Don't Believe These Freelance Lies

[@snowsnow4231]

My advice - dont watch too much dribble/behance or you will think that unless you are THAT good - you suck. In reality people manage to make very oldschool and weird and ugly stuff for 50$ an hour. Dont get demoralised by some dudes who have years and years of experience, you obviously just cant be that good.

[@ruskipertufa6070]

snow snow wonderful advice!

[@michaell.3153]

that's so true!

[@johnleighdesigns]

hear hear - yes i think we can all feel inadequate when exposed to amazing impressive artwork or project that just blows everything we do out the water but its also very true that actually most clients are not looking for the super top top incredible artists, freelancers, they just need a little animation or video or graphic design or layout created and wont need to engage the best most expensive person on the planet to do it

[@elishaolade3216]

Dang...That is encouraging. Thanks

[@car530acces9]

Hi. You are right about dribbble. When I saw it, my first reaction was something like: what? I'm not so good! What am I doing here? But how it's says: never give up

[@hoshimori5]

Being a freelancer takes a lot of discipline, to execute your daily tasks. Work and Travel, or working remotely, takes another level of discipline, being stuck in between visiting the destination and doing work and sometimes "boring" tasks in comparison. Tried it, but work from home is far much productive.

[@JustinHeidenreich]

Funny story regarding "1) Don't Call Yourself A Freelancer" - I remember reading on a Webflow Facebook group someone (I think Bob An??) commented about meeting an extremely wealthy prospect to discuss a potential project. OP left the meeting very disapointed and frustrated because the prospect thought "freelancer" meant he was going to work for FREE, lol!

[@FluxAcademy]

whaaaaaat???

[@khanfaisal01]

🤔 Lol

[@Belwoorf]

There are some special humans in this world.

[@topmusictobibe]

FREE lancer lol

[@PaulMendes]

Thanks for shining light on the truth about how it really is like being a freelancer. It takes time, commitment, determination, and a lot of consistency to reap the rewards of being a freelancer. I've seen freelancing being glamorized as the laptop life, doing client work on the beach and if you really are freelancing, you simply know that isn't true. However, the benefits of freelancing are worth working hard for, having your own schedule, and all those things that come with being a freelancer. People can get easily discouraged thinking it'll be this over glamorized digital nomad lifestyle and quit before they even get started. Great video!

[@fishbrainCTRL]

Honestly, it's much easier to travel and do your own thing if you're working full time, as you don't carry the weight of the company with you.

[@Ddos2212]

I love the new background behind you, much better than the open office, in my opinion

[@dumuniz]

The open office was beautiful

[@devfar24]

I think a nice mix of the backgrounds would be ideal.

[@Mixa032]

100% true! Can't work and travel because I'm not focused on one of these two things.

[@nuloom]

“All advice is autobiographical” - first line in Austin Kleon’s Steal Like an Artist

[@helenzarembo]

Thank you for supporting freelancing platforms. I really think that opportunities are everywhere and my relationships with upwork is only a proof to that)

[@nataliavlis6689]

Ran, 100% agree with you!!! no matter how you work, from where you work, when or with whom you work even, if you really have this clear picture of you, of who you want to be (or you are) in your mind, you'll succeed!

[@aki4350]

Last year, my socmed was filled with photos of these freelancers with their laptops beside the beach and whatnot # worklifebalance. I felt sorry for the freelancer and the laptop being exposed directly under the sun. It's more like misbalanced to me.

[@AJSmart]

Loving the new setup Ran! Looking swiiiiiiiish!

[@FluxAcademy]

whooo hooo!

[@Domazsakalauskas]

I have my fair share of interaction with major companies (I'm a packaging / branding designer) and well a lot of them are fairly cheap, or try to be cheap when it comes to projects and trying to hire you as a professional. And I'm talking about corporations that have incredible amount of money. You either have to really battle it out, or just keep it moving. It's funny sometimes how it works.

[@Domazsakalauskas]

to add my two more cents; I have starts up who paid /offered triple the amount of money than corporations. Figure that.

[@adamj2747]

LOL that’s pretty funny . Major reason why 90% of startups fail is cuz of money management

[@garyvoigt321]

Great advice. Also, love the new set up with the sound pads and the cool blue and purple lights.

[@FluxAcademy]

Thanks Gary!

[@marlondiaz6974]

Hi Flux I have definitely reviewed your content and your channel is now one of my 20 favorite business channels. Greetings from Cuba, keep going like this and keep setting higher and crazy goals

[@davidmejiasacosta2449]

Man! From Cuba? Do you guys got internet there?

