How I doubled my income in a year as a designer

[@rachelhow]

This video is not about how much money I make, it’s about finding out what actions I took that led to this outcome. Hope it helps! 🧡 Watch next! How I manage my time: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHzUfGV5nrNrhLc How I built 8 income streams in 6 mths: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ2xnat4gtVsaaM Signs of creative burnout and how to approach it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m528oIt-mMqMjtE My freelance process: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3nZZap5mdejmtk 10 side income ideas: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y16Td5ykqrGbq8k

[@hannahmerchant7268]

I've learned so much from you this year, I'm so glad you started making videos and that I found your channel. Thank you for being you.

[@rachelhow]

Happy new year to you! Thank you for sticking around. I appreciate you 🙏🏻

[@jordanisonyoutube]

the 9 things: 0:48 lifestyle shifts 1:16 improving your skills 1:33 side effects of improving skills 1:43 learning a new skill 2:06 increased freelance income 2:33 side projects 2:50 increased income streams 3:10 financial minimalism 3:33 optimised systems

[@krishcshah]

Thanks J

[@lindersok]

Loved the Everything Everywhere All at Once reference

[@loresowhat]

Rachel you are great and I smiled when you mentioned one of my fav quote “if it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you”.. thanks for the inspiring video as a fan and new content creator here on KZbin

[@rachelhow]

I love that quote too :) All the best to your journey as a creator. Thanks for watching!

[@helensworld9850]

Every time I feel no energy or motivation, I watch your videos. It inspires me in so many ways, more importantly it drives me a little bit further on my journey. I am a new mom in a new country as new immigrant, learning new skills to arm myself to be ready for new career… so exhausted but so challenged! Wish us all the best! Thank you Rachel!

[@PaulSebastianM]

Long story short: stop working for a company that is selling you to dozens of clients, and work for those clients directly. This is the basic trend with technology professionals for a long time. Sure, you need your employer sometimes, so you can get experience with client work sooner, but as soon as you get the idea, unless you're super comfortable living like that, build your own brand and start working for yourself.

[@SLApple-hp9ed]

You are similar to my early journey of being a UIUX designer. I have been a UI UX freelancer for more than 20 years until becoming a leader. Feeling lonely is a way to solidify a good skill of exploring inner thoughts, and also, it's a good way to sharpen your soft skills. They will help you to create more inspiring products in the future.

[@Teamshmo]

Doing so many things is exactly like you said. It becomes very overwhelming. Dealing with learning new things while doing the work starts to become very challenging. The ability to relax our emotions and keep pushing forward is key to our success

[@justamongus7541]

Those floting story like bars are awesome 👍😁

[@rachelhow]

Thank you! :)

[@sitijeffrey6463]

Somehow, it makes me more motivated to finish watching the video than the normal red line below. ❤️

[@rachelhow]

@@sitijeffrey6463 I'm so glad to hear!

[@juhibhatt9579]

Hey Rachael, your content has been extremely helpful. Love your channel and it inspires me a lot! Thanks for being so candid and sharing your journey. Looking forward to learn from you :)

[@stephen_wise]

Love the transparency Rachel, such a valuable video ⚡

[@rachelhow]

Thank you, Stephen!

[@katrina_in_japan]

Been watching your videos and it made me realize a lot of things! Thank you for sharing experiences! I'm loving your channel so far.

[@phal4021]

I love how humble you are!!

[@brend92]

This is so inspiring 💗 I appreciate you sharing your experience and your knowledge! Wishing you the best with your projects ✨

[@rachelhow]

Thank you for watching 🥰 glad it helped!

[@TheSeeking2know]

Always straightforward and practical. Enjoy your videos!

[@rachelhow]

I appreciate that!

[@gelrox]

Very inspiring, Rachel!

[@motivationislami1]

i always at the edge of giving up. such videos energize me.

[@DarshanGajara]

Congrats on this stellar achievement, Rachel. Full-time work in the morning, video shoot during lunch time, FT work again later, video editing & freelancing n the night sounds like a lot. I'm so curious about how you're able to manage it.

[@memoc3]

But I thought she mentioned in previous videos that she had quit the FT job.

[@rachelhow]

Hey Darshan and @memoc3 :) Thanks for watching, appreciate the kind words. I've made a video on my time management strategies (kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHzUfGV5nrNrhLc) while juggling all that. And yes I've quit my full time job, now an independent designer :) Still juggling multiple stuff except I have more time flexibility since I have less meetings to attend.

