0:00:00.041,0:00:02.192 Thanks to HubSpot[br]for sponsoring this video. 0:00:02.252,0:00:05.457 So naturally, a lot of people think[br]that to get a high income job, 0:00:05.457,0:00:06.631 you need to go to university. 0:00:06.673,0:00:09.300 Now, there is nothing wrong[br]with going to university. 0:00:09.551,0:00:12.775 I think if you're doing something[br]that requires a university degree, 0:00:12.775,0:00:14.209 then, of course,[br]you have to go to university. 0:00:14.209,0:00:15.015 It makes a lot of sense. 0:00:15.015,0:00:18.184 But I also like to make the case[br]that you can make money 0:00:18.184,0:00:19.602 without having to go to university. 0:00:19.602,0:00:21.241 And I'm the prime example here. 0:00:21.241,0:00:23.606 I'm someone who is not going to[br]university, is not going to college. 0:00:23.898,0:00:26.109 And I've been able to build income streams, 0:00:26.109,0:00:28.737 I've been able to build businesses[br]that can make me serious money, 0:00:28.737,0:00:30.864 more money than most 9 to 5 jobs. 0:00:30.905,0:00:34.492 I feel like we're also very lucky[br]where we live in this digital age, 0:00:34.492,0:00:37.746 where you can make a business[br]just by sitting behind your computer. 0:00:37.871,0:00:41.291 It blows my mind and it's exactly[br]the type of businesses I've built. 0:00:41.416,0:00:43.918 So in this video,[br]I wanted to share some business ideas 0:00:44.085,0:00:46.337 that you can start,[br]that are actual proper businesses. 0:00:46.337,0:00:47.922 They don't have to just be side hustles 0:00:47.922,0:00:49.007 that make a little bit of money. 0:00:49.007,0:00:51.593 They can be grown[br]into fully fledged businesses. 0:00:51.634,0:00:53.053 The other great thing[br]about the businesses 0:00:53.053,0:00:55.388 that I'm going to be covering[br]is that they don't require 0:00:55.388,0:00:56.890 a ton of money to get started. 0:00:56.890,0:00:59.350 You can usually get started[br]with what you already have, 0:00:59.559,0:01:00.518 and they also provide 0:01:00.518,0:01:03.021 a lot of flexibility and freedom,[br]which is important to me. 0:01:03.229,0:01:06.458 The whole idea, the whole point of me[br]starting online businesses 0:01:06.458,0:01:09.027 and doing online[br]businesses is so that I have freedom. 0:01:09.069,0:01:11.237 So number one is,[br]of course, content creation. 0:01:11.237,0:01:14.414 So I have turned content creation[br]into a full time business. 0:01:14.414,0:01:17.494 A lot of you that are watching[br]this channel may not already know 0:01:17.702,0:01:19.537 that I actually have another YouTube channel. 0:01:19.537,0:01:21.122 I have a tech YouTube channel. 0:01:21.122,0:01:23.291 I also make content[br]for Instagram and TikTok. 0:01:23.500,0:01:24.626 I make content for all sorts, 0:01:24.626,0:01:27.003 and I had be making content[br]for over ten years now. 0:01:27.045,0:01:30.381 Content creation for me has unlocked[br]so many different opportunities. 0:01:30.507,0:01:32.293 And now with the position that I'm in, 0:01:32.293,0:01:34.010 I run a couple of YouTube channels. 0:01:34.177,0:01:35.785 I'm starting new YouTube channels, 0:01:35.785,0:01:37.181 I have Instagram, I have TikTok, 0:01:37.181,0:01:38.598 I'm making content for brands. 0:01:38.890,0:01:41.017 There's just so many different ways[br]that content creation 0:01:41.017,0:01:43.103 has helped me make a lot of money. 0:01:43.103,0:01:46.356 I think the best thing about content[br]creation is that you can turn things 0:01:46.356,0:01:48.274 that you already love doing into content. 0:01:48.274,0:01:50.104 It is very easy to get started. 