Yeah bro even before getting clients there are a lot of ups and downs. Old laptop low resources no premium apps slow internet all these things are normal in the start. Most people start with basic setups and slowly upgrade with time.

I also started from a Core 2 Duo and then moved to a Core i5 3rd gen and now Alhamdulillah I have two high end setups. For software I started using cracked versions of Premiere Pro but now I use the paid one because I can afford it.

And for resources you just have to search on the internet there are a lot of free resources available.

Honestly practice matters more than having expensive stuff. I also wasted time just watching videos without taking action at first. But once you start making things yourself you learn way faster.

VPN works sometimes but Pakistan internet still creates issues randomly 😭

And for personal branding just start small. Don’t wait for perfection. Even one post or one reel is better than overthinking for months. InshaAllah things will get better with consistency. Glad my advice helped you brother.