[@marlondiaz6974]

@@davidmejiasacosta2449 LOL yeap is really happening 🤣🤣🤣

[@davidmejiasacosta2449]

@@marlondiaz6974 en serio? Cómo haces man? Que bien! Me alegro por tí...

[@marlondiaz6974]

@@davidmejiasacosta2449 Ya desde hace par de años se estaba implementando y ya el inicio de año arrancamos con 4G a 1800 y hay muchas wi-fi en todos lados para acceder a internet, hay muchas cosas que están cambiando ya. No tanto como para emprender empresas privadas por cuenta propia, pero por lo menos para trabajar y colaborar remotamente si. Por eso es que estoy muy de alleno metido en canales y leyendo sobre estos temas freelancing negocios consultoría porque nadie sabe, tengo par de ideas y quiero aprovechar. Nunca es tarde 🤣🤣🤣 Un saludo man

[@davidmejiasacosta2449]

@@marlondiaz6974 Excelente hermano! Te felicito... Buena suerte, lo mejor para tí!

[@GiftboxCreativemedia]

Great video you've made on not believing the hype about freelancing Ryan. Yes, everyone has their own opinion on what works for them and getting rid of excuses that hinder you from just taking action. It's the willingness to take small steps in the direction you want to go, whether you get responses or not, willing to improve your methods and to believe in yourself along the way. 🏆

[@royisatorgersenbueno4965]

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[@JulioCesarSilvaGuzman]

I’m agree with u, there are a lot of lies and u summarized them very well. Great video!!!

[@HAZD_xyz]

that's absolutely the best point of view (talking about the premises) that I've heard from you! But I also have to say that I found my self saying what you said here about many of your contents but I'm feeling that this is making amend for the those!

[@devinrenaud2563]

thanks for all the free knowledge you throw at us man, we appreciate your hard work and efforts more than you know !!!

[@creativereflux4336]

Thanks for being generous in your time sharing good things

[@iDacian]

Hey Ran you should make a video with Fabiana like you did with others, we would like to hear her side of Hussle and how she managed. That would be an awesome YT video.

[@FluxAcademy]

I'll suggest it to her!

[@sssamuelllll]

Very inspiring as always!! And the new background looks amazing!!! :D :D

[@XxMrBryanxX]

The portfolio one is me right now. i appreciate this video so much!!

[@cesarp6761]

revenues ups and down and cycles are normal.. you just said it.. so is true.. not a lie. (completely separate on how you manage those ups and down)

[@joeyalfaro2323]

You just have be honest with yourself. Say you don't have what it takes do cold calls or bother people. Team up with someone around you that can. Your job is find the answers. Advertising, putting in more effort. My favorite saying is it's like they dropped you off in middle of ocean rest up to you.

[@ucoan2457]

Awesome video as always, just being in this situation 2:17 on this afternoon brainstorming session

[@reficulgr]

Respect is not the reason why people say don't call yourself a freelancer. Freelancers are people who are attached to other, established teams. They are not hired by the end client, but by a team that wants to supplement their team. If you are speaking to the client, you are an agency, not a freelancer. It's a different work model, it has nothing to do with respect.

[@idontknowWhatTosay8]

first time watched ur video. just subscribed... whatever its, honest talk feels good to hear.

[@jeffstreck]

Dope video. 🤙 100% agree with point 1. 👍

[@biggles325]

Thanks for the awesome content as usual 😎

[@johnlemuelj]

Freelancing isn't unstable, it's the freelancer that is unstable.

[@Jazmincm90]

😂😂😂😂 love this, im the one who has been working on her web for months and dont send proposals cause i never think im ready!

[@imagicarolina]

SUPER THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[@pedroelton7040]

Work remotely is not so easy... Time zones is a problem. I worked for a Portfolio Manager from Brazil who lives in Portugal, and I am in Japan. Needed to quit, find a 7h job and build my business in this side of the world.

[@joshllopart]

Awesome points!

[@frankvir4576]

This is very true in so many ways! 🙌🏻

[@anfisign]

Just loved to the setup! Super lit And yes, signing up under each point 💪

[@munezstudio8300]

Freelance website is good for new people to earn some money, but it's 100% true that there is no respect for the sellers, those websites give the full priority to the buyers because they're spending money, but those websites are not understanding that those clients are coming back to their website because of the sellers.