[@DarshanGajara]

@@rachelhow that makes sense. More power to you :)

[@Kriti_Handcrafts]

You are my inspiration ❤ I love watching your vidoes

[@rachelhow]

Hey, thank you so much! I'm glad to hear :)

[@riri-f2i]

love you rachel how!!!

[@rachelhow]

Love you too 😄

[@ddonobi100]

Great Video. Why Webflow, why not elementor?

[@thejoshloh]

LOVE your videos, Rachel! Very well thought out and informative. Thank you for your contribution. Wishing you a wonderful 2023 ahead!

[@rachelhow]

Thank you, Josh. Same to you! Your community efforts are amazing :)

[@thejoshloh]

@@rachelhow 😲 You know about my initiatives?? What an honour 🙏

[@Mousymusic]

What’s your keyboard? 5:07 Keychron K6?

[@rukaiya8706]

Loved the Quote "if it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you"

[@HannahEdiaA]

Very valuable video and straight to the point. Thanks Rachel

[@apolitik]

D u have a video showing your house? Seems nice. How many square meters?

[@ritikrishidev4396]

This is so inspiring and loved that quote💫

[@rachelhow]

Thank you for watching! Glad you loved that quote 🥰

[@allyamri2230]

What an inspiring KZbinr, I can't complete a day without watching your content. Even when you don't publish one.

[@aystubed]

Love this thanks Rachel!

[@rachelhow]

Thank you for watching 👋

[@MaxFigma]

Hi Rachel! How do you find your freelance clients?

[@RaeChico]

Am I the only one who get the "Everything, everywhere, all at once" movie reference? 🤔 Insightful video, I am trying to reach your level as well! Wish me luck!

[@rachelhow]

Ahhh yess glad you spotted it! Favorite movie of 2022! 🙈 Thanks for watching, and wishing you best of luck!

[@wyanga7770]

Pls do a video on how you manage your finances

[@TimKoa]

Thanks for the video Rachel! Super inspiring. Hope you can double it again in 2023! :D

[@rachelhow]

Thank you, Tim! It would be nice if it could double, but if it doesn't, it's okay. Most importantly we gotta enjoy the process 😄

[@emmanuelharbor2350]

Very helpful tips, Rachel. Thanks for sharing.

[@rachelhow]

Thanks for watching!

[@glorysinkhonde197]

Thank you Rachel!

[@raghavx]

Can you tell me the font used in the video for captions and titles?!?

[@rachelhow]

I'm using Recoleta :)

[@thewalker9846]

Love all your videos, Do you edit all of your videos by yourself?

[@rachelhow]

Yup, I do!

[@karina.andreadi]

Thank you, Rachel. I like your channel!

[@rachelhow]

Thank you for watching 🙏🏻

[@alicevolcom85]

So glad I came across your channel! I love how honest and real you are. Thanks for sharing.🙂What does webflow require?

[@BigBillionsDeal]

Very encouraging 🎉🎊👌

[@rachelhow]

Hope it helps :)

[@jessybond]

Rachel, thank you so much for making this video! It's soooo refreshing to hear that even such an experienced pro like you have imposter syndrome and you have to combat it too. I feel stuck because of it, I know that i'm just a junior designer in the beginning of my journey and I just need to start with tons of mistakes along the way but this fear of failure almost paralyses me. What if I'm not good enough and let my team/company/client down? What if I don't know much as required for this field? etc. How do you deal with such questions whenever they arise?

[@omarashraf27]

great video I would like to watch a video about how you manage your income at notion and google sheets

[@rachelhow]

Thanks for watching! Will make a video if more people request for it 💪🏻💛

[@omarashraf27]

@@rachelhow come on people! let's do this😂

[@GoodNBadGurl]

Thank u for reminding me what I have to do 🎉

[@rachelhow]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching 🎉

[@dianabanana08]

I wish i could listen to your talks on spotify (i usually listen to podcasts when i go walking)

[@rachelhow]

Thanks! I’ll definitely consider this!

[@bernycodes8867]

Great video !

[@rachelhow]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@engsros7887]

I'm a Freelance Translator. I have learned many things from your channel. Thank you for sharing.

[@rachelhow]

Welcome! Thank you for watching :)

[@engsros7887]

@@rachelhow Hope to see more videos soon.

[@mediothoughts5360]

I love your content and it is very professional❤

[@eewoon1889]

Hi Rachel, what website do you recommend for new starters venturing into side income? Like a platform that has a base of ready customers?

