$40,000 on upwork as a complete beginner - what I learned

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  • I didn't create this video to brag or anything like that, I just want to show people that I'm doing this as a normal guy. I started from 0 just like everyone else and I'm telling you its possible. This is what its like being one of the top freelancers in the social media management niche on upwork.
    Day 16 of uploading every single day.
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    #agencylife #startanonlinebusiness #entrepreneurlife #socialmediamanager #upworkaccount

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  • @leeritenour
    @leeritenour หลายเดือนก่อน +444

    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
      @Gester143 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      +1

  • @techfixer1543
    @techfixer1543 หลายเดือนก่อน +179

    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
      @ThomasIm  หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Power to the normals!

  • @ggt1380
    @ggt1380 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

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

  • @BrendaMinja
    @BrendaMinja หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    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.

  • @user-cy1yu8oo8e
    @user-cy1yu8oo8e หลายเดือนก่อน +45

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

  • @alfn2den
    @alfn2den หลายเดือนก่อน +19

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

  • @badibuddy9587
    @badibuddy9587 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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.

  • @chrispharaoh4838
    @chrispharaoh4838 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

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

  • @AmiraKhaled-ul6li
    @AmiraKhaled-ul6li หลายเดือนก่อน +4

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

  • @AT1NE
    @AT1NE หลายเดือนก่อน +16

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

  • @kimhengmok
    @kimhengmok หลายเดือนก่อน +9

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

  • @itstreheart
    @itstreheart หลายเดือนก่อน +6

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

  • @aldorodriguez7310
    @aldorodriguez7310 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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.

  • @laizerwoolf
    @laizerwoolf หลายเดือนก่อน +26

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

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Thanks!

  • @dayveda3736
    @dayveda3736 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great work moral. Keep going your doing fantastic.

  • @user-wz7li1br5o
    @user-wz7li1br5o หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    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
      @ThomasIm  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      appreciate it!

  • @jeeves9233
    @jeeves9233 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    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.

  • @icecofffeee
    @icecofffeee 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    appreciate you doing this man definitely a big motivator

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Let's get it

  • @evwatch
    @evwatch หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    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

  • @BorisBidjanSaberi11
    @BorisBidjanSaberi11 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @sheyalovely9504
    @sheyalovely9504 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @mockmoodylove
    @mockmoodylove 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

  • @Hydrodex
    @Hydrodex หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @andydataguy
    @andydataguy 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Legend. Thanks for sharing!!! 🙌🏾

  • @florianroske3416
    @florianroske3416 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thanks for the inspiration. That's good stuff.

  • @Tesfas
    @Tesfas 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @jaybrown4444
    @jaybrown4444 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is good motivation thanks! Keep up the good work

  • @juanpaulovargas3756
    @juanpaulovargas3756 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    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! :)

  • @kbwn2634
    @kbwn2634 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i am gonna watch you until your channel grow

  • @i.am.rossalex
    @i.am.rossalex หลายเดือนก่อน

    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.

  • @rameezkhan2957
    @rameezkhan2957 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Needed this video, thanks buddy

  • @IBGNW
    @IBGNW 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    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.

  • @Aspiiire
    @Aspiiire หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      thanks, I appreciate it!

  • @mzomuhlemkhize
    @mzomuhlemkhize หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing work, my guy👊

  • @predrag21022
    @predrag21022 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You deserve it. Well done!

  • @symbionictitan4074
    @symbionictitan4074 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    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!.

  • @JavierSanchez-mo2ef
    @JavierSanchez-mo2ef 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    awesome video bro, thanks for the insights.

  • @kallbacks9677
    @kallbacks9677 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @fabian546
    @fabian546 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    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
      @ThomasIm  หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Thinking about it!

    • @YogaBlissDance
      @YogaBlissDance 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

  • @nonyecreatives8162
    @nonyecreatives8162 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @bdoug
    @bdoug 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Fascinating! Good stuff!

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!