0:01:50.104,0:01:52.237 Now, of course, it's not easy to grow, 0:01:52.237,0:01:55.070 but I think with the way[br]the Internet is right now, 0:01:55.070,0:01:56.658 you can make content[br]really about anything. 0:01:56.658,0:01:58.409 You can find niches everywhere. 0:01:58.409,0:02:01.037 If you love doing something,[br]if you love sharing something, 0:02:01.287,0:02:04.541 there will be other people out there[br]who also love that same thing. 0:02:04.582,0:02:07.335 For me, it was tech,[br]it was gadgets, it was design, 0:02:07.335,0:02:08.794 sort of those things mixed together, 0:02:08.794,0:02:10.652 especially product design and things like that, 0:02:10.652,0:02:13.250 all of that mixed together,[br]that's what I loved, 0:02:13.250,0:02:15.343 and that's what[br]I made a YouTube channel about. 0:02:15.343,0:02:16.803 And it's growing really well. 0:02:16.803,0:02:17.720 It's doing incredibly well. 0:02:17.720,0:02:19.764 It's making an incredible[br]amount of money for me 0:02:20.056,0:02:21.766 and it's just been such a great way 0:02:21.766,0:02:24.394 for me to turn something[br]that I love into a business. 0:02:24.435,0:02:26.729 The other great thing about content[br]creation and social media 0:02:26.729,0:02:28.898 is that it's not just about you. 0:02:28.940,0:02:30.900 I think a lot of people fall[br]into the trap of thinking 0:02:30.900,0:02:32.819 that they have to make content[br]where they're in it, 0:02:32.819,0:02:34.404 when they're doing the voice overs, 0:02:34.404,0:02:36.239 where their face is on camera[br]and stuff like that. 0:02:36.239,0:02:37.031 Not at all. 0:02:37.031,0:02:38.741 You can really do all sorts of stuff. 0:02:38.741,0:02:40.743 You don't even have to do[br]content creation for yourself, 0:02:40.743,0:02:42.245 you can do it[br]for other businesses as well. 0:02:42.245,0:02:44.318 If you are interested in social media trends, 0:02:44.318,0:02:48.334 HubSpot have put together a social media[br]trends report and expert panel. 0:02:48.376,0:02:50.003 If you want to follow in my footsteps 0:02:50.003,0:02:52.297 of making a business[br]out of content creation, 0:02:52.463,0:02:54.424 one thing I would highly recommend 0:02:54.424,0:02:57.177 is just keeping up with social media[br]trends and seeing what's trending. 0:02:57.218,0:03:00.221 Of course, the one issue is how[br]do we know what's actually trending? 0:03:00.346,0:03:02.974 Because things are moving very,[br]very fast in the social media world. 0:03:03.016,0:03:05.338 But I have just the right resource here 0:03:05.338,0:03:07.729 to help stay on top of this year's trends. 0:03:07.937,0:03:09.814 HubSpot's Social Media Trends Report. 0:03:09.814,0:03:11.941 It's an e-book that covers a wide range 0:03:11.941,0:03:14.476 of social media trends, [br]including community building, 0:03:14.476,0:03:16.065 social commerce, influencer marketing, 0:03:16.065,0:03:19.949 content creation, AI,[br]and platform specific strategies. 0:03:19.991,0:03:21.797 There's a whopping 40 pages 0:03:21.797,0:03:24.204 of insanely valuable information[br]in this e-book. 0:03:24.204,0:03:27.498 It's a vital resource for anyone who[br]wants to take social media seriously. 0:03:27.540,0:03:29.838 It covers important metrics,[br]goals and challenges 0:03:29.838,0:03:31.413 faced by social media marketers, 0:03:31.413,0:03:34.339 providing benchmarks[br]and insights to measure success. 0:03:34.339,0:03:37.634 Understanding user behaviour trends[br]highlighted in the report enables 0:03:37.634,0:03:41.054 tailored content strategies,[br]ensuring content resonates 0:03:41.054,0:03:44.136 with audiences and drives[br]meaningful engagement. 0:03:44.136,0:03:45.740 By anticipating future trends 0:03:45.740,0:03:48.180 and staying informed[br]about competitors strategies. 