I hope this video motivates and inspires you to start building additional streams of income. Most people with multiple streams of income like myself aren’t smarter than you, they’re just more disciplined. Stop waiting for someone to come save you. The person with a little talent + insane work ethic will always beat the person born with the most natural talent. Stop saying you'll start tomorrow and start now. I believe in you and that you will be successful. Don’t forget to like this video and subscribe to the channel for more videos about entrepreneurship and personal finance :) - Josh ► The first 500 people to click my link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: skl.sh/joshburnstech05241 ► Register your business as an LLC: joshburnstech.com/bizee ► Create your affiliate marketing website with Hostinger: hostinger.com/joshburnstech (get 10% OFF with code: JOSHBURNSTECH) ► Book a one-on-one call with me on TopMate: topmate.io/joshburnstech ► The safest crypto wallet: joshburnstech.com/trezorwallet ► Use AI to repurpose videos: joshburnstech.com/VideoTap ► Keysearch keyword research (use code joshburnstech for 20% off): joshburnstech.com/keysearch ► All of my UA-cam equipment: www.amazon.com/shop/joshburnstech
Very motivating video.I wanted to ask for your advice on something. I’ve been considering freelancing as an SQL DBA and Cloud Engineer. In this AI-driven era, where many problems can be solved online, do you think this is a viable career path?
Josh, incredible stuff! I am starting my Upworks journey, as well as a UA-cam channel and a blog. Stuff I have procrastinated on for years, quite frankly. Your videos have given me a second wind on kickstarting those again. So thank you.
Hello , I have a remote job as a property management assistant. It’s almost full time 6 hours daily. I have received invitations in upwork for full time jobs and I mentioned that I am available less that 30 hours a week . Should I write my availability on mi profile ?
Hi Rosa! Great question. So, I also had a full-time job when I started freelancing. I've always had my availability set to "as needed open to offers" on Upwork. I would recommend going with that option or less than 30 hours per week. Hope this helps! :)
I absolutely love the video editing that you do in your videos.... It is just mindblowing. Can you please suggest the resources you use to do so and if there are free versions and softwares available as well.
Thank you Josh, always got benefit from your experience. Is there will be updated video for cover letters on Upwork and what happened recently in the marketplace?
I am working as a graphic designer and presentation maker on Upwork. I've complete 10 jobs and earned $500+. Now I want to start again, I am applying for jobs in my field but couldn't get any responses from clients. Any suggestions? I would love to work on Upwork again. I hate my 9 to 5 job. Thanks, man! Such an inspiration!
I'm in the process of hiring a video editor right now and the main things I look for are examples of work and something that clearly shows they read my job description. That should be at the top of your proposal. You're likely already doing the right things, you just need to be extremely consistent and I know it sounds obvious, but work hard and put in more time looking for jobs than everyone else. One of the biggest advantages that I have is the fact that I developed a personal brand. Creating content (video or blog) around your skill set, building a website, etc. can make a huge difference and I plan to talk about this more in upcoming videos. If you've never considered creating content or building a personal brand, then I would highly recommend it.
I'm currently a fresh graduate in marketing with a certificate from Hubspot Academy.I just want to apply for a driver's job at a school. Basically 8-5 here and starting my career from freelance. I'm from Nigeria .What's your advice ?
Thanks a lot for making that sorts of great content. Sir I have some questions to you . If you could clear me please what are the job responsibilities of a Power BI Developer and what skill set need to aquire if anyone wish to build his Career only as Power BI Developer .If you could tell a bit details kindly. Thanks & regards
Hello Josh...Thank you very much for sharing great information. I work in Data Protection and Disaster recovery consulting. I have lots of bandwidth and looking to do freelancing. I think doing both until my freelancing takes me away from my full time would be ideal. Let me know your availability and fee for a consultation. Thanks again!
