Working For Yourself & Side Projects

[@IsaacAsante17]

It's amazing how you also give great advice for free on a channel that already has so much meaningful educational content. Hats off to you, Brad.

[@alonzojericho2863]

sorry to be offtopic but does anybody know of a tool to get back into an instagram account..? I stupidly lost my login password. I would appreciate any tricks you can offer me

[@NaaGaboy]

Brother,don't be in depression. We have you and you have us. You helped me a lot,I already learned so so much from your tutorials and I'm going to tell you that you have to keep doing this because you do it perfect. Trust me,there is no person watching your tutorials that is dissatisfied . You helped a lot of people,if we can help you in any way just tell us,we will do it for sure!

[@TraversyMedia]

Thanks, those words mean a lot and shows one of the reasons I want to do what I do :)

[@codingwalnut]

@@TraversyMedia Brother, can you help me understand why my channel isn't doing well? I have 300+ views on one video and almost none on others. I have only 20 subscribers so that may mean that my audience is because of only that one video. What can I do to make my channel grow and help more people? My Channel is about desktop development in C and C++.

[@hshhsjhahsvs7728]

He rejected a Google job offer just to be with us. Give this man a hug❤

[@TheJacklwilliams]

I didn't work for a FANG, but I worked at the same level, same "notoriety" in the industry and trust me, the choice of this over that, has a hell of an upside once you get established. Working for Google, any FANG company, etc... is a grind at another level. Some people will benefit, and be stellar, even those, will pay a price.

[@okage_]

@@TheJacklwilliams thats what he said

[@CodingPhase]

Yea i try preaching this to my audience all the time. No matter what field you are in you need to have an exit plan the idea that you have to stay working for a company forever its just dumb specially with the skills we have. We are blessed to know something that can help us build any type of business we can think of.... again great video I'm really enjoying these type of videos

[@TraversyMedia]

I know you do. We have the same type of mindset.

[@arturo8475]

what up Coding Phase... How about affiliate marketing ?

[@dirtstyles]

You wouldn't know as you've never coded anything faker

[@Disclosureclips01]

Virtus Brædder Opstrup whatmakes u say that do u know him personally?

[@BillClinton228]

I worked as a freelancer for 2 years and was always one month away from being homeless. Working for yourself is not glamorous and it doesnt pay well at all for several reasons. 1) When people see that you are a one man operation they immediately presume that you are extremely cheap and you will do ANYTHING for pennies. 2) Most people will try to lowball you. Sure you can be a harda$$ and stand by your pricing but that usually means you wont get the business. 3) To make any sort of living as a freelancer you need to be a good sales person. You might have the greatest service in the world but if you lack sales skills you dont stand a chance. Sure, working for a boss sucks but atleast you know you are getting a secure paycheck every month. You need to know your strengths and many people just arent good at sales.

[@wafleez0r]

Man, you're just an amazing, kind, loving human being. You are literally saving my life. Dropped out of a Chemical Engineering degree to dedicate myself fully to web dev. Soon, I'll be leaving Venezuela, my country, to move to Argentina to pursue a better life. Things in my house economically are getting really, really bad. I can barely eat twice a day and things in Venezuela are getting even worse. What you do is helping me BIG TIME. Your videos are so full information, I spend all the time of my days coding and watching your videos. Found some small jobs on the internet freelancing, where I was able to make money so I can leave this place. Everything thanks to you. Thank you very, very much. You are helping me to change my life. I'm only 21 and for the first time in my short life, I feel like I can actually have a future, thank to this. Keep doing you, brother. You have a huge community backing you up. I hope to be able to support your patreon soon.

[@catatonico123]

Es lamentable como los socialistas arruinaron Venezuela, pero dale para adelante. Acá en Argentina hay un montón de oferta de trabajo para desarrolladores. Suerte!

[@wafleez0r]

Muchas gracias!

[@fredgarati]

All the best wafleezOr. I'm a self-taught developer too. Where can i follow your work?