0:03:48.186,0:03:51.407 Those who take social media[br]seriously can maintain relevance, 0:03:51.522,0:03:53.441 optimise advertising campaigns, 0:03:53.441,0:03:56.444 and can stay ahead in the landscape[br]of social media marketing. 0:03:56.444,0:03:59.781 Content creation for me has been[br]the biggest driver for my business. 0:03:59.822,0:04:01.532 It's how I've been able to give myself 0:04:01.532,0:04:03.534 the freedom, freedom to grow my business. 0:04:03.576,0:04:06.913 This e-book does a great job[br]of demonstrating that content creation 0:04:06.996,0:04:09.745 can be a huge driver[br]of new customers and revenue 0:04:09.745,0:04:11.501 for pretty much any type of business. 0:04:11.626,0:04:13.002 So make sure to check it out. 0:04:13.002,0:04:14.629 It's completely free to download. 0:04:14.629,0:04:17.423 Next up is short[br]form content and repurposing. 0:04:17.715,0:04:21.135 So if you have any sort of skill[br]when it comes to video editing, 0:04:21.135,0:04:23.842 which I think is actually fairly easy to pick up, 0:04:23.842,0:04:25.014 this is such a great business. 0:04:25.014,0:04:27.433 This is such an easy way[br]to make some money. 0:04:27.433,0:04:30.895 But growing a business like this for[br]a lot of people can be quite difficult 0:04:30.895,0:04:33.106 and it's because they go about it[br]in the wrong way. 0:04:33.106,0:04:36.025 What I've noticed is that a lot[br]of editors that are making shorts 0:04:36.401,0:04:37.432 don't really have a style, 0:04:37.432,0:04:39.701 and they're also not really seeing what's trending 0:04:39.701,0:04:42.090 on the social media[br]sort of landscape, you could say. 0:04:42.090,0:04:44.118 They're not seeing[br]what other types of clips 0:04:44.409,0:04:46.202 people actually want to see. 0:04:46.202,0:04:48.748 So I find a lot of these short-form editors, 0:04:48.748,0:04:50.700 they're just trying[br]to make as many clips as possible 0:04:50.700,0:04:51.833 just to get the job done. 0:04:51.874,0:04:53.383 However, if you wanna make big money, 0:04:53.383,0:04:55.862 proper money when it comes[br]to making short form content, 0:04:55.862,0:04:57.941 editing short form content for businesses, 0:04:57.941,0:04:59.841 for creators, whatever it might be, 0:04:59.841,0:05:02.802 it's all about coming up with clips[br]that will either go viral 0:05:02.802,0:05:05.555 or can actually make money[br]for the end client. 0:05:05.763,0:05:08.057 A lot of people don't[br]seem to really be focusing on that. 0:05:08.057,0:05:10.184 Like I said, they're just trying to make[br]as many clips as possible. 0:05:10.476,0:05:12.103 But if you can prove 0:05:12.103,0:05:13.938 that your clips are either going viral 0:05:13.938,0:05:16.899 or they're bringing conversions,[br]you can charge a lot more money. 0:05:17.066,0:05:19.436 I would happily pay for a short film editor 0:05:19.436,0:05:21.446 who I know can regularly get me 0:05:21.446,0:05:23.489 hundreds of thousands of views,[br]or millions of views 0:05:23.489,0:05:25.783 or who can sort of figure out 0:05:25.950,0:05:27.702 what's trending, what's not trending. 0:05:27.702,0:05:29.078 Look at my videos and stuff. 0:05:29.078,0:05:32.573 See where they could see a clip[br]maybe potentially going viral 0:05:32.573,0:05:34.826 or maybe for other parts of my business 0:05:34.826,0:05:36.419 so that it helps drive revenue. 0:05:36.419,0:05:38.379 If they can prove[br]all those sorts of things, 0:05:38.379,0:05:39.889 I'm happy to pay them big money. 0:05:39.889,0:05:42.675 They're obviously[br]being able to deliver the results, 0:05:42.675,0:05:44.802 I want to be able to reward them[br]for those results. 