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📈 Setting Realistic Expectations 📈
The biggest mistake beginner freelancers make is setting unrealistic expectations. It's essential to focus on
getting that first client, creating that first project, and having that first experience.

2.
🎯 Finding Your Niche 🎯
To succeed as a freelancer, you need to find a niche or skill that you want to be known for. This could be:

Graphic design

Video editing

Coding

UI/UX design

"Do not waste your time overthinking about what skill to pick. Just pick one, start with
it, and you will later on realize if you really like it or not."

3.
📚 Learning Your Skill 📚
Once you've chosen a skill, it's time to learn it. Here are some steps to follow:

Go on YouTube and search for tutorials on your chosen skill

Watch the top videos and try to do exactly what they're doing

Learn everything about the software and the skill

4.
👥 Identifying Your Target Audience 👥
It's crucial to understand who you want to cater to as a freelancer. Ask yourself:

Do you want to cater to people running profitable businesses?

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 Do you want to cater to recently funded startups?

Do you want to cater to corporates?

Do you want to cater to solo creators?

"A man who tries to catch two rabbits catches none." Pick a target audience and focus
on them.

5.
📊 Understanding the Market 📊
To understand the market, follow these steps:

Go on Fiverr and search for your skill

See how much people are charging and what they're delivering

Take notes on the effort required and the return expected

Platform Skill Price Range

Fiverr Logo design 20−20−100

Upwork Video editing 10−10−50 per hour

6.

📝 Taking Notes 📝
Take notes on the market, including:

Prices charged by others

Effort required

Return expected

Target audience

You can use Notion or a diary to take notes.

7.
📈 Implementing Your Learnings 📈
In week two, implement your learnings by:

Creating projects and portfolios

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 Using your knowledge to create projects

Creating a portfolio that showcases your best work

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📊 Creating a Portfolio 📊
Create a portfolio that includes:

3-4 websites you've created

3-4 videos you've edited

Some logo designs you've done

Anything that showcases your abilities

Host your portfolio on:

Behance

Vimeo

Dribble

GitHub

Your own personal website

9.
📢 Reaching Out 📢
In week three, reach out and be the most discoverable person in your niche. This includes:

Being on Fiverr

Creating a profile

Offering your services

Being proactive in finding clients## 📈 Building a Freelancing Career

Step 1: Creating a Strong Online Presence
To start a freelancing career, it's essential to create a strong online presence. This can be achieved by:

Creating a profile on freelancing platforms such as Fiverr and Upwork

Building a professional profile on LinkedIn, highlighting your skills, work experience, and target audience

Creating a gig on Fiverr that showcases your services and optimizes it for search

Step 2: Reaching Out to Potential Clients

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 Once you have a strong online presence, it's time to start reaching out to potential clients. This can be done by:

Researching and finding the contact information of potential clients using tools such as RocketReach and
Hunter

Sending personalized emails or messages to potential clients, showcasing your work and skills

Engaging with potential clients on social media platforms, such as Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram

The Importance of Communication and Responsiveness

"The biggest turn off for any client is the way you write and what you communicate,
and number two, how responsive you are when talking to them."

To succeed as a freelancer, it's crucial to master the art of communication and responsiveness. This means:

Writing clear and concise emails and messages

Responding promptly to client inquiries and messages

Being proactive and engaging with potential clients

Week 3: Being Discoverable

In week 3, the focus is on being discoverable. This means:

Creating content that showcases your skills and expertise

Sharing your work on social media platforms, such as Instagram and LinkedIn

Tagging potential clients and engaging with them on social media

Week 4: Creating Content

In week 4, the focus is on creating content that showcases your skills and expertise. This can be done by:

Creating a case study or a portfolio piece that showcases your work

Sharing your process and journey on social media

Creating a fresh branding or logo for a company and sharing it on social media

The 30-Day Challenge

Day Task

1-7 Create a strong online presence

8-14 Reach out to potential clients

15-21 Focus on being discoverable

22-30 Create content that showcases your skills and expertise

By following this 30-day challenge, you can increase your chances of getting your first client and earning
10,000 rupees or more as a freelancer.

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Fiverr Success Guide

Fiverr Basics 🤑
Fiverr: A digital marketplace connecting freelancers with clients seeking various
services. Freelancers create gigs (service descriptions) and clients browse, select,
and purchase gigs.

Gig Creation: Freelancers list their services, specifying delivery times and pricing.

Client Interaction: Clients browse gigs, view freelancer portfolios, and purchase services. Communication
occurs through the Fiverr platform.

Order Process: Payment triggers order creation; freelancers complete projects, send deliverables, and
manage revisions.

Payment: Fiverr takes a 20% service fee, with the remaining amount going to the freelancer. Payments are
released after client approval and review.

Fiverr's Role: Provides a platform, tools (dashboard, communication system), marketing, and dispute
resolution.

Making Money on Fiverr 💰

High-Paying Freelance Jobs: The lecture mentioned 19 high-paying freelance jobs, but
these were not explicitly listed. The general recommendation is to choose a skill you
excel at. High-demand areas include YouTube thumbnail design, short-form video
editing, and AI services.

Gig Optimization: Create high-quality gigs with relevant keywords, compelling descriptions, clear
packages, and engaging visuals (videos, images). A strong profile introduction is also crucial.

First Order Strategy:

Leverage Existing Network: Reach out to friends, family, and local businesses to secure initial orders.

Gig Quality: Ensure the gig is polished before seeking orders. Would you buy your own gig?

Multiple Gigs: Offer diverse services within your area of expertise to increase visibility (e.g., a graphic
designer offering logo design, business card design, and banner design gigs).