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

Free market anarchy (capitalism) is to blame. Government punishing people without helping them. If government won't help everybody equally, then government has no right to exist. Thankfully, socialists and Marxists are fighting to help you & improve your situation.

[@electricimpulsetoprogramming]

@@wafleez0r how are you know

[@m.b1297]

You deserve millions of subscribers. Nobody puts out the quality of material like you do.

[@n_fan329]

You became a source of happiness n inspiration for coding folks 👍👏👌❤️

[@vivekkaushik9508]

This guy is selfless, honest, trustworthy person. You can see simplicity in his eyes. He just wants to share his knowledge and make a good impact on the world. Kudos to this guy.

[@gentlewood]

am i alone who always press like before start watching new traversy video?

[@saloneeshah]

for.ВИДЕОs.you me toooo!♥️

[@SimplifiedTechTamil]

Me Tooo!!!!!!!

[@JavaScriptJolt]

Same

[@tsigiekumssa4018]

for.ВИДЕОs.you I do that too without hesitation!

[@huyo1092]

me too

[@hemantjain8777]

The thing that makes him different from other KZbinrs is that he doesn't make his journey sound like a fairy tale. He doesn't make you believe that if u work hard for a year or two, you won't need to put that effort anymore. He shares his struggles and his journey. Keeping it real is what makes him standout from others. Huge shout-out 👏👏

[@thabosiphiwemngoma2908]

its still relevant 3 years later. Thank you so much. You're a beautiful human being

[@natashajohnson6517]

I’ve been a web developer for 4 1/2 years. Made the switch from nursing to tech because of your channel. Thank you making a difference in my life.

[@sentou31]

Hey Brad, thanks for the nice words and advice. I'm a webdeveloper for about 6 years now, full time. Last year I was working on a really big project for my company. I put a lot of effort and time into it and I was very proud of that piece of work. The Project was a success. A few months later I went to my boss and asked him for the leadership of the next project. He said something like this: "No. You just started in this industry. You have no experience in leading a group of people. Some people work years for such a position." As you can imagine such words are really depressing. I spoke to a friend of mine and she gave me a book about entrepreneurship and how to build self esteme for yourself. It was inspiring. One technique in that book was to go into yourself and find the goals and dreams that you have (short term but also long term) and write the ten most important ones on a piece of paper. Then you chase those goals. If you accomplish a goal you cross it out and copy the hole list and add a new goal to it. I'm doing this for about 10 months now. One goal on this list was to start my own business. And one month ago I did it! Long story short. If you feel that you can do more than working 9-5 then do it. If you have an idea, plan it out and start doing it. I don't know if my business will be successful but I have a plan and stick to it. Thanks again for this type of content. Greetings from Germany. ps. I don't know the name of the book because I gave it back.

[@RohithVarma36]

I have learned a lot from this channel - what i like most is, it is like an all round development of an individual, rather than focusing of technical skills. I thank for that from the bottom of my heart.

[@emmanuelolomolaiye1205]

I am one of those people you've helped. Laravel, CodeIgniter, Adonis. Every time I need to learn something new I come to your channel and then go the docs. Thanks a lot Brad!

[@kairoswave]

Brad this is exactly what I needed. I just started a 9-5 job as a developer and while it is great I want to build my own stuff and be like you in leaving that 9-5 lifestyle. Thank you for this video it motivates me to continue learning and taking step by step on achieving the goal. Much love man.

[@fakhirshad5654]

You are my mentor. I learned MERN stack by watching your tutorials. You have played a very major role in what i'm today. Prayers and love for you man. #respect

[@thermant8452]

A friend put me on to your channel s while ago and I'm glad he did. I like seeing content producers break the mold of tradition. You're a coder talking about depression and social anxiety. Thats dope. Keep doing what you're doing.

[@engsiyad]

I really like these kind of videos it gives me the courage to start my own business which i am planning. Please make video about ideas and how we can implement it.