0:05:44.802,0:05:46.679 And I know there are short form[br]editors out there 0:05:46.679,0:05:48.890 who are making well over[br]five figures a month. 0:05:48.890,0:05:50.025 They have a few clients, 0:05:50.025,0:05:51.100 they don't have that many clients, 0:05:51.100,0:05:52.685 maybe three or four clients, 0:05:52.685,0:05:54.270 but they're regularly churning out 0:05:54.270,0:05:56.314 good quality repurposed videos 0:05:56.564,0:05:58.274 that are doing well for their clients. 0:05:58.274,0:05:59.408 And that's the most important thing. 0:05:59.408,0:06:00.651 Instead of just trying to figure out, 0:06:00.651,0:06:02.862 I'm gonna make ten clips for like $1,000. 0:06:03.029,0:06:03.404 No, no, no. 0:06:03.404,0:06:05.573 And I think it's actually better[br]to make sure 0:06:05.573,0:06:08.117 that the clips you're making[br]are actually going to do well. 0:06:08.159,0:06:10.745 Another thing that I've noticed[br]when it comes to short form content 0:06:10.995,0:06:14.624 is that a lot of people[br]try to overdo this sort of flashy ideas, 0:06:14.624,0:06:17.126 try to do crazy captions[br]or sound effects and things like that. 0:06:17.335,0:06:20.797 But some of the most viral clips[br]that I've seen online 0:06:21.130,0:06:23.216 don't have any flashy editing at all. 0:06:23.216,0:06:24.884 The person has just found 0:06:24.884,0:06:28.515 a clip from a video or from a podcast[br]or something like that, 0:06:28.515,0:06:29.806 which they know will go viral. 0:06:29.806,0:06:31.766 They've gone through the effort[br]of figuring out 0:06:31.766,0:06:35.095 what can work on places[br]like Instagram and TikTok. 0:06:35.215,0:06:35.927 Tutoring. 0:06:35.927,0:06:38.686 So this is a perfect one[br]for anyone who is also a student, 0:06:38.686,0:06:39.734 because I've always said 0:06:40.024,0:06:43.444 that the best person to teach[br]another person is another person 0:06:43.444,0:06:45.057 who's also learning that same thing, 0:06:45.057,0:06:46.531 but are only a few steps ahead. 0:06:46.572,0:06:50.701 I found that people who are already[br]very, very knowledgeable in a subject, 0:06:50.701,0:06:52.412 aren't actually great teachers, 0:06:52.662,0:06:54.325 because they're already way too far ahead, 0:06:54.325,0:06:56.376 maybe they've learnt[br]the basics or something 0:06:56.666,0:06:59.377 years ago, decades ago,[br]and now teaching someone 0:06:59.544,0:07:02.588 who is completely new to the subject[br]can actually be very, very difficult, 0:07:02.630,0:07:05.091 because they're thinking years ahead[br]whilst this new beginner, 0:07:05.091,0:07:07.301 this person is just starting[br]to learn the subject, 0:07:07.301,0:07:09.303 is trying to just learn[br]the fundamentals and the basics. 0:07:09.345,0:07:11.467 So it can be quite hard for those two people 0:07:11.467,0:07:12.890 to really learn from each other. 0:07:12.890,0:07:14.428 The best person to learn from 0:07:14.428,0:07:16.686 is someone who's just[br]a few steps ahead of you. 0:07:16.686,0:07:18.031 And the great thing[br]about something like this 0:07:18.031,0:07:20.148 is that you don't need to be an expert. 0:07:20.148,0:07:23.943 You don't need to know everything[br]about a certain subject to teach it. 0:07:24.277,0:07:26.311 And I think that's why tutoring 0:07:26.311,0:07:28.364 is actually such a great way to make money, 0:07:28.364,0:07:30.658 because a lot of people fall[br]into the trap of thinking 0:07:30.783,0:07:32.326 that they need[br]to be an expert in a subject 0:07:32.326,0:07:33.286 and they need to know everything 0:07:33.286,0:07:35.621 about this certain subject[br]to teach it to someone else. 0:07:35.913,0:07:37.748 And yeah, it just really isn't the case. 0:07:37.748,0:07:39.625 So if you're someone who's also a beginner, 0:07:39.625,0:07:40.972 who wants to make some money, 0:07:40.972,0:07:44.213 who wants to be able to--[br]You can make a lot of money doing this. 0:07:44.213,0:07:46.966 You're in the perfect position[br]to also teach someone else. 0:07:46.966,0:07:49.927 The great thing about this[br]is that if you want someone 0:07:49.927,0:07:52.638 who happens to be at university[br]and you're watching this video, 0:07:52.930,0:07:55.266 you can be someone[br]who's teaching multiple people. 