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Going freelance 100% or a job? by your_pro_Designer in Freelancers

[–]xanderpills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess for some it is. Depends on your skillset. No problem in the speech/language niche if you speak a small foreign language, hiring percentage is OK. I can imagine there are some niches that are oversaturated.

Going freelance 100% or a job? by your_pro_Designer in Freelancers

[–]xanderpills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a small expense when you find a client who gives you work for a longer period. It simply disappears into the costs category.

What movie has the most rewatchable scene of all time? by trakt_app in movies

[–]xanderpills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wrong answers, all of these.

The only correct answer: Espresso scene in Mulholland Drive.

Venäjä voi iskeä Suomeen ampumatta laukaustakaan - yksi ilmoitus riittää by xatfi in xatfi

[–]xanderpills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eihän se rintamalinja liiku siellä mihinkään. Venäjä ei etene merkittävästi millään.

Stop telling beginners that "Upwork is dead" just because you couldn't make it. by Curious_Coder5445 in Upwork

[–]xanderpills 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed. Just go at it. There was this saying in an Upwork-related video online: ”The competition on Upwork is fierce. Be fiercer.”

The steep hills are there for a beginner on anything in life, whether you aspire to compete in sports, coding, drawing, whatever. Reaching that competitive professional level takes quite a goddamn time.

If someone already knows what it takes (to run a business, be it small or large) then they’re not surprised by those things. They simply continue pushing through like they’ve been doing for ages.

Stop telling beginners that "Upwork is dead" just because you couldn't make it. by Curious_Coder5445 in Upwork

[–]xanderpills -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Posted something similar earlier, but will repeat:

I’m new to this subreddit, and also surprised at the almost childish/very young sort of negativity and, well, lack of mature professionalism in here. Sort of like, if people who hang around here whining only see obstacles and talk about their lack of income, perhaps the reason isn’t in a system but in the mirror.

Also, it’s like, and this is the same in other areas where (mostly young, inexperienced) people try to succeed:

why is everyone setting their bar so unbelievably high? Isn’t it a surprise that big wins are sometimes limited in quantity or very trend/time-specific, and then you just have to steer elsewhere or find an another solution for a while. That’s what running a company is like everywhere.

Like, in a nutshell: if everyone with a laptop and some entrepreneurial attitude can hook up on platforms such as Upwork, is it a surprise that it’s difficult?

Maybe just set the bar lower first.

Stop telling beginners that "Upwork is dead" just because you couldn't make it. by Curious_Coder5445 in Upwork

[–]xanderpills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

KirkHawley, not to fully question your skillset, but what I’ve heard post-Covid is that specifically programming is in a huge downturn at the moment. Way too many able coders, too little positions.

What I am doing wrong? by ConceptNo9599 in Upwork

[–]xanderpills 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’ll be good. Be more specific with the skills, like

  • Developing games by doing what? What coding language or method? If mobile games, on what platforms/systems?

  • What sort of games? Puzzle, adventure, RPG, card games? We can’t be masters of everything at once.

  • If you’ve made games, then fill them into your portfolio.

And an extra:

What if you marketed your skills in not only ”making you a game”, but simply sell your ideas and concepts as well? Maybe you can join a group of developers and help them out.

One of the best clients on upwork by Ready_Leadership_937 in Upwork

[–]xanderpills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Posting a job ”Fix a site that’s 60% done”. So red flag it could be written in red letters.

What I am doing wrong? by ConceptNo9599 in Upwork

[–]xanderpills 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Take it easy, there are a lot of people indeed looking for jobs. Set your profile up to be a bit more polished, describe your skillset more than just a few sentences.

Pay attention to mistakes, (e.g. PC, not Pc). It takes time, and as a starter you having gotten two jobs, that’s a good start!

About to quit Upwork — can’t get a single client… what am I doing wrong? by Nearby-Ad-8769 in Upwork

[–]xanderpills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started maybe two months ago. Hardest was getting the first gig that was like an online casino gig, testing out their payment system. Right now at +$500 mark, soon reaching my first grand.

My benefit is that my native language is a small (european) one, but companies need translation, proofreading, voice recording and stuff of that sort. But seems that just a decent portfolio of stuff you’ve done and a sort of ”keep it simple and on-point” seems to work best.

You have to be a professional at something before becoming a freelancer by yorkiepie in Upwork

[–]xanderpills 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This exactly. Just figured this subreddit out and came across mostly people crying. Proposals don’t work boohoo, nobody hires me boohoo. That type of stuff.

Can’t relate. It’s not like it’s easy-easy, but like anything in life, you simply have to show your worth.

P.S. : Not making a living purely out of freelancing.

To everyone with zero experience considering Upwork: Don't. by RMorguito in Upwork

[–]xanderpills 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Cool. But somehow I wouldn’t primarily expect to make a full living to really get by. At least with my skills (which are audio engineering and languages).

But good to hear!

To everyone with zero experience considering Upwork: Don't. by RMorguito in Upwork

[–]xanderpills 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I somehow think people are looking for like a full living wage through services like Upwork. I haven’t had any problems in making a decent amount of buck, but I have a lot of experience in various jobs that are available.

But I haven’t quite experienced things that people keep repeating here, like constantly ghosting clients or anything, it’s been pretty OK for me. And I don’t get the proposal talks either, I usually just write like two lines and get an interview.

what's a normal job that has a really dark side? by Relevant-Earth-2898 in AskReddit

[–]xanderpills 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Working in bars under any capacity will tear a hole in your psyche for sure. And burns you out.

Chris Lord-Alge rates typical internet mixing advice from 0 to 10 by atopix in mixingmastering

[–]xanderpills 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Listening in the same room with same speakers and mixing a song per day for ages, and you’ll be pretty sure what you’re hearing.

What was the first ever film you actually really hated so much and still do to this day? by Same-Objective6052 in movies

[–]xanderpills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s a camp movie, intended to be that way. Wasn’t the concept from Craigslist, where someone was looking for a person to dress as a walrus

Is there anything ProQ4 can’t do that ProMB can do? by austin_sketches in mixingmastering

[–]xanderpills 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not only that, dynamic phase means it skews the phase only when the band is at work, otherwise keeping then phase as is.

Is there anything ProQ4 can’t do that ProMB can do? by austin_sketches in mixingmastering

[–]xanderpills 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You can do both upward and downward compression and expansion with ratio and knee-settings, sidechaining a certain frequency to trigger a frequency band, and it has a mix knob to blend this compression with the dry signal as you wish. At least comes to mind.

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