[@jariuswhite5035]

Yes indeed

[@mohamedaralle6800]

mohamed siyad hassan are you Somali

[@JagjitBrawler]

Dude, where has this channel been all my life? I just found this channel today and your content is literally gold. Just subscribed

[@ciremoussadia]

It’s so rare to see so honest speech in this internet world. You deliver so much valuable content. Long life to you.

[@MuykeOfficial]

" Build your own empire. " Brad - 2018. Thank you Brad for advice, wish me a luck. :)

[@TraversyMedia]

Good luck brother. Just remember, If a man thinks he can or he can't, he is right....

[@DivineJesusPrayers]

KZbin video alert = Traversy Media video! My reaction = Smiles... then hits the like button before watching... Watch videos and thank God for giving the world a brilliant mind in Brad Traversy. You are legendary sir.

[@DmitriyKl]

Super grateful for these videos - been a patron since the day I got a coding job. Thanks, Brad!

[@TraversyMedia]

Dmitriy Klyuzov thank you, i appreciate it

[@youngjojo3052]

This man is God sent for real.

[@foreverhumanpodcast]

We dont deserve people like you loll thanks for everything man!! I'm still grinding and learning and you have been my number 1 source for dev stuff. Thank you dude!! Glad you had a good vacation

[@timdavidson1710]

This is awesome reinforcement. I've been pursuing development in order to create a SASS product/company. My mindset is aligned with what you're preaching about working on multiple projects to create passive and active income. Really glad to hear that you have clear vision on your priorities and are doing what you enjoy! Looking forward to the next video :) I'm not sure how far through these comments you read, but I would love to know how you first got into development and managed to get such a wide spread knowledge of so many languages and frameworks.

[@MalikDixon]

Glad that you found the time to get away. Would love one of the t-shirts.

[@OfficialChoiceTV]

I second this. I'd buy some Traversy Media swag.

[@MrLarryQ]

Yes, where are the t-shirts being sold??

[@elhaambasheerch7058]

My respect for you increases with each video of yours I watch, mad respect for you man!

[@mathematicssolved]

It's no wonder you resonate so well with people and you have so many subscribers.

[@lo7430]

Thanks for sharing this! Whenever I feel demotivated, or there is something i didn't understand in school (i am studying web development) i go to your channel and I get motivated and inspired again and I keep on trying and learning. You and your channel is great, thank you so much for doing this.

[@alexcantemir3705]

Brad , congratulations for the man you are ! Not many people will share this things and teach so many things for free ! Personally i'm senior LAMP dev with good knowledge in MEAN and MERN working in the field from 2007 and i'm still watching your videos ! You are the best on KZbin man and you change so many lifes

[@TraversyMedia]

Thanks sir. Always like to hear that I can help even very experienced people :)

[@MrAKGarg007]

Man, you are really helping people like in the middle of the development careers and wanting to switch to their own business.

[@AsifMehedi]

Brad, I just finished your javascript course on Udemy and loved everything about it. Thank you.

[@razaabbas3194]

All I want to say is thank you. By watching your tutorials I have learned a lot and even begun to work on my own personal projects and portfolio (used the responsive portfolio website tutorial as a template). Love your advice, and thank you again.

[@ebenpotgieter3446]

Brad, Thanks so much for your openness and practical advice. Everytime I get discouraged by setbacks, you post a vid like this that just gives me enough courage to get up and try again. I hope to "pay it forward" in years to come

[@netharell]

Brad, I've been with you since the days you had 5k subs, I've never been so grateful to find a youtube channel ever! You helped me land a job in web development and steadily gain a number of clients for my own in just months, my success I owe to you! I passionately recommend your channel to anyone in the field, beginners or pros. You're a true saint and I'd just like to say a big big THANK YOU, you have no idea how much you've given to the web dev commnity !

[@TraversyMedia]

Wow, thank you for sticking around that long, most people come and go as far as watching videos. I really appreciate that and it really does make it all worth it :)

[@abdulsamea4315]

I finished your bootstrap series recently and it was brilliant. I have worked quiet positively on backend but always hesitated on the front end content. Thanks a lot for this brilliant course.

