I'm a software engineer with a long-held dream of becoming a freelancer. Despite having the skills, imposter syndrome has kept me from starting the journey. Unlike your friends, the reason I haven't started isn't because I'm well-compensated in my current role. Thank you for the well-structured and inspiring video-I hope it will give me the push I need to finally get started
i wouldn't make freelancing your dream. it's very unstable. it is much better to be an employee than be your own boss. most freelancers just have to do this to survive. it's not a goal
I would respectfully disagree. I don't see being an employee as any more stable than as a freelancer. Being an employee may lull you into a sense of stability by having the same pay check every month but one day you might just suddenly get laid off and lose the majority of your source of income. This has happened to many people. Being a freelancer is certainly more effort, especially in the beginning. There is also definitely instability in terms of how much money you are making from a month to month basis. However, it does allow you to diversify your income across different projects. In any case, pros and cons for both of course :) Perhaps it's not a bad idea to keep the full time job and work on freelancing as a side gig.
@@TinaHuang1 freelancing is not a bad thing to fall back on after a layoff when you are in survival mode, but full time jobs are structured to provide health insurance, retirement, PTO, maternity/paternity leave, and other benefits which amount to a lot more than flexibility. As workers we should not settle for an economy in which we are all hustling as full time gig workers. It’s a late stage capitalism mindset that is not serving any of us. We should be mobilizing to protect ourselves from layoffs, make sure all workers have benefits and job security, and fix our economy. Also, as female workers it is much harder to protect ourselves against harassment/assault as a freelancer. That is a big problem in the entertainment industry. Working for a big company with a Human Resources department will typically be safer for women
@@TinaHuang1 wow, thanks for noticing! Anime illustration before also works! Haha love the naruto illustrations, but this one touches more general audience! Hope I can be like Ibraheem and get to work with your team as well!
I'm glad to hear you as I think we're on the same wave😊. I developing good Mercury abilities through all life. Initially I was a good learner (to percept what others say), but to overcome emotional challenges/reactions on what they say took A LOT of work/energy/grow... Now I feel that my mental level is clear!
Thank you Tina for this great video!, it has broken down a lot of things for me, the idea behind all this is to know it will take time, the problem we have is that we want quick wins, and to build something genuine that will last won't be quick, it will always take time. Great to see how far you have come
This was such an insightful video! I've been thinking about freelancing for a while, and this gave me the perfect step-by-step plan. I'm going to start by figuring out my unfair advantage and building a portfolio. Thanks for sharing so much valuable information!
Excellent video! I love how you boil the process down to its component parts and make it applicable to people in other fields. For me, I'm pivoting away from teaching the humanities in higher ed and thinking about freelancing as an editor/beta reader for both fiction and nonfiction. I have also considered tutoring.
Thanks for this. Could you please try to include time stamps in your video, no navigating though it from topic to topic is easier. A lot of top UA-camrs with a love for Technical writing do it.
Thank you for sharing realistic goals and expectations for freelancing. Would definitely be interested in a content video. I'm trying to start a tech blog about my project
Thanks Tina! also for your book recommendation. There was a time when I used to read a lot of self-help books. Because self help is self care. Have you ever heard about the compound effect? I would recommend you "The Compound effect" by Darren Hardy. Thank you for sharing your succes story. It is truly motivating! Cheers!
I'm going to try to start a tutoring freelancing business. I'm a college student that's transferring to UF. I also hope to help my sister with her hair business.
Girl you gotta drop skincare tips with freelancing as well. Anyways, I am gonna follow all your advises and will update in this comment If It works for me.
Good day Miss Tina. I would like to start Freelancing with Transcription and I'm a newbi to it, though learning with UA-cam I would like your advice and suggestions please.
A lang popularity is pushed by giant tech companies look up where python comes from and was used in the beginning… There’s so many things better than python these days.
@@abidkhan20230 they're basically hacks to other half a*** libraries...I look at scala as very well done refined pocket knife where python is horribly bulky messy like hell pocket knife.
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Thank you for the cheatsheet. I'm not an auditory learner so this is helpful!
your cheat sheet helps me to start, hopefully i can start as well. Thank you!
You won in life Tina✅
I'm a software engineer with a long-held dream of becoming a freelancer. Despite having the skills, imposter syndrome has kept me from starting the journey. Unlike your friends, the reason I haven't started isn't because I'm well-compensated in my current role. Thank you for the well-structured and inspiring video-I hope it will give me the push I need to finally get started
i wouldn't make freelancing your dream. it's very unstable. it is much better to be an employee than be your own boss. most freelancers just have to do this to survive. it's not a goal
I would respectfully disagree. I don't see being an employee as any more stable than as a freelancer. Being an employee may lull you into a sense of stability by having the same pay check every month but one day you might just suddenly get laid off and lose the majority of your source of income. This has happened to many people.
Being a freelancer is certainly more effort, especially in the beginning. There is also definitely instability in terms of how much money you are making from a month to month basis. However, it does allow you to diversify your income across different projects.
In any case, pros and cons for both of course :)
Perhaps it's not a bad idea to keep the full time job and work on freelancing as a side gig.
@@TinaHuang1 freelancing is not a bad thing to fall back on after a layoff when you are in survival mode, but full time jobs are structured to provide health insurance, retirement, PTO, maternity/paternity leave, and other benefits which amount to a lot more than flexibility. As workers we should not settle for an economy in which we are all hustling as full time gig workers. It’s a late stage capitalism mindset that is not serving any of us. We should be mobilizing to protect ourselves from layoffs, make sure all workers have benefits and job security, and fix our economy. Also, as female workers it is much harder to protect ourselves against harassment/assault as a freelancer. That is a big problem in the entertainment industry. Working for a big company with a Human Resources department will typically be safer for women
The illustration at 17:44 is a game changer! Very insightful but delivered in a fun way! Thanks for a quality video.