  • @CatoQassem
    @CatoQassem 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

  • @vincentnnyc
    @vincentnnyc หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    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.?

  • @Arrradiance
    @Arrradiance หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    appreciate the transparency

  • @mohamedtarek1159
    @mohamedtarek1159 หลายเดือนก่อน

    keep going you are the really top G

  • @HaiderAli-dm3xi
    @HaiderAli-dm3xi 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You're amazing, dude!

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      appreciate it!

  • @floretbreak2468
    @floretbreak2468 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    "You're not gonna outwork me" Love this

  • @EcomCarl
    @EcomCarl 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    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. 🚀

  • @user-ti6hh8gu4d
    @user-ti6hh8gu4d 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thomas, you're inspiring!

  • @fermion4945
    @fermion4945 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    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
      @ThomasIm  24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Wanted to show people that all it takes is hard work

  • @casablancaahmed7293
    @casablancaahmed7293 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    thank you for the video it motivate me😊

  • @jasmineyoung
    @jasmineyoung หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Awesome video 😊 thank you for sharing !

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching!

  • @drtech6521
    @drtech6521 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great value, thanks!

  • @mdfoysalahmed8606
    @mdfoysalahmed8606 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks man, you are cool.🎉

  • @itsybitsy8385
    @itsybitsy8385 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  หลายเดือนก่อน

      😅

  • @jaisriram2530
    @jaisriram2530 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @investingforbeginnerscommunity
    @investingforbeginnerscommunity 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    amazing transparency, thanks for sharing,

  • @pH7Programming
    @pH7Programming 26 นาทีที่ผ่านมา

    Very inspiring Thomas!

  • @mantasbekesius6993
    @mantasbekesius6993 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You earned a subscriber!

  • @KCryptoYT
    @KCryptoYT หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Inspiring bro!

  • @GloryNwokocha-iu2kn
    @GloryNwokocha-iu2kn หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much for this video

  • @shantooobeg
    @shantooobeg หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love you bro

  • @jjvs9
    @jjvs9 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Damn brother youre a real one for this

  • @ExploreSciFi
    @ExploreSciFi หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

    • @priopambudi9533
      @priopambudi9533 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      we need this tutorial please 🙏🏻

  • @Koagss_Edits
    @Koagss_Edits 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is indeed a great motivation

  • @Mr_wolf162
    @Mr_wolf162 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank u man I am also thinking about freelancing

  • @salsazakaria
    @salsazakaria หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Inspiring 🎉

  • @vjfernandox
    @vjfernandox 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @VaggelisMallios
    @VaggelisMallios 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Brother Well done! Can you make a video or just reply to me how you learned those skills?

  • @envitab
    @envitab หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you Thomas!

  • @bilallatif9510
    @bilallatif9510 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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 TH-cam enough to learn or did you have a mentor etc?

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @downtown9508
    @downtown9508 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing bro. Congrats. I’m looking to get started on upwork as a Wordpress dev. Can you tell more about the roll of an smma guy? In hear this term a lot but haven’t actually seen what it is exactly that they do.

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  หลายเดือนก่อน

      it stands for social media marketing agency. If you look it up, you'll get a lot more information than what I can tell you here. But its essentially running the social media accounts of businesses and brands.

    • @downtown9508
      @downtown9508 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ThomasIm ok will do, thanks bro. One more question, how did you know you were ready to start monetizing your skills? Like i said, i want to get started on up work and other freelancing websites but the fear of not being good enough is holding me back a little.

  • @sim45FN
    @sim45FN หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    respect earned

  • @Adam-gj7fl
    @Adam-gj7fl 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    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
      @ThomasIm  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

    • @annakor99
      @annakor99 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

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

  • @tejas2810
    @tejas2810 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great Dude!

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks!

  • @Adventure-of-your-Life
    @Adventure-of-your-Life หลายเดือนก่อน

    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
      @ThomasIm  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @heavenlord8509
    @heavenlord8509 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @wyfiz4485
    @wyfiz4485 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    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
      @vincetangerine5254 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @salvadorsanchez7346
    @salvadorsanchez7346 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @adeyemialimi5077
    @adeyemialimi5077 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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 ?