Fiverr Algorithm & Growth 🚀

Fiverr Algorithm: The algorithm determines gig visibility on the platform. Optimizing
gigs for search visibility is essential for attracting clients. (Additional information on

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 this algorithm was referenced to another video).

Fiverr Levels:

New Seller: Starting level

Level 1: Requires specific criteria in order completion, unique buyers, earnings, success score,
response rate and rating.

Level 2: Further criteria build upon Level 1 requirements.

Top Rated Seller: Highest level. (Fiverr Pro mentioned as a separate category).

Success Score: Average rating (out of 10) across gigs, factoring in work quality, delivery time, buyer
satisfaction, and communication.

Response Rate: Speed of client query response.

Example: A $90,000 Order 🎉

The lecture opens with the anecdote of a $90,000 order received on Fiverr, highlighting the potential for
substantial income. This underscores the importance of gig optimization, client acquisition strategies, and
consistent growth to reach such levels of success.

Table summarizing Fiverr Levels

Orders
Seller Level Unique Buyers Earnings Success Score Response Rate Rating
Completed

Level 1 20 10 $2000 7+ 90%+ 4.6+

(Further (Further (Further (Further (Further (Further

Level 2
criteria) criteria) criteria) criteria) criteria) criteria)

Fiverr Level Progression 📈

All levels have specific criteria to meet.

Monthly evaluations (15th of each month) determine promotions/demotions.

Reaching Top Rated Seller requires completing criteria AND a manual Fiverr team evaluation of track
record, communication, and other metrics.

The Journey to Top Rated Seller 🏆

Becoming a Top Rated Seller is a long process; it took the lecturer almost 2 years.

Focus on high-quality work and client satisfaction.

Maintain active communication.

Fiverr Success Story: Alex Fulo ✨

Alex Fulo's Background:

28-year-old freelance content writer.

Initially unhappy with her job and low income.

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 Alex Fulo's Fiverr Journey:

Started with content writing gigs.

Increased gigs based on initial order success.

Reached Level 2 seller after a year, leading to quitting her job.

Within 4-5 years, her annual Fiverr income exceeded 200,000andreachedover1,000,000.

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This illustrates the potential for significant income growth on Fiverr.

Additional Resources 📚
Watch the videos on creating a Fiverr gig.

Understand the Fiverr algorithm.

Understanding these will improve results.

Fiverr, Upwork, and Freelancing Platforms: A Guide to

Making Money with Design
Fiverr & Logo Design 🤑
Fiverr is a freelancing platform where individuals offer services.

Many freelancers offer logo design services.

Pricing varies greatly, with some charging ₹3,500 while others charge ₹30,000 or more for a single logo.
The price depends on the package offered (basic, standard, premium).

High demand exists for logo design services, as evidenced by the number of reviews some freelancers
have (e.g., 31 reviews).

T-Shirt Design on Fiverr 👕

Similar to logo design, there's significant demand for t-shirt designs on Fiverr.

Pricing ranges widely, from ₹400 to ₹9,000 per design.

Using Kittle for Design Creation 🎨

Kittle is a design platform offering pre-made templates.

It allows users to create designs without needing advanced design skills.

The platform offers various design categories, including logos (animal logos, badges, handwritten logos,
minimal logos, etc.) and illustrations.

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Changing text (font, size, color, alignment).

Modifying text properties (border width, transformation, curvature, angle).

Adding or removing elements.

Changing colors.

Kittle provides a user-friendly interface allowing modification of pre-existing designs

to suit client needs. This reduces the need for advanced design skills.

Example: Modifying a Gaming Logo on Kittle 🎮

The speaker uses a gaming logo as an example. They demonstrate how to:

Change the text to reflect a client's needs (e.g., from a generic description to "Artificial Intelligence
Company").

Add illustrations by importing them from the Kittle library and adjusting properties such as color (e.g.,
changing an illustration from black to white for better visibility).

This example highlights Kittle's flexibility in adapting pre-existing designs. Users can
easily customize the designs to fulfill client requests on Fiverr or similar platforms.

Kittle Design Software Study Guide

Kittle Interface and Functionality 🎨
Minimizing and Expanding Elements: Elements can be expanded for detailed viewing and minimized using
buttons.

Shape Selection: A wide variety of shapes are available for design use. For example, selecting "badges"
reveals many badge options.

Object Manipulation: Objects can be brought forward in the layering to adjust placement. Changing object
colors and resizing are also possible.

Download Options: Designs can be downloaded in PNG or JPG formats. The expert plan unlocks PDF and
SVG downloads, background removal, and design optimization.

Kittle Pricing and Plans 💰

Plan Features Cost

Basic PNG and JPG downloads Not specified

Expert All premium templates, PDF & SVG downloads, background removal, quality optimization $24/month

Kittle Design Applications and Examples 💡

Logo Design: Create logos for clients and charge approximately $50 per logo.

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icons.

Other Applications: The software is versatile and can be used for t-shirt designs, labels, posters, cards,
and social media posts.

Example: A salon requests a website design. You can adapt existing templates,
change colors, text, and icons to fulfill their needs.

Social Media Post Design with Kittle 📱

Template Selection: Choose from various social media post templates, such as "inspirational" posts.

Customization: Edit selected designs to create unique posts for clients.

Sharing: Share completed designs via various platforms (links, email, community publishing).

Kittle's Design Resources 🖼️

Pre-made Templates: Kittle offers a wide range of pre-designed templates that serve as starting points for
designs.

Elements: Access various design elements, including the ability to upload custom files.

Textures: Use built-in textures to enhance designs.

The software simplifies design editing, taking only a few minutes for adjustments, as
shown in the video example.

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