I've a question about upwork invite hope you'll reply. If I decline invites so will I get fewer invites than? Now Upwork charges for inviting jobs to apply if a job doesn't fit my skills or anything else so what should I do? Thank you
Great video. As someone who's been struggling with the job market I've been looking for some solid advice on alternative income streams. The idea of going freelance is kind of intimidating for a newcomer but this has given me a few ideas for new approaches to try. There are a couple of topics I'd be interested in hearing about your opinions on. Firstly, I've heard it said that as a freelancer you should stick to a single field or niche on platforms like Upwork and Fiver. Would you say this is true? I have experience in programming and video editing that I would be interested in taking into the freelancing market. Am I better off sticking to one? Secondly, what's your advice on promotion and reaching different markets? Especially for things like selling digital products.
Great questions! Yes, I would start with one platform and go all-in. Create a great profile, portfolio, set up an RSS feed for job alerts, learn how to write good proposals, etc. I actually started on Freelancer (dot com) back in 2015 before switching to Upwork in 2016 because of the higher demand and pay. My recommendation would be focusing on creating content. Otherwise, you would need to promote the product on a marketplace, run ads for it, etc. I'm a fan of building an audience on UA-cam, social media, etc. and then eventually creating digital products after you have a reputation and credibility.
Thanks for the response! Just to make sure I understand fully, you'd recommend just picking one field (either programming or editing) and focusing entirely on that?
@@GuyShrigley-pq8gs Yes, that's what I would personally do. Espeically with those skill sets being so different. Plus you can go all-in on that skill set and figure out the best way to get repeat clients and scale.
@@JoshBurnsTech Awesome. Thanks again for the advice and keep on with the videos. You're one of the few creators in this category that don't seem to be selling some sort of pyramid scheme lol.
Trying to land a job on Upwork, profile is optimized, portfolio is good. Very close to closing my first deal. I am a student and want to achieve great things, God Willing.
Mr josh I'm always waiting for your great content. I have an uncomfortable 9-5 job. I am an electrical engineer and in my 4 years Upwork journey I hardly made 3k+ as the most work is acedamic and low paying. I have sent 800+ proposals. Thanks,
What is your freelance skill set in and what is your Upwork job title? How much demand is there for it? What is the pay ceiling (top earning freelancer with your skill set in your geographic location)?
@@JoshBurnsTech my skills are related to electrical engineering software simulations (Matlab , Etap etc). Upwork title: Electrical low voltage and high voltage modeling and simulations. The demand is low. And the prices and earnings of ther freelancers is low. I am developing new skills like python.
One other thing I noticed from your this video. This video is not solely related to Upwork. Does it mean Upwork is getting down now a days compared to 2021.
@@M.R_Adventures It sounds like demand will be very low for your skill set. So yeah I think it would be a good idea to pivot into a freelance skill that has a better combination of demand + pay
@@M.R_Adventures No, Upwork is still my largest income stream. But I think it's best to have multiple income streams, so that you're not solely reliant on one platform. If something horrible happens with Upwork or my account, I won't lose all of my income.
Hey,josh I appreciate your idea it is valuable, so I am work since four year full-time employee and the monthly salary is not enough so after I watch your videos I decided to start freelance but one thing is difficult for me how can I start and How can I find client
Boss Am a 9-5 worker. I just recently stumbled on publishing books on amazon kdp. But I still need a gig to change things for me while still publishing.
Hey Josh, you video really inspire able! But whenever I tried to do multiple stream i fail 😢 this is continually happening with me! I made my Upwork account 2022. I earned first $5k in 2 months. Then my profile got suspended. After my Fiverr profile got ranked. I'm continulsy receiving orders from Fiverr then my Fiverr got band Without any violation. They just emailed me that the services you are providing is against our terms and conditions. 😢
Hi I saw your post on Upwork platform, I wasn't able to text there. So I'm texting here, I do video editing and thumbnail designing. If you want I can share you previous work as well. Let me know if you wanna work. Thanks.