[@anshkid]

New studio look on point!

[@FluxAcademy]

thanks!!

[@TheMomentumhd]

Hey flux! You have great youtube content but for some reason your website seems out of format on my pc ( and probably some others), something worth checking out . Keep up with the great content

[@clarkkent3864]

Ran..... You're awesome dude!!

[@mtwata]

Really good video!

[@SuperXrunner]

I hate traveling. Lol.

[@JamesWelbes]

Number 3 isn't a lie. It's very inconsistent, especially in the beginning. The instability might be normal in business, but it's not normal for most jobs. Most jobs pay consistently. Also upwork is garbage and is very bad for the gig economy

[@chicagomike]

James Welbes upwork is an open sewer of the worst people run by a deviant management group.

[@Emsyaz]

@@chicagomike why is UPwork bad? I found good freelancers over there

[@e-diamondortiz8229]

Great video

[@mingzhu8093]

Actual content start at 1:35

[@anthonychurch1567]

Thank you for that last one. I have been holding off from starting website migrations until I've got my website up even though I've now moved a big site whilst volunteering. I wouldn't be as sure on development until I've built my own site from scratch ie. achieved the skills I'm selling.

[@reptilianboy7355]

Not true. I know a friend who knows another friend, which has a friend that has nothing to do with this at all.

[@videomarknet]

"I've built Multi-six-figure business as a designer....".....mkay, I gotta go....

[@cyberstair]

How to setup background like you

[@dorzlatan]

How can i get that kinda hoodie? 😍😄

[@labeardod]

What advice would you give to freelancers submitting proposals on Upwork? What was it about the freelancers that you hired that helped them standout and made you want to hire them?

[@chicagomike]

La Bear Dod forget upwork. The site is nuts. The clients are emotionally ill mostly. It will ruin your life. They will burn you and they want cheap dirt cheap labor, all projects are for nothing. I don’t know where you reside but for an American with the cost of living here, it’s a joke. A cruel joke.

[@Kevin-kj5th]

@@chicagomike where do you recommend?

[@chicagomike]

Kevin Vall awfully awfully sorry but I don’t really recommend a site for freelance work. All the others are fairly bad and you will be competing against people from second and third world countries. I don’t know if you are from the USA. The other sites are even worse, basically they want a freelancer for about 5 to 10 dollars an hour. I am dropping out of upwork. The platform can work for some people and I did well enough but the pay is quite low and the clients have no money for nothing. The algorithm of the upwork platform is very odd too. It calculates an odd success rate which is your reputation online. This is a real sick thing no one can tell how it’s calculated. I mean no one. It’s a secret and it’s not based on your ratings from just clients. It’s based on other things as well. The clients are the worst mostly dead broke people with new businesses or extremely small businesses. They are really a bad lot, wasting and raking you over the coals for $200 and fighting you over nothing. Had one who threatened me and wanted to have me do free work and if I did not he would write a bad review. Sorry Kevin. You can try it for three months. If you are in technical area, might be better. Good luck.

[@labeardod]

@@chicagomike That's definitely been my experience on there. Lots of low paying gigs and not the best client pool. Though I do try to stay away from those. My problem is trying to get the better paying gigs on there. I just don't know how to pitch myself when submitting proposals. It also doesn't help that I don't have a lot of history(jobs completed) on the platform.

[@chicagomike]

@@labeardod sorry. I don't know what to tell you. try community help there online. I guess I have to drop out. an algorithm gives you a client success rate. it says 66 but almost all my projects we're almost five star. I cancelled two for small budgets because they were a waste. since that no one would hire me anymore truthfully there has not been a lot on there lately. l was averaging about $1500 a month feel bad. nothing I can do. good luck. KZbin is not a mechanism for these types of questions. you need to find other resources.

[@1234kingconan]

I liked the office background better that's just me

[@tonyvalentine3712]

When that Coronavirus kick in 👀 @ 1:43

[@imadust]

You said you hire copywriters. As an aspiring copywriter, what could I saw in a cold email that would bring enough value for the person i emailed to hire me.

[@FluxAcademy]

Do your homework. Don’t ask “what can I do to make you hire me”. Research and find out the answer yourself.

[@SAAARC]

As the video was winding up I exited the full screen to give a like, but turns out I had already given a like before watching the video :P

[@sampohlmann1503]

Lol i just did the same thing

[@FluxAcademy]

hahah means you're the best!