[@666santilmo]

For someone who works with several projects ranging from back-end to front-end on a day to day basis; You are one of those people who have helped me in my decisions and with the technology as well, a great inspiration indeed. I just hope more and more developers discover your channel. You give such practical and real-life solutions to real-life problems, kudos my friend!

[@eldiablo7883]

Such an inspirational and thoughtful short videos of your own worth much more than I can imagine, I think anyone who can spend some time daily and watch your KZbin channel will eventually become what they truly want... just thanks man... and keep it going...

[@patrick-dev]

I can't find the right words to express how thankful I am and how much I want to support you financially for your amazing advice and inspiration. Thank you so much Brad.

[@chikeozulumba]

Hi Brad, I am from Nigeria. I've been following your content for over two years now and I must say that you are one of the best mentors I have had in this career. I thank you so much for your dedication as you motivate me not just as a developer, but a person. Thank you.

[@ben.aka.bigben]

You totally opened my eyes now. I had this idea for sometime after working over 6 years as a software engineer for companies which have been most of the times dealing with shits, but this video was total encouragement for me. I have been nearly fired lately just because our team lead personally dislikes me. I am sure there are a lot of people out there suffering every day in the same situations.

[@dpapa2175]

sure, if your team lead dislikes you, that makes it very difficult. As somebody who has done both freelance and working the 9-5 there is a certain type of programmer who would never be able to do freelance because simply they have zero social skills

[@albertoplebani77]

Dear Brad thanks for your valuable work but most for the valuable example you give as a person: imperfect one as everybody else but with such ability to keep trying and doing and helping others. Thanks a lot.

[@mobinal5429]

This guy deserves a ton more subscriber and support. Get virtual hug Brad. Hug from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@andix1412]

I literally love all your videos! Because of this awesome and helpful content I did a Patron for the first time ever, never saw such a great KZbinr! Thank you for this great video!!:) please never stop!:)

[@TraversyMedia]

Thanks man, I appreciate that

[@visualcalcs9811]

You are an inspiring dude. I recently left a stable career path to pursue my own thing in software - I've spent a huge amount of time listening to your guidance and can't fully express (that's a MERN pun) how much you are helping us all out by doing what you do. Thank you.

[@eliaskatsaniotis7256]

Brad, thanks for your free and paid lessons, you love your job and everyone loves to see your lessons, I hope God helps you and all the people

[@m-1016]

Helpful, useful and awesome as usual Brad. Thanks a lot. Please keep doing this kind of stuff. This is the best channel on KZbin I have ever discovered.

[@TraversyMedia]

Thank you :)

[@MrAlamazin]

I've heard your message so many times before. But because your voice is so calming and mixed with what I think is a an East coast accent, your message seems so much more trustworthy. Lol. Great advice overall man, keep it up! Also thanks for deciding to help others. You're obviously an individual who is on a higher level than most.

[@nerdycode]

I love how genuine you are. Your channel has been so helpful! Thanks for everything, keep it up.

[@LearnBotics]

I am addicted to quality tutorials you create, keep up the good work.

[@RC8787]

I have the same mentality of not working for others , it's great learning from you! Thank you Brad so much... keep sharing :)

[@tomgeorge91]

You speak from your Heart.!! I can relate to you so much and it's very motivating to hear your words.

[@garyp127]

Thank you for all the positive reinforcement and the willingness to continue to support a trade we all love! You are very inspirational person. Love your content!

[@Obi44440]

Brad your an inspiration man, I'm learning more than just programming languages from you. Keep doing great work!

[@orosales123e]

I did legit get my first developer job because of you. I watched your HTML and CSS courses and that really got my passion going to be a web developer. Thank you Brad

[@socialnfarming4530]

I can't stop myself without commenting,if teacher like u in place could have great help for people...

