$0-$10K/month Video Editing: My full time freelance journey & step-by-step guide

[@SamuelMwaniki-dl8hq]

As a beginner in video editing, all I can say you have given me a good guide sir ..Despite being a video editor from Kenya facing challenges like a need for platforms that support and offer visibility to the international market like freelancing platforms .... I know I will make it sir thank you .

[@VideoLoadout]

Thank you and yes, you will make it! Get client in Kenya and internationally. If your work looks good and is proven to make people money or get views, then you can get clients anywhere. International clients will pay more and you can grow fast financially. Learn cool effects if you want, but first, make sure to learn how to edit a video quickly and with the correct video and audio settings to make it high quality. Write down and save your settings. Ask your clients for reviews and results of your work. Best of luck!

[@gamershub7950]

I'm trying to make money online as a teen and I saw your video and it helped me. I saw your channel and saw you were at 999 subribers so I had to be your 1000th subscriber.

[@VideoLoadout]

1000th sub that’s so cool of you! Glad I could help. Cheers x 1000 🍻

[@MichaelEdo_]

This is good game! I'll return with an update in 3 months.

[@VideoLoadout]

Sounds good! Go find some leads and convert!

[@Akkie2k]

Honesty with value, Loved it. Can you tell me how to approach clients from other countries like the US/UK? And what type of portfolios should I have?

[@VideoLoadout]

Happy to help. Yes, USA & UK have highest client budgets so that’s smart. If you communicate clearly, shouldn’t matter where you’re from. Good communication and quality = good client experience. If you want work not clients then you should reach out to marketing agencies, production companies, and freelancers with similar clients. Basically your portfolio should tell them you make quality of content and it won’t take long to train you to help them with their clients. If you want clients not just working for someone- you fix marketing problems not make videos - even though you do. Help a booming industry that uses ads like fashion, fitness, e commerce. Find a client dm or upwork. Don’t worry about getting paid too much now. But when your client has a success- you sell other clients on finding success as well or even better - similar success. Simiply- make ads for a fitness brand and offer to do the same for 50 others. Film a social media video to pin 📍 on ig for a clothing brand and offer the same to 50 others. For more money. Make a good website and make sure your business looks professional at first glance. That’s called inherent value (website with quality BTS and notable brands on website). Most important thing is to edit for others who have clients and make money or work on getting your own clients. Creativity should be improved but business is more important unfortunately 👍🏻 you got this !

[@Akkie2k]

@@VideoLoadout Omg! Am sorry I was busy a bit just dropped a like ASAP I could, Thank you so much for the reply am so lost Rn I can't express, as there was incident which made me come home and start editing again. I couldn't process it but this niche Idea is what's burning in my head and I'll do this! Can I ask one more question? Shall I reach out personally or cold mail/ cold call?

[@VideoLoadout]

You can ask your question through a comment or email in my KZbin bio. Happy to help. A lot of people are going through something similar so feel free to comment 🍻

[@Akkie2k]

@@VideoLoadout Thank you so much brother 🍻

[@VideoLoadout]

@@Akkie2k 🍻

[@KVFACTS631]

true your most demainding client are the underpaying ones

[@VideoLoadout]

A hard truth for some! Thanks for taking the time to comment, best of luck!

[@RakshithGnanesh]

Hey, great video but can you tell us where did you find the clients to reachout from?

[@VideoLoadout]

Yes, I wanted talk more about leads but the video was too long. Client leads: If you’re not full time spend time everyday applying to full time jobs. Freelance. Instagram DMs. I’ve sent hundreds. Email - find emails on linked in and company website. Then reach out to other businesses in that field and share previous success. Facebook groups landed me my biggest client. Lot of cold outreach. People also found me on ig because the hashtags I used. If you’re early in career get client experience and marketing results by working on upwork. Reach out to marketing agencies and production companies offering editing services. This should be a good start

[@RakshithGnanesh]

@@VideoLoadout thank you so much, will try these out.

[@VideoLoadout]

Hey what tip in the video did you find most helpful? Let me know if you have questions about full time video editing. I’m still growing in my career but things have been blowing up recently and wanted to share what’s been working for me. You can do it too 🍻

[@KyrieQHD]

damn man what a video Really loved the 80% - systematic, 20% - creative advice So many times I procrastinate with work because my workspace is just a creative chaos I got to ~3k a month with 2-3 long term clients, only editing for KZbin (but I'm constantly burned out so I work like 3 days a week lol) So you basically started to treat your freelance job as a business, that's what allowed you to get to those numbers These are actually great and realistic advices not like many other "make 10k a month with editing" videos, where they made those 10k with selling courses on "how to make 10k with video editing" how can I contact you? If you're interested, we could make a podcast/discussion kind of video on this topic, your view and experience is very cool and refreshing in my opinion!

[@VideoLoadout]

I’m glad you found the video helpful 🍻 I still struggle with burnout, I feel you on that! Lot of things can help get to $8-10k range, I’ll have to expand on this video eventually. You can reach me at [e-mail]

[@georgethomas3377]

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[@VideoLoadout]

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[@dhanidhuinduwara7648]

Thanks for the amazing tips, BTw can you give us about any cold outreach templates or examples whether its through email, or Instagram etc...

[@VideoLoadout]

Yes, I’ll make time to put that in a future video. Are you a video editor or videographer?

[@MichaelEdo_]

This is good game! I'll return with an update in 3 months.