  • @CP-ok1gv
    @CP-ok1gv 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Thanks for sharing

  • @GlobalSuccessNarratives
    @GlobalSuccessNarratives หลายเดือนก่อน

    Such an inspiration

  • @1murkeybadmayn
    @1murkeybadmayn 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    You did all that in 2 months? Mad!

  • @omolereabove-all2072
    @omolereabove-all2072 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I am looking to enter the chatbot AI industry, you definitely earned yourself a sub🎉

    • @ldandco
      @ldandco หลายเดือนก่อน

      Enter the "chatbot AI industry" ? Can I ask, what does that exactly mean ? As in, do you want to fine tune/RAG LLMs ? And then some MLOps ?

  • @marnze
    @marnze 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    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

  • @waqqas6799
    @waqqas6799 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    you should definitely raise your rate!

  • @AsadMughal-ji4kq
    @AsadMughal-ji4kq 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey, Great!! Can you please make a video on writing Proposals?

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      uploading now

  • @antijordan
    @antijordan 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Saw the I can’t do a 9-5 vid worth the sub

  • @AntonKheyfets
    @AntonKheyfets หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video keep it up

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks!

  • @The_lezend_official
    @The_lezend_official หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bro I am a beginner mern stack developer and i have done 5+ projects watching TH-cam tutorials can I add these tutorials in my portfolio and start freelancing. 😔 I just have a 8gb ram laptop. My conditions are worse than what you showed by the way it was a motivational video ❤ you got a new subscriber.

  • @omolereabove-all2072
    @omolereabove-all2072 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is so inspiring man, great job, any advise for someone like me just starting out

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's a broad question so I have to give a broad answer.
      Just get started. Make mistakes and learn from it, don't worry too much on setbacks. Take it one step at a time and you'll be good!

    • @omolereabove-all2072
      @omolereabove-all2072 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ThomasIm thank you for advise. did you get to join any community for your area of specialization for client or information about the industry when you started out?

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      nope

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      wish I did - it would have helped

  • @ckhang
    @ckhang 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    you did almost a year's worth of work hours in 3 months!

  • @socialaddict1389
    @socialaddict1389 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love what you do. can you tell are you getting client only bidding upwork job or are doing outreach outside upwork to bring client on upwork

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All my jobs are from upwork except for one client I have that I got as a recommendation from a client that I got on upwork. Don't know if that counts

  • @blueberrymuffintime1375
    @blueberrymuffintime1375 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    thank you

  • @ShailPM
    @ShailPM หลายเดือนก่อน

    love the chill video dude. How many hours do you work daily? and weekly?

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  หลายเดือนก่อน

      12 hour days typically - weekends about half that

  • @eliyaaszerihun3812
    @eliyaaszerihun3812 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Bro it's good if you improve your thumbnail and video you can get more veiw keep going

  • @Monty-Rose
    @Monty-Rose 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Inspired

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      See you at the top

  • @reaperv
    @reaperv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey, great video . Descriptive . also i had a few questions - from when did you start on upwork ? Can you describe your skills in a sentence or two , i would like to know more in depth. Also can i do something in upwork with moderate level html,css and javascript or do i need more time on those to start earning?

    • @ThomasIm
      @ThomasIm  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      April 12, 2023 was when I made my account
      I am a social media manger and content creator on upwork.
      No you don't need more time. I sold social media management services for the past 11 months. I didn't even have any social media accounts until a month ago (I created this channel and a IG page). I never created content before, I didn't know how any of the algorithms worked.
      A moderate level is way above any sort of experience I started with.

    • @reaperv
      @reaperv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      thanks a bunch for the valuable info , helped a lot@@ThomasIm

  • @ChatGPTVietNamese
    @ChatGPTVietNamese หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i got scam once and i quit upwork, but now i see ur video

  • @Ghostman80
    @Ghostman80 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

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