[@kolacao8134]

As a designer... Call yourself consulting?

[@mamman3523]

My friend be genuine. ..you don't need to explain too much. ..if they say lies say openly or simply start with it.. .here you are trying to sell your videos for viewers and make KZbin money . ......hello people be vigilant of these culprits...

[@ViktorOddy]

i work only remotely

[@mamman3523]

My friend be genuine. ..you don't need to explain too much. ..if they say lies say openly that. .

[@kamilbetowski8930]

Down to Earth Ran thanks alot. Would love to ask you couple of questions about my freelance business and get some advice.. Would it be possible to reach out on your mail or if it's necessary would buy a little bit of your time to get the advice?

[@FluxAcademy]

send a DM on Instagram!

[@zabzab6128]

Title should be "I don't believe these freelance lies" ;)

[@hakancevlik2203]

İ actually want to be Stuck in an office am i broke?

[@FluxAcademy]

Nope. I love me office too!

[@Kevin-kj5th]

Yes. Lol

[@sfmikica]

I think the only way to design my portfolio website will be if someone hire me to do it, hahaha

[@goldenbrown4225]

The video title and content together -a masterpiece of real con artist

[@FluxAcademy]

Please explain?

[@goldenbrown4225]

@@FluxAcademy said in a appreciative way :)

[@potatolord7319]

I'm confused too.

[@DhavalRathod170]

Third to comment 😉 Ran rocks

[@FluxAcademy]

you rock!

[@amyp.575]

Why would it matter where you worked from?? I can type just as well here as I can in Japan. Are you working right now?(when you made the video) No

[@madness5693]

My problem with freelancing websites is, these Bangladeshi people make horrible logos and are ready to work under 100 bucks. Which cheapens the work.

[@FluxAcademy]

Not true. If that was true people won’t be paying $500k for an agency to do branding for them, but there are paying paying that everyday

[@Kevin-kj5th]

I got some decent standard logos for $12. Ye dirt cheap. Nothing crazy simple and sweet but $12, if your trying to sell more expensive services its difficult or impossible without a big portfolio and reviews in my opinion

[@toyinatofarati5512]

second to comment

[@FluxAcademy]

you rock!

[@JamesWelbes]

If you hire someone without a portfolio... You're either an idiot or broke. I don't care if someone tells me "hey hire my friend he's good" I'm not hiring them without seeing work they've done and it's really unprofessional if they have to email me a bunch of links. Create a WordPress or webflow account and make a freaking portfolio.

[@FluxAcademy]

I have worked with smart people who hired me based on recommendation when I didn’t have a portfolio, so from my experience your comment is not true.

[@JamesWelbes]

@@FluxAcademy Your anecdotal example means little to me. If they hired you solely on a recommendation then they're not smart as you think they are. I've had people recommended to me that were terrible. From a client perspective recommendations mean very little. Everybody wants to recommend their friend because they're friends and they wan to support them. From a freelance perspective, recommendations/referrals are definitely the best lead you can get, but as a potential client, if I'm going to spend good money on somebody, I need to actually see work that someone has done. "hey hire Mike he's good" is not enough for me to spend money. It's enough to start a conversation for sure, but the first thing I'm going to ask is "so what other projects similar to this one have you done?" "oh, you don't have a portfolio. *sigh* ok I guess email me a bunch of links/pictures and maybe I'll get around to sifting through that information". In my opinion, it's like having a professional email address. Are there people out there running their business on a yahoo.com email address? Sure. Does it look professional? No, not at all. If someone is trying to freelance, and be taken seriously as a professional, if they don't have a portfolio my first thought is "ok how seriously are they really taking themselves?" . It doesn't even have to be a super nice portfolio. Throw up a free WordPress/Webflow site, pick a nice template and display your work. And I'm not just talking out of my ass here either. Go create an account on Upwork (I mean don't do that, Upwork is garbage but for the sake of this argument) and don't do anything to your profile, and see how many jobs you get. 0. Upwork even knows this and will tell you hey, if you want people to actually hire you, you need to set up your profile. You need to tell people what you can do, you need to tell them what projects you've done in the past. You should add a little video describing yourself and your skillset. It's the same with all the other garbage "lead generator" websites like fiverr, thumbtack, freelance etc etc. They always tell you that you need to setup your profile if you want people to even consider you. Yes you can freelance without a portfolio, I just don't know why anybody would ever encourage it. Setting up at least a simple portfolio should be step one to becoming a freelancer.