[@programmingwithnick]

Great video as always. I have chosen the same path as yours. I quit my job 10 years ago to do my stuff. It feels great to build things to help people out. If you are helping enough people the money will come. As Zig Ziglar said: You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.

[@binodthakur6113]

A huge Respect from my side - what inspirational Brad you are. I was following you since last 1 month.Always great content to watch and this life experience story was superb.

[@gremi6586]

Thanks I’m 15 and been watching you since I was like 13 and you have helped me so much ❤️ and about 2 weeks ago I started doing my own coding business locally.. THANK YOU!!!

[@TraversyMedia]

That is so awesome bud. At 15 I was a knucklehead, you have such an advantage starting this young. Please keep it up

[@gremi6586]

Traversy Media I will it’s my passion and love doing programming thank you for all you have done for me!!

[@sammychafiqui1817]

THIS MAN PUTS THE BEST WEB DEVELOPMENT CONTENT IN KZbin. I AM A HUGE FAN SIR THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@ThePinkNija]

This exactly what I needed. Your videos help me so much. This service is much needed

[@parthkumarchaudhary]

Thank you Brad.... Before 2 days i was thinking about this freelance projects and now you gave me more motivation to do it.. thank you very much for everything you do for us.. Stay Blessed

[@TysonLondon]

I'm glad I clicked your video this morning. This is probably the best Monday motivation! Thanks Bro!

[@agk2011]

I loved this video. It is so inspiring. And keep doing what you’re doing, i’m learning a lot from your channel. Thanks, man.

[@Ceko]

Hats off to you mister. You're a great example for me and a lot of people.

[@martinnyagah4313]

Once again, thanks for the content. It helps me realise how it's never that easy at first but the hard work pays off.

[@javadsaeid5877]

when i see you i found my self .also a get a lot of energy from you . thank you brad.

[@brunofilgueiras3518]

Hey Brad, all your struggles were not in vain, I am sure they made you a much better person today... But sharing them with us is so special, we're all go through bad moments, it is amazing how you are teaching people to find their way both personally and professionally. The best tech people are those who have a heart.

[@dylan6801]

Your videos are awesome. That was really motivational and gave a lot of insight into the other side of a developer's life. A lot of tech career advice can come off a little high and mighty but yours are super down to Earth and awesome.

[@aiwithrudiyt]

Pure inspiration, I got up at 3am and started brainstorming after this..

[@tanveerhora]

This is awesome dude. You are such an inspiration. I am trying to build something of my own for a while now and this really helps with priorities in life. Awesome. :)

[@leaxem]

This video came just in time for me. Your tutorials helped me transition from front end to full stack and I can really see the value. Thanks Brad.

[@PushpendraDev]

Definitely make a video of ideas I really would love to practice my skills over them. And thanks a lot for taking your time out to teach us.

[@joshuz101]

your content is so real and raw. I love it. Very helpful

[@AyeJay-fe8pq]

you are a truly inspire me everyday. thank you man. i can relate so much with you including your past. you have a true fan here.

[@yevheniiasemenina3109]

You are such an inspiration! Thank you for another thing to think about

[@TraversyMedia]

Thank you :)

[@vishal_taywade]

Brad!!! hats off you dear 👍 You guidelines are very honest very pure, without partiality!!! Your really genuine Person, I'm your hard core Fan 💕💐 Thank you so much for everything 🤝 👍 May God bless and keep you always!!! 👍

[@davidmares6053]

Working For Yourself & Side Projects please Brad, this is gold I would really appreciate if you could share more ideas and strategies on how to start working for yourself

[@davidamunga_]

I agree absolutely Brad! Working and launching side projects are also surest ways of securing a developer job.

[@terryandrewdunn]

Another excellent video. Love your story. You are inspirational in a low key way. I've watched many of your videos and I always learn something new. You are re igniting my desire to do coding again. Keep up the good work.