Yeah man… I loved that as well, really good representation
compliments to Rahmat our amazing editor 😊
@@TinaHuang1 wow, thanks for noticing! Anime illustration before also works! Haha love the naruto illustrations, but this one touches more general audience! Hope I can be like Ibraheem and get to work with your team as well!
I'm planning on starting in the coding field.
Getting ready step by step.
Thanks for the Video.❤
This is so informative! Definitely worth a rewatch
This is the best advice out there Tina!!!
This is gold! Love it Tina!
I'm glad to hear you as I think we're on the same wave😊. I developing good Mercury abilities through all life. Initially I was a good learner (to percept what others say), but to overcome emotional challenges/reactions on what they say took A LOT of work/energy/grow... Now I feel that my mental level is clear!
thankyou tina
thisn was needed desperately as alll my friends had started with something n i was just idle sitting in a cornerr🤗🤗🤩
Thank you Tina for this great video!, it has broken down a lot of things for me, the idea behind all this is to know it will take time, the problem we have is that we want quick wins, and to build something genuine that will last won't be quick, it will always take time. Great to see how far you have come
I love the way you put it - nothing great comes easy is something I’ve realized over and over again ❤️
Yes it is, hardwork can't be avoided to be successful
Thank you Tina!
This was such an insightful video! I've been thinking about freelancing for a while, and this gave me the perfect step-by-step plan. I'm going to start by figuring out my unfair advantage and building a portfolio. Thanks for sharing so much valuable information!
Thank you so much for this!
this was so so informative, also thank you for mentioning developing countries
Thank you for sharing, Tina
Excellent video! I love how you boil the process down to its component parts and make it applicable to people in other fields.
For me, I'm pivoting away from teaching the humanities in higher ed and thinking about freelancing as an editor/beta reader for both fiction and nonfiction. I have also considered tutoring.
Thank you so much this video
great overview!!
aww thank you Ben!!
thanks for the video
Thanks for this. Could you please try to include time stamps in your video, no navigating though it from topic to topic is easier. A lot of top UA-camrs with a love for Technical writing do it.
Thanks Tina.
Veryyyyy informative video❤thank you Tina
Lots of love from Pakistan ❤
Thank you for sharing realistic goals and expectations for freelancing. Would definitely be interested in a content video. I'm trying to start a tech blog about my project
Thanks for sharing
this is awesome! i'm raising money for my company and this is very helpful. i'm going to modify my pitch deck based on some of your suggestions.
So far, Illustration Freelance is what I'm doing, and I have no complains so far.
i love your videos! :)
3:40 got to keep you balanced 😂😂
Major Shout out to Ibi, you're the best bro! ❤
Saved on my Tina Huang channel videos bookmark =)
seems wonderful
The study groups were fun
Thanks Tina! also for your book recommendation. There was a time when I used to read a lot of self-help books. Because self help is self care. Have you ever heard about the compound effect? I would recommend you "The Compound effect" by Darren Hardy. Thank you for sharing your succes story. It is truly motivating! Cheers!
This book is the best seller book all over the world. I've already finish this book. This book is really awesome.
I actually haven't! Just downloaded audio version thanks for the rec!
Keep it up!
It's always the "thousands of success stories " and selling programs
I'm going to try to start a tutoring freelancing business. I'm a college student that's transferring to UF. I also hope to help my sister with her hair business.
You got this 🤗🤗
Damn! This girl is amazing!
Want to do wark
Tina ! you are so talent
Girl you gotta drop skincare tips with freelancing as well. Anyways, I am gonna follow all your advises and will update in this comment If It works for me.
pls do update!! for the skin just hydration hydration!
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WHICH FREELANCING ONLINE PLATFORM IS THE BEST FOR INDIANS???
Good day Miss Tina. I would like to start Freelancing with Transcription and I'm a newbi to it, though learning with UA-cam I would like your advice and suggestions please.
It's awesome
I want a guide.
Hello I start freelancer but I don't know about it
What laptop would you recommend buying Mac Air or Mac Pro or PC....with what specs: 8 gb or more...512 gb or 1 TB.....etc., Thank you.
Not sure about your use cases but I have Mac Pro 16GB. I think it's pretty good for my purposes which is mostly video stuff and running LLMs :)
even I wanna start but I have no skills :(
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I'm 4 minutes into the video and had to ask. How can I turn being tall into a good business strategy...?
LOL maybe have your hotdog stand be higher up and tower over the others
Did you work as a freelancer for 7 years ? wow
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Hey I need your help here
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I have always enjoyed your videos but they are becoming longer lately. nice ending though I got lost in the steps
True I kinda got more ramblely over time huh 😅 Thanks for the feedback!
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This video doesn't work. It's gonna take up to a year for this shit to work LMAO
Thx, for advice. Im go on work. Anyhow your makeup is to much reflective.
scala is better than python is soo many ways...still don't understand how it hasnt replaced it or outpaced it.
A lang popularity is pushed by giant tech companies look up where python comes from and was used in the beginning… There’s so many things better than python these days.
@@nobytes2 its all thanks to b**h google.
Due to python libraries
@@nobytes2 these days?? You mean years
@@abidkhan20230 they're basically hacks to other half a*** libraries...I look at scala as very well done refined pocket knife where python is horribly bulky messy like hell pocket knife.
Wow Tina, not only are you a hottie, but super helpful!!! Thank you for these tips on freelancing.