0:07:55.433,0:07:57.226 So you can have your own class. 0:07:57.226,0:07:59.645 You can teach multiple students,[br]multiple people at the same time, 0:07:59.645,0:08:01.646 and you can charge them[br]all the same rate. 0:08:01.646,0:08:04.650 Really sort of maximising your income,[br]scaling your income. 0:08:04.775,0:08:06.864 This is such a great way[br]to scaling your income, 0:08:07.069,0:08:09.280 having lots of people[br]that you can teach at the same time. 0:08:09.280,0:08:11.009 And then if you want to take it up a notch, 0:08:11.009,0:08:12.492 you wanna take it to the next level. 0:08:12.492,0:08:13.784 You can make courses. 0:08:13.784,0:08:17.078 Digital courses especially[br]are such great businesses. 0:08:17.078,0:08:19.375 I know so many people[br]who have digital courses 0:08:19.375,0:08:20.833 that are teaching stuff online. 0:08:21.083,0:08:22.793 They've put a curriculum together 0:08:22.793,0:08:24.795 and they're making absolute bank. 0:08:25.046,0:08:27.256 Because it's such a scalable business, 0:08:27.256,0:08:30.218 you're not necessarily limited[br]to a number of students in a class. 0:08:30.384,0:08:32.595 You can really just sell it[br]to as many people as you like. 0:08:32.803,0:08:34.937 I have my own course, videocreatorcourse.com, 0:08:35.056,0:08:35.890 and it makes great money. 0:08:35.890,0:08:37.433 I sort of just have it[br]sitting in the background. 0:08:37.433,0:08:39.684 It's all about how to make high quality videos, 0:08:39.684,0:08:40.895 not necessarily for YouTube, 0:08:41.145,0:08:43.231 but just making high quality[br]videos in general. 0:08:43.231,0:08:44.713 And yeah, the great thing about it 0:08:44.713,0:08:47.443 is that it's sort of just making money[br]passively in the background. 0:08:47.443,0:08:49.028 But there are creators out there 0:08:49.028,0:08:51.656 who have turned courses[br]into fully fledged businesses 0:08:51.656,0:08:53.327 that are just making millions. 0:08:53.327,0:08:55.351 Making millions is absolutely insane. 0:08:55.351,0:08:58.621 Because people[br]are willing to pay for knowledge. 0:08:58.621,0:09:00.414 That's the most valuable thing[br]about courses. 0:09:00.414,0:09:02.875 If you can teach something[br]that's valuable to other people 0:09:03.125,0:09:06.337 where they can use it to[br]maybe make their life better, 0:09:06.546,0:09:08.256 maybe make relationships, love, 0:09:08.256,0:09:10.299 whatever might better, make them money. 0:09:10.299,0:09:13.219 Sort of those three things[br]happiness, love, money. 0:09:13.261,0:09:14.262 If you can teach something 0:09:14.262,0:09:16.430 that takes advantage[br]of one of those three things, 0:09:16.430,0:09:17.765 you can make a lot of money. 0:09:17.765,0:09:21.185 I found with courses the people[br]who are looking to buy courses, 0:09:21.185,0:09:23.420 that are looking to learn stuff[br]from courses, 0:09:23.420,0:09:26.063 they're looking for the money details, 0:09:26.063,0:09:28.067 they're looking[br]for the finier details in things 0:09:28.276,0:09:30.861 because they wanna see[br]how other people are doing it. 0:09:30.861,0:09:33.336 They wanna see systems and processes in place 0:09:33.336,0:09:34.991 that has worked for someone else 0:09:34.991,0:09:37.660 and they wanna see if they can apply[br]the same systems and processes 0:09:38.077,0:09:41.080 to their own sort of way of life,[br]their own way of doing things. 