To be honest, you are not an average guy. You have worked really hard to get to where you are right now. I mean, look at your total hours. Consistency is what really matters. Good job!

@Gester143

Ай бұрын

+1

Power to "The Normal Dude"! Thomas you say you're not special...but brother, you accomplished your goal of this vid-- and that was to inspire others so thath they (we) have no excuses. That is indeed special. Again...power to the Normals! Thanks for sharing!

@ThomasIm

2 ай бұрын

Power to the normals!

I appreciate how genuine you are! Cheering you on!!! 💕💕💕 And congrats on every accomplishment.

This is my favorite type of video, so transparent and informative

brother, your Intention is Beyond Seeking Money, It is to Uplift every Talent. You already have my pre-order for any of your Courses. Wishes of luck from Tanzania.

I did search social media manager and your first (from France) congratulation bro

Thomas it's good to see you work hard for your goals!! Keep it up bigdog!

One of the best videos I've ever watched on KZread. Thanks, Thomas❤

I probably already watched this video 5 times just to keep myself on track. Thank you Thomas for these videos! You are amazing and I feel like you genuinely want to help.

To be honest, you have really worked very hard and I admire you. You have encouraged me to push hard

this video randomly came up, without a doubt one of the best Ive ever seen

Thank you man. That's such an inspiration to see your work.

Man, you're such an inspiration. I have put off building my upwork profile for years now. You've given me the greatest motivation to start ASAP! Thanks so much Thomas! Much love from Toronto

Thank you for sharing ! This was a very inspirational video ! Seeing you can do it from you room and achieve the amazing results you have accomplished.Thanks for showing your profile and set the expectations right for me. I appreciate it bro.

I had already seen a couple of your videos before, and I gave this one a chance without realizing it was exactly what I needed: someone talking sincerely and openly about working as a freelancer. Lately, 've been considering it a lot and have taken an interest in it, but I still have many doubts, and it never occurred to me that there would be someone like you making this kind of videos. THANK TOU!!

Great work moral. Keep going your doing fantastic.

appreciate you doing this man definitely a big motivator

@ThomasIm

2 ай бұрын

Let's get it

Thanks for the inspiration dude, especially the part where you mentioned that you weren't super skilled or super special or smart. And also your setup being average, it's nice seeing things like this

@ThomasIm

2 ай бұрын

appreciate it!

You not only share your experience, but you also encourage people to start! That is so wholesome 👍

@ThomasIm

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

I love how open and honest you are. Kudos❤️

You earned a fan from Indonesia. Love your content, Thomas! ❤

I really appreciate the humble approach Thomas. I made a profile on Upwork a couple of months ago, despite not really having a talent or education to refer to. I don't have any talents or education so I listed I could do voice over / voice acting in English and Norwegian. A week after, still afraid of taking this seriously I dipped out because I felt like a scam artist, despite not having done anything. After seeing your video, I think you've sparked something within me to give it another go. Wish you the best of luck from Norway.

Im just a regular fella like you, but inspired by your work ethic. Thanks man

Flames Brah! You are the humble GOAT. "There is no excuse!!" No cap

Congrats Thomas!!! I hope as a newbie too in Upwork I can make it as well as you :) Keep it up, you did an awesome amount of time! :)

Thanks for the video, I’ve got to jump in and build my profile with small jobs and good reviews.

Legend. Thanks for sharing!!! 🙌🏾

This is good motivation thanks! Keep up the good work

Thanks for the inspiration. That's good stuff.

You deserve it. Well done!

Needed this video, thanks buddy

i am gonna watch you until your channel grow

You da man Thomas, we all have to start some where and grind it out.

You are so humble. I like that !

You such an inspiration, bro! Your dedication really needs to be studied. Watching from Nigeria.

Amazing work, my guy👊

The video is simple, the content is simple, audio quality is not kind of youtube standard but information is so on point and rich for beginner like me. The way you look normal and genuine might inspire more people like me because it seems achievable by being normal ourself.

Amazing achievement! It's inspiring to see your progress starting from scratch on Upwork.

@ThomasIm

Ай бұрын

thanks, I appreciate it!

Fascinating! Good stuff!

@ThomasIm

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

awesome video bro, thanks for the insights.

Even though you succeeded at Upwork I don't like to do that it looks boring to me. I feel like I need to find my own thing and get "addicted" to it. In fact, I already have it in my mind I just did not dare to take a risk or get out of my comfort zone yet. Watching your progress and advice has been very important to me. Thanks for being so transparent and genuine! Congratulations, I hope you make a million!.

Hi Thomas, from an entrepreneurial perspective, I think you should scale this work and set up your own agency rather than limiting yourself to Upwork. I know it may sound like it's simpler and easier now, but once you scale up you can have people working for you and automate processes, which will make it way simpler than it seems! The potential revenue here is insane. Reach out if you need a hand. I do not charge haha

@ThomasIm

Ай бұрын

Thinking about it!

@YogaBlissDance

29 күн бұрын

@@ThomasIm And Upwork has that option built in if I remember right...a way to easily hire underneath you on the platform.

man your video help me a lot, thanks

Very inspirational! I tried several times to start on Upwork and no luck! I get my clients from ads, cold calls, recommendations, reviews, etc. Also I think you location helps you to get a well payed job. I have lived in Barcelona since 2014, originally from Ukraine, and still trying to find enough payable clients.