@@JoshBurnsTech it was on upwork While that person had a job detail saying he need video editor and thumbnail designer. So there was link of this video. I myself am video editor and thumbnail designer. That's why I posted a comment here
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I hope this video motivates and inspires you to start building additional streams of income. Most people with multiple streams of income like myself aren’t smarter than you, they’re just more disciplined. Stop waiting for someone to come save you. The person with a little talent + insane work ethic will always beat the person born with the most natural talent. Stop saying you'll start tomorrow and start now. I believe in you and that you will be successful. Don’t forget to like this video and subscribe to the channel for more videos about entrepreneurship and personal finance :)
- Josh
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► Register your business as an LLC: joshburnstech.com/bizee
► Create your affiliate marketing website with Hostinger: hostinger.com/joshburnstech (get 10% OFF with code: JOSHBURNSTECH)
► Book a one-on-one call with me on TopMate: topmate.io/joshburnstech
► The safest crypto wallet: joshburnstech.com/trezorwallet
► Use AI to repurpose videos: joshburnstech.com/VideoTap
► Keysearch keyword research (use code joshburnstech for 20% off): joshburnstech.com/keysearch
► All of my UA-cam equipment: www.amazon.com/shop/joshburnstech
THKS SO MUCH
@@kingmagetoh You're welcome! :)
After your video, it took me about 2 weeks to land my first Upwork job and now in 3-month time I almost made 1k. thanks man
That's great to hear, Yohanes! You're a perfect example of "taking action" and not constantly consuming. Keep up the work!
I love this!! I love this!! Is it this particular video, or there is a particular video of Josh Burns that you would recommend?
Very motivating video.I wanted to ask for your advice on something. I’ve been considering freelancing as an SQL DBA and Cloud Engineer. In this AI-driven era, where many problems can be solved online, do you think this is a viable career path?
I still make most of my money as a SQL Server DBA. Does that answer your question? lol
I’m in a 9-5 tech job and working to scale a side hustle
Josh, incredible stuff! I am starting my Upworks journey, as well as a UA-cam channel and a blog. Stuff I have procrastinated on for years, quite frankly. Your videos have given me a second wind on kickstarting those again. So thank you.
Love to hear it and I highly recommend all 3 :)
Hello , I have a remote job as a property management assistant. It’s almost full time 6 hours daily. I have received invitations in upwork for full time jobs and I mentioned that I am available less that 30 hours a week . Should I write my availability on mi profile ?
Hi Rosa! Great question. So, I also had a full-time job when I started freelancing. I've always had my availability set to "as needed open to offers" on Upwork. I would recommend going with that option or less than 30 hours per week. Hope this helps! :)
I absolutely love the video editing that you do in your videos.... It is just mindblowing. Can you please suggest the resources you use to do so and if there are free versions and softwares available as well.
Thank you so much! I have someone who edits my videos now and he's the best. But I believe he uses Premiere pro, after effects, etc.
Thank you Josh for the great content! I find it very useful. I'm just starting my first side hustle as a web designer on upwork
You're very welcome, Oren! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment. There's definitely a lot of demand for web design work on Upwork.
@JoshBurnsTech Thank you so much for this content and your transparency. Very helpful and inspiring.
You're very welcome and love to hear that! :)
Thank you Josh, always got benefit from your experience. Is there will be updated video for cover letters on Upwork and what happened recently in the marketplace?
You're welcome! This is the most recent cover letter video on my channel: ua-cam.com/video/dOVtO9JVLVY/v-deo.html
@@JoshBurnsTech thank you Josh. I would like a video about Upwork recent changes
I am working as a graphic designer and presentation maker on Upwork. I've complete 10 jobs and earned $500+. Now I want to start again, I am applying for jobs in my field but couldn't get any responses from clients. Any suggestions? I would love to work on Upwork again. I hate my 9 to 5 job. Thanks, man! Such an inspiration!
I'm in the process of hiring a video editor right now and the main things I look for are examples of work and something that clearly shows they read my job description. That should be at the top of your proposal.
You're likely already doing the right things, you just need to be extremely consistent and I know it sounds obvious, but work hard and put in more time looking for jobs than everyone else.
One of the biggest advantages that I have is the fact that I developed a personal brand. Creating content (video or blog) around your skill set, building a website, etc. can make a huge difference and I plan to talk about this more in upcoming videos. If you've never considered creating content or building a personal brand, then I would highly recommend it.
Thanks for everything, You're the best ❤
I appreciate that and you're very welcome! :)
Thanks man ❤
You're welcome! :)
I'm currently a fresh graduate in marketing with a certificate from Hubspot Academy.I just want to apply for a driver's job at a school. Basically 8-5 here and starting my career from freelance. I'm from Nigeria .What's your advice ?