[@william8751]

I was feeling unsure about a decision I made 2 months ago to quite my unpaid internship at a big company, your videos are just inspirational man, I had the same feeling of why put in so much effort to build someone's company when I can do the same to build my own, I love your work man 💯💯

[@nagahumanbeingzooofparticl8836]

What would I do without Your tutorial. Brad, you are an awesome teacher. Thank you so much for your effort.. Hope you had a great vacation..

[@mtwata]

Man.. that must be your calling in life. You really inspire us!

[@BadRain007]

You're fcking amazing, Brad! So modest and willing to help people! I can't wait to be able to give back to the community myself :)

[@babak2011]

Thank you a lot for your honest advises. I wish there were more people like you in past years and even now.

[@ray941644]

Brad...you are the best!!! I had always been watching your videos for any help in programming in the past years, but now I am addicted to you!! I have already got few of your courses in Udemy plus I love these informal insightful videos you share of your life. And the best part to what you do is YOU, a wonderful human being!! I would love if you continue on these types of videos in 2019 and beyond. Also, please do make a video on different application ideas which we can use as developers. I totally connected when you mentioned you refused Google, even I wanna make my own apps eventually and quit working for other companies. Please do put videos with ideas on building applications. Adios!

[@sagecreative4790]

You create quality content and I am so inspired by you. Starting out in programming is overwhelming in a crowded nutshell. You quiet some of the noise for me and I am able to be more decisive and effective in my learning. I look forward to the day that I can give back in expertise and positivism which your content has given to me.

[@thedumbfounds767]

100% agree with all your points, Brad. Although my channel is still small, having an impact on other people is auch an amazing feeling.

[@TraversyMedia]

Yes it is. Some things are worth more than money. I could switch to full time premium content and make 5x but I would have 20x less reach so I dont

[@mahmoud-ibrahim]

You are an inspiration to all developers .. your videos are always great and to the point. Thanks Brad.

[@renrevz8140]

im just here rewatching brad's advice to boost my morale and make a career as a web developer i know i will get back thanking this guy cause he didn't just made a tutorial he also helps you to conquer your fears and depression by just sharing on what he went through i really love this guy

[@illuzual]

Big love and respect for what you do for the community and people Brad! I really appreciate and respect your openness and honesty, it really is the balancing force against the elitist, code snob mentality that can be so prevelant and demotivating in this field. Thanks again!

[@malikgenius4u]

awesome, motivational speech... i work for a company as IT Professional but always wanted to do something interesting by side, thats why started learning node.js and MERN, still learning but soon will start making small projects with the help of your youtube and udemy videos... keep it up bro.

[@TheSilentStorytellerMKD]

Hi Brad, while ago i got 3 of your courses (MODERN JS FROM THE BEGINNING, NODE.JS DEV TO DEPLOYMENTand REACT FRONT TO BACK ) and thanks to you im making up to 2k per month in country where average monly income is 250eur. So thanks for your advices, courses on Udemy and this free stuff you offer here on youtube, and please keep up with the good work!

[@akinhwan]

happy for you brad. i often also think ahead of how I'll feel with 5 years more experience working for someone else. my goal is to grow and learn as much as possible to climb the ladder until I'm ready to start building my own glass elevator

[@pouria6586]

Brad you helped me land my dream job. I owe you man. keep being awesome

[@happyjalapeno9397]

Best web developer tutorials on youtube. Cheers

[@tommyshaw2420]

Great advice Brad, I have noticed that all these struggling freelancers forget to leverage the one best thing they have, which is their talent.

[@todorgeorgiev6606]

Great Video Brad, Thank you. I work in the UK as a web developer which I have no idea how i got as i only knew HTML and CSS still learning Javascript, anyway, I have lived in the UK since 2003 and I am originally from Bulgaria, and me and my wife are getting very homesick, so my dream is to be able to work from home for my self if possible so me and my family can return home that would be absolutely amazing. Your videos are helping me alot, with tutorials and just general development, you are great! Thank you for doing what you are doing and hope you continue to help all of us get to where we want to be! I have written a whole essay I will shut up now. Thank you again and good luck to everyone on their journeys I wish you all the best!