Thanks Thomas you just inspired me to grow my web dev upwork profile thanks a lot I'll put in the work.

Thomas, you're inspiring!

my man you are cool cause you are true.. keep being true to yourself and others"" thank you for ur time))

appreciate the transparency

You're amazing, dude!

@ThomasIm

2 ай бұрын

appreciate it!

Very inspiring Thomas!

keep going you are the really top G

Great insights on leveraging your Upwork profile for passive client engagement! Your experience highlights the power of a strong profile and reputation-key for anyone aiming to minimize active proposal efforts and maximize opportunities. 🚀

amazing transparency, thanks for sharing,

Can you do a video how to be a social media manager? What skills do you need to have? What software do you need to know etc.?

Inspiring bro!

Great value, thanks!

Awesome video 😊 thank you for sharing !

@ThomasIm

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

love your content

Sweet man. Glad I stumbled across this. Would love to send you work.

I want to personally thank you for this video. Despite others (and maybe in the future), you will be shifted toward selling courses, but this exact video got me back on Upwork, and I have my first contract after more than 1 year of trying. It is only $5 for the first week, and I'm from a third-world country and trying to migrate to another country. This is exactly what I need to gain more money to live in another country. Thank you

Hi,Thomas..This video is an eye opener for a newbie freelancer like me .One thing I must say,the level of success you're getting now is not a cup of tea for everyone,it requires serious dedication and a tremendous hard work to reach this stage.Upwork,fiver all of these have huge competition now-a-days and it's extremely hard to stand out.But ,you really did it .Hats off to you man 🎉

@ThomasIm

Ай бұрын

Wanted to show people that all it takes is hard work

You earned a subscriber!

thank you for the video it motivate me😊

Thanks man, you are cool.🎉

Love you bro

Damn brother youre a real one for this

"You're not gonna outwork me" Love this

why filters option on left side not showing on upwork anyone know why this happened

Thank you so much for this video

This is indeed a great motivation

Looking forward to learn upWork from you. Please guide us from the start 🙏

@priopambudi9533

2 ай бұрын

we need this tutorial please 🙏🏻

Inspiring 🎉

Thank u man I am also thinking about freelancing

Hey bro ! Really thankful for this content was wondering what computer / laptop , camera , mic your recording with ? Thanks for the videos bro ! True inspiration

Thank you Thomas!

hi thomas. this may be an odd question, but are you usually this chill when youre in call with potential clients? i ask because i think we have a similar tone of voice and i assume most people want a more "upbeat" or energetic tone, or does it not matter as long as you can show you can do the work? sorry if this is answered in another video

Great Dude!

@ThomasIm

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Every day there's a new market for self employed people to take advantage of and most of them won't spend a single second to share their experience on their journey for gatekeeping purposes but watching your video made me feel welcomed to this new world of online freelancing gigs that makes banks. Thank you for making this video as transparent as you can!

@vincetangerine5254

13 күн бұрын

making bank? He said he works 12 hours a day....for 11 months. Do the math. 40,000 divided by slave labor = ???

Such an inspiration

Hi can you please explain more about social media Manager and what skills set required? Very nice video 👍

respect earned

Amazing progress man, How long did it take you to get here, like how long have you been on upwork?

Hi! Thanks for the inspiring videos. How did you learn social media manager? Was it by yourself?

you should definitely raise your rate!

Great video keep it up

@ThomasIm

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Hey Thomas, I’m in school looking for a side income. I was thinking to become a freelance social media manager. Do you have any course you took or how you became a professional social media manager ?

WoW super nice video sir! How do u become a social media manager? What's the roadmap to achieve that?

Are you a middleman? or do you acutally do the work yourself? Do you outsource? Thanks for the video.

Thanks for sharing

what overall skills are required ? as a social media manager ? can you make a realistic vid around it ?

'like look at me, look at my setup, look at my room' THIS WAS SO FRIGGIN CUTE THOMAS. made my day!

@ThomasIm

Ай бұрын

😅

Awesome video brother it is really inspirational. Just curious what inspired you to choose the social media management niche specifically? Also how did you go about developing the skills for it , was KZread enough to learn or did you have a mentor etc?

@ThomasIm

2 ай бұрын

The video I watched at the time was for social media management so I just went with it

Great video. Thank Thomas. Was curious if you had a ton of experience before this and what type of projects do you find yourself working on more often? I've been using canva in my free time for certain projects and I'm starting to look more into this

@ThomasIm

Ай бұрын

No experience at all (at least with content creation and social media management)

how do you bill your hours? or have you actually been working 130 hours a week to get to 40k that fast. Thanks!

You did all that in 2 months? Mad!

Do you suggest any training courses that for social media manager and what is involved and how to create anything? And what programs you use to create content with?

how do you start on upwork ? I tried it but noone hired me without feedback ? how do you get the initial feedback ?

Nice!

is it of much importance to have your own name or is it ok to not have it i made mine to a random alias

Good job Brother, thanks for the value in your video. First question that popped up, when receiving so many proposals, is it not time to up the hourly you ask? From $15 to $20-25. People like to pay more, they feel it gets them more value ;)

@ThomasIm

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I've been thinking about that for a while too. Was thinking of upping it when I get to 100k.

@annakor99

2 ай бұрын

@@ThomasIm you don't need to wait, I think you deserve more