Thanks alot from Egypt 🇪🇬 ❤please keep this calm tone as my english not so good
I don't believe I can change it so you're in luck LOL
Boss josh
Pls am tired of my 9-5 work
Am unhappy, boss
Hope to meet you one day.
Am a ghostwriter, but I am tired my 9-5 pls help sir
Great presentation, thanks for sharing
Thanks and you're very welcome! :)
This is very informative. Great one
Thanks, Emmanuel! :)
Thanks a lot for making that sorts of great content. Sir I have some questions to you . If you could clear me please what are the job responsibilities of a Power BI Developer and what skill set need to aquire if anyone wish to build his Career only as Power BI Developer .If you could tell a bit details kindly.
Thanks & regards
Hey! The best way for you to figure this out is to search for Power BI jobs on Upwork, job websites, etc. and read the job requirements.
Hello Josh...Thank you very much for sharing great information. I work in Data Protection and Disaster recovery consulting. I have lots of bandwidth and looking to do freelancing. I think doing both until my freelancing takes me away from my full time would be ideal. Let me know your availability and fee for a consultation. Thanks again!
Hey! Here's everything that I currently offer: topmate.io/joshburnstech
Josh you are always an Inspiration ❤
I'm glad you think so! :)
I've a question about upwork invite hope you'll reply.
If I decline invites so will I get fewer invites than?
Now Upwork charges for inviting jobs to apply if a job doesn't fit my skills or anything else so what should I do?
Thank you
No, it will not affect how many new invites that you get. You should always decline invites that don't align with your skills.
@@JoshBurnsTech Thanks so much
@@asantamzid You're welcome!
Upwork charging for accepting invites is proof that it's a greedy greedy platform. Pay for everything. Damn it's disgusting
Upwork charging for accepting invites is proof that it's a greedy greedy platform. Pay for everything. Damn it's disgusting
thank you
You're welcome!
Bless you man.
Appreciate you!
Thanks! Very interesting!
You're very welcome! I appreciate the comment :)
I'm software engineering student and 23 years old. can you help me with tips and lessons on upwork
Hey! Watch the videos in this playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PL2RRbYdV_lUSJ_9B0EqnITq_KaS1PlGSE.html&si=fn02vniEdvNkVY3E
Great video. As someone who's been struggling with the job market I've been looking for some solid advice on alternative income streams. The idea of going freelance is kind of intimidating for a newcomer but this has given me a few ideas for new approaches to try.
There are a couple of topics I'd be interested in hearing about your opinions on.
Firstly, I've heard it said that as a freelancer you should stick to a single field or niche on platforms like Upwork and Fiver. Would you say this is true? I have experience in programming and video editing that I would be interested in taking into the freelancing market. Am I better off sticking to one?
Secondly, what's your advice on promotion and reaching different markets? Especially for things like selling digital products.
Great questions!
Yes, I would start with one platform and go all-in. Create a great profile, portfolio, set up an RSS feed for job alerts, learn how to write good proposals, etc. I actually started on Freelancer (dot com) back in 2015 before switching to Upwork in 2016 because of the higher demand and pay.
My recommendation would be focusing on creating content. Otherwise, you would need to promote the product on a marketplace, run ads for it, etc. I'm a fan of building an audience on UA-cam, social media, etc. and then eventually creating digital products after you have a reputation and credibility.
Thanks for the response!
Just to make sure I understand fully, you'd recommend just picking one field (either programming or editing) and focusing entirely on that?
@@GuyShrigley-pq8gs Yes, that's what I would personally do. Espeically with those skill sets being so different. Plus you can go all-in on that skill set and figure out the best way to get repeat clients and scale.
@@JoshBurnsTech Awesome. Thanks again for the advice and keep on with the videos. You're one of the few creators in this category that don't seem to be selling some sort of pyramid scheme lol.
@@GuyShrigley-pq8gs You're welcome and thank you! lol I do my best to give practical advice from my personal experience.
Love my 9-5 job
Trying to land a job on Upwork, profile is optimized, portfolio is good. Very close to closing my first deal.