[@rachelhow]

Hey Ee Woon, there's platforms like Fiverr and Upwork specialised in connecting freelancers and clients, but it's highly competitive and I've never had success in it before. I've shared how I found my freelance clients in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnjCXqqIbKadgrs . Hope it helps!

[@cheapandhealthy]

So inspiring. 😊 thanks for humbly sharing your success story. ❤from 🇦🇺

[@rachelhow]

Thanks for watching! Glad it inspired you :)

[@laxxai]

using unfair advantages is so important!

[@SPGraphics_channel]

Thanks for this type of valuable content

[@rachelhow]

Thanks for watching too!

[@dushan6588]

Can I know why you switch from webflow to framer? because of webflow pricing is more expensive than the framer. Isn't it?

[@rachelhow]

Ah no, i use both. Both are good depends on your use cases!

[@dushan6588]

@@rachelhow Oh. I thought it was because of pricing. Framer looks cheap. I think I need to try that too. Thank you. ☺

[@vinitkansal4239]

Mam, can u give me an answer why are switching your career from digital marketing manager to UI/UX designer?

[@rachelhow]

I have always loved to design since young. Digital marketing is fun too, but I find myself able to design till late at night and still feel excited about the work. Thank you for watching btw!

[@EdwardSeeber]

Great video, it was definitely what I needed to see to reminded myself it will workout just keep going you got this, I do have a question, you mentioned you used Webflow which is what I learned recently (it def was challenging for me too but also fun once I got it) along w/ Framer, Which in your option is better to use?

[@cheapandhealthy]

Hi Rachel, what keyboard ⌨️ are you using?

[@rachelhow]

I have 2 keyboards, the Apple Magic keyboard (in my old videos) and in this video, I'm using the Keychron K2 mechanical keyboard. If you're using the Mac, apple magic keyboard's connection is stable, the keychron K2 however, sometimes takes ~5 seconds to connect to the Mac when it's in sleep mode. Other than that, it's a good keyboard. Just a heads up :)

[@cheapandhealthy]

Yes, I'm a MAC user, Thanks for the heads up.

[@froufou100]

very inspiring and feeling proud to be a subscriber even I can't watch that often :) congratulations to you !!! ps: where is your chair from?

[@rachelhow]

thank you for watching

[@froufou100]

@@rachelhow thank you so much, will look into it!

[@froufou100]

@@rachelhow did you choose the butterfly or triflex version?

[@rachelhow]

@@froufou100 Triflex, it seems easier to clean/maintain :)

[@sweetvideos2385]

you are so pretty ❤️❤️

[@rachelhow]

oh wow thanks 🙈

[@Sam-gh6ij]

Hey Rachell, Great video but sounds to me, you just transition yourself into a robot. Unless your planning to hire a team and buildig a business, sooner or later you'll burnout. And being self employed is not the way to build a long term sustainable income stream. I'd recommend reading rich dad poor dad and transitioning yourself from self-employed business module, into a small business owner module. I wish you very best and hope to see you transition soon.

[@keiradong7512]

I can't agree with you more. I've been working as a design agency co-founder/designer for the past 1 year. The truth is, freelance or even running a design agency (if you have no employee to work for you) is a heavily labor-intense work. It's not sustainable and you actually earning less than a full-time job for the first couple of years( if you live in USA). I actually don't mind the lower pay for a while if it's a high risk high potential business model but sadly being a 'freelancer' is not scalable. I think the problem of our internet now is you're only getting the content you're searching for or being targeted to see certain contents. So when people are looking for ' how to be a freelancer or transit into UIUX in 2023' that's all they see but the algorithm fails to tell people " is it actually worthy to be a freelancer, compared to all the career or business options in the universe? Instead of thinking how to get certain job, which limit your potential to a salary cap, why not adapt the businessman's mindset to work on something more scalable? Just some little thoughts.

[@ToucheTJ]

Ooo an unfair advantage you say? *takes notes* 😁 Thank you!!

[@rachelhow]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@idealista9401]

I need this font from your videos so much, please share with us 😇 It would perfectly suit in my new project)

[@rachelhow]

I'm using Recoleta :)

[@najmeddinesabir686]

Hello I m a beginner graphic designer who doesn't have any experience in the field I want you to help me to become the artist that I want to be I want to become a UX UI designer I m also getting financial aid for google UX certificate but I found the topics hard maybe I need more experience in design and design thinking what I want is to give me books that I have to read an free certificate that I have to attend to land a job thank you in advance

[@yonasyishak6818]

😘😘😘😘

[@rachelhow]

Thanks for watching, and hope it’s helpful :)

[@vickkoms5707]

Thank you Rachel!