it, but when I have work I have basically zero life and after a few years living like this I just getting closer and closer to a breaking point. I can't outsource since my style is pretty unique and clients pay me for my specific approach. Maybe I should use marketing and online business knowledge I gained over the years to start some random unrelated to editing business lol. Yeah, being editor is not an easy life.
yeah man, but I think it's a logical growth curve for anyone
you learn, you work for someone, you learn enough so you could help others with you problems that you solved for yourself
and you start make a living from it hopefully!
Binge watched your channel's videos, they're great. Here's an editing-related video idea: How to find resources for editing, organize them and eventually make your own library for every situation.
damn, appreciate the idea!
definitely will think about it
and the fact that you considered my videos bingeable is flattering:)
"El que solo desea, solo sabe desear"
another banger, I'm getting hooked to your videos
damn hard to start editing my own videos, can't imagine doing it for a client. although I am doing it for myself. not only this, but learning (already am a writer) videography and davinci resolve studio along the way.
As soon as you understand that you can make a video actually BETTER with your editing, you're eligible to ask money for it imo:)
It'd be extremely helpful if you could answer
I've been editing for same amount of time as you and yupp, I talk exactly what you say... I can't be sitting on my chair all day.
QUESTION: So what you think of adding another skill and slowly rise that up and make video editing to 1-2 videos a month?
Anybody who is in same position can answer, I'd appreciate that greatly ❤
Hey Kyrie, love your videos. Could I ask you why cant you leave your country? You are phisycally not allowed to move somewhere else, because of the war? Hope you and your family are ok. Thanks for all your content, it's amazing.
Appreciate your comment a lot!
Yeah, exactly, I can't leave because I'm the "military age" and sadly can be enlisted at any moment
But to be honest I'll try my best to avoid that
People saying video editing is a side hustle is a sign they've never edited at a professional level.
I also went through this stage. It's horrible falling out of love with something you so desperately wanted to do full time for so long. I don't think having a big goal is the answer though. Once you achieve that goal you get the new car syndrome again like you mentioned. For what it's worth, I realised that it's about setting limits, boundaries and balance. Take time off, take time to do personal projects, have a hobby that isn't remotely related to video editing, don't over work, accept that there is a limit to what you can achieve within a set time, with a set budget and be at peace with the fact that there is a limit to how much you, as a solo editor, can earn before you burn out
This is actually very valuable, thank you so much!
@@KyrieQHD I agree
Thanks for the advice❤
HEEY BROO! I Really LOVE YOUR CONTENT! Also watched the video of how you would start over if you learnt video editing again. (just started learning video editing and found this gem of a channel)
But i have some questions if you don't mind answering. 💩
Davinci resolve or Adobe premiere Pro? which one do you prefer and why ? For your own videos and Which one for the videos you make for the clients. And What is the best place and way to learn Davinci resolve and Adobe premiere pro?
Fiverr or Upwork? Why and which one do you use?
i know its too much BUT
Thanks in Advance!
Appreciate your comment a lot!
I will definitely make videos about these topics:)
in short, fiverr brought me more clients than upwork
and I switched to Davinci from Premiere a year ago, do everything now in Davinci, I just like it more and it doesn't use stupid subscription based price
(i never liked to work in After Effects and Davinci can bring some of it's functionality inside one app)
although Premiere has better keyframing and some other things
it's a difficult topic/personal preference:)
I think our main goal is not to work for money but to make money work for us. However, at the beginning of the journey, you need to work hard. That's why you aim to get out of the rat race, so eventually, money works for you.
that is the way!
I'm happy doing it. But I edit my own videos and do it at my own pace.
that is the way!
Genuinely thought you're a 100k channel with thousands of views. I'm having alot of issue finding clients, Anyone got any tips?
Damn, I will probably make some video about that in the future, but it's just for me it was kinda easy and maybe lucky
(After a week of Upwork - 1st client)
After a month - consistent clients on fiverr
But what wasn't lucky is that I actually had 35 videos on my own UA-cam channel and a good introduction video, having a great introduction video and portfolio in my opinion is 70-80% of the success
@@KyrieQHD Any way to contact you? Maybe you can teach me something haha.
Hey brother hope u doing well , i can edit better thumbnails for u / where do i outreach to you ?
I wanted my brother to quit his job and become a freelance editor. But now i watched your video. Please tell me should i tell him to quit his job or not and if he does should he go to video editing?
I think it depends on how much he likes editing, how motivated he is, and to be honest how good he is
it's always a good thing to have a job that can pay the bills before transitioning to something different and starting from scratch
The biggest problem with video editing is that it's not scalable, unless you want to hire people but then you're not an editor you are an agency owner. Even if you have clients that pay well, guess what you are still stuck sitting in front of the screen all day. Escape the 9-5 to work a 9-9 lol
The greatest trick that when you start to love editing, and thinking damn, if I could only make money from it
but then you realize that editing for clients is not the same as editing for yourself
But I'm not complaining, that's an amazing skill which helps me to create these videos
And hopefully be helpful to someone:)
Exactly. It's really no different than working a regular job, you're still working for someone else. That's why building a personal brand is the only way out I guess, money wise and fulfilment wise.
Is learning editing through mobile phone viable?
I mean you can watch tutorials on your phone while editing on your computer lol
Editing just for yourself, sure, you can learn how to create good pacing, applying sound design
But for working as a video editor I'm pretty sure a phone will not be enough
@@KyrieQHD I see, I was thinking of learning and earning some money through phone editing and then buying a good pc to improve. Maybe I can try focusing on shorts in phone
Video editing is not just the use of tools, its about how you present the things. how you convert your thoughts into reality based footages.
its much hard...
yeah, the tool is a software and the creative side of things really comes from the experience and the vision
But at least that abuser is better being someone else than your own family member.
true
when the close ones are doing that it hurts the most
Imagine that you achieved something great, that you did something unparalleled, you are the president, and all the people praised you, and you made a million dollars from it. Would you be happy then? From what you're saying now I don't think so
My advice to you is not to spend a lot and save your money that will last you 6 months if you decide not to work now or if you cannot, and that will make you feel wonderfully secure, or this is how I feel at least.
that's a very smart advice, I'm pretty bad at finances and savings
appreciate it!
Good click bait
Love editing btw I also love creating content
try your best man!
It's either success or die trying
brother you are confused in your life purpose ... this is not your career or skill set problem
Midlife crisis lol
We all have to get through it, that's how we find our path i guess:)
@@KyrieQHD Right bro .... Best wishes
I found your channel recently your content is next level dude I would love to contact you somehow
you can dm me on Twitter :)
@@KyrieQHD ok man thanks fr the reply