I am a student and want to achieve great things, God Willing.
Keep up the work and discipline 🔥
@@JoshBurnsTech Thanks, Your content is helping and keeping me motivated 🤙🏼
Man thank you for upwork lessons . You helped me to win my first jop🎉🎉👋🤝
You're very welcome and I love to hear that! Keep up the work 🔥
Mr josh I'm always waiting for your great content.
I have an uncomfortable 9-5 job.
I am an electrical engineer and in my 4 years Upwork journey I hardly made 3k+ as the most work is acedamic and low paying. I have sent 800+ proposals.
Thanks,
What is your freelance skill set in and what is your Upwork job title? How much demand is there for it? What is the pay ceiling (top earning freelancer with your skill set in your geographic location)?
@@JoshBurnsTech my skills are related to electrical engineering software simulations (Matlab , Etap etc).
Upwork title: Electrical low voltage and high voltage modeling and simulations.
The demand is low. And the prices and earnings of ther freelancers is low.
I am developing new skills like python.
One other thing I noticed from your this video.
This video is not solely related to Upwork. Does it mean Upwork is getting down now a days compared to 2021.
@@M.R_Adventures It sounds like demand will be very low for your skill set. So yeah I think it would be a good idea to pivot into a freelance skill that has a better combination of demand + pay
@@M.R_Adventures No, Upwork is still my largest income stream. But I think it's best to have multiple income streams, so that you're not solely reliant on one platform. If something horrible happens with Upwork or my account, I won't lose all of my income.
Hey,josh I appreciate your idea it is valuable, so I am work since four year full-time employee and the monthly salary is not enough so after I watch your videos I decided to start freelance but one thing is difficult for me how can I start and How can I find client
Hi Mahlet! I recommend watching the videos in this playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PL2RRbYdV_lUSJ_9B0EqnITq_KaS1PlGSE.html&si=koMaTHufyQydXN2I
Hey Man, it's while without hearing you! I'm a full-stack dev freelancer.We request a video or playist for your lifestyle freelance.thanks!
Thanks for the recommendation!
How do you hire video editor
I found my current editor on the ytjobs.com website. I've also used Upwork to hire video editors as well.
Following ❤
Appreciate you! :)
hey Johs when plans for a new video heheh
I have two new videos in the works. One should be ready within the next week :)
Upwork
Help me my teacher
I'm a student 😢
Been there. Great things don't happen overnight.
Boss
I am a ghostwriter.
Pls i need a side hustle sir
What are you currently working on building?
Boss
Am a 9-5 worker.
I just recently stumbled on publishing books on amazon kdp.
But I still need a gig to change things for me while still publishing.
I am posting this comment just because you want! I want change instead of being occupied in 9-9 job
That's the first step. Now start being consistent and disciplined building your business.
Hey Josh, you video really inspire able! But whenever I tried to do multiple stream i fail 😢 this is continually happening with me! I made my Upwork account 2022. I earned first $5k in 2 months. Then my profile got suspended. After my Fiverr profile got ranked. I'm continulsy receiving orders from Fiverr then my Fiverr got band Without any violation. They just emailed me that the services you are providing is against our terms and conditions. 😢
Hey! I'm sorry to hear that but I cannot help with you with any account things like being suspended.
@@JoshBurnsTech no problem! All will fix one day InsAllah ❤️
Hi
I saw your post on Upwork platform, I wasn't able to text there. So I'm texting here, I do video editing and thumbnail designing. If you want I can share you previous work as well. Let me know if you wanna work.
Thanks.
I didn't post anything so it must be someone pretending to be me. Can you please send me a link to the post so I can report them?
@@JoshBurnsTech it was on upwork
While that person had a job detail saying he need video editor and thumbnail designer. So there was link of this video.
I myself am video editor and thumbnail designer. That's why I posted a comment here
@@mohsinmajeed3288 Can you paste a link to the Upwork job here?
@@JoshBurnsTech that job isn't visible after that, I was searching that also.
I’m in a 9-5 tech job and working to scale a side hustle
That's great, Harllen! What type of side hustle are you working on scaling?