0:09:41.080,0:09:43.332 Gym workouts are a perfect example of this. 0:09:43.583,0:09:45.347 If you see someone who you think, 0:09:45.347,0:09:46.752 "Wow, they look incredible," 0:09:46.752,0:09:49.547 you might also be interested in[br]"How can I look like that?" 0:09:49.797,0:09:52.701 So if that person had a course,[br]if they shared their gym routine, 0:09:52.967,0:09:54.531 you're obviously going to look at it[br]and you're going to think, 0:09:54.531,0:09:57.163 okay, let's see what they're doing 0:09:57.163,0:09:58.806 and maybe I'm missing out on something. 0:09:58.806,0:09:59.994 Maybe I'm not doing something right, 0:09:59.994,0:10:01.503 because clearly they're doing something right 0:10:01.503,0:10:02.852 that I'm not doing right now. 0:10:02.893,0:10:04.145 Social media management. 0:10:04.145,0:10:06.110 So this is one I've covered in the channel before, 0:10:06.230,0:10:08.232 but there are so many businesses out there, 0:10:08.232,0:10:11.485 especially businesses[br]run by older people, who you could say, 0:10:11.777,0:10:13.696 who just have no clue[br]about social media. 0:10:13.696,0:10:15.529 They don't know anything[br]about Instagram, TikTok, 0:10:15.529,0:10:17.403 YouTube or any other sort of social platforms. 0:10:17.403,0:10:19.970 They don't know what it takes[br]to make content. 0:10:20.036,0:10:21.370 They don't know how to publish content, 0:10:21.370,0:10:23.497 they don't know[br]what type of content to make. 0:10:23.497,0:10:24.790 And it's not just older people. 0:10:24.790,0:10:25.833 There are also people, 0:10:25.833,0:10:28.836 young people who don't really have[br]any idea of social media. 0:10:29.295,0:10:31.297 These businesses, these sorts of people, 0:10:31.297,0:10:34.508 they are usually willing[br]to pay someone else to do it for them. 0:10:34.717,0:10:35.676 And that's the whole point. 0:10:35.676,0:10:37.637 If you can take the pain away[br]from someone else 0:10:37.637,0:10:40.264 and also make their lives better,[br]make them more money, 0:10:40.514,0:10:42.975 you can charge big money[br]for social media management. 0:10:43.059,0:10:46.187 The great thing about this business[br]is that it is somewhat scalable. 0:10:46.395,0:10:48.606 So if you have systems[br]and processes in place, 0:10:48.606,0:10:50.182 there's no reason why you can't have three, 0:10:50.182,0:10:52.151 four, five businesses where you're charging 0:10:52.151,0:10:54.528 maybe between 2 to $5000 a month, 0:10:54.528,0:10:55.990 maybe even $10,000 a month, 0:10:55.990,0:10:57.554 depending on how much you're doing for them. 0:10:57.698,0:11:00.743 You can also hire other people[br]to come in and help you with those things. 0:11:00.743,0:11:02.370 It's such a great way[br]to build a business 0:11:02.370,0:11:04.580 that can make quite a lot of money[br]quite quickly. 0:11:04.872,0:11:06.707 If you're someone[br]who is social media savvy, 0:11:06.707,0:11:07.958 I think it makes a lot of sense. 0:11:07.958,0:11:09.661 One angle that I would take with this, 0:11:09.661,0:11:11.802 which is what I mentioned[br]earlier on in the video, 0:11:11.802,0:11:15.424 if you can show a client or a business,[br]whoever you're selling your skills to, 0:11:15.675,0:11:18.337 that you're either bringing in views[br]or you're making them money. 0:11:18.761,0:11:21.681 They're going to be more than willing[br]to pay for your services. 0:11:21.722,0:11:24.975 Next up, we have UI/UX design[br]and website creation. 0:11:24.975,0:11:26.850 So well before I started doing YouTube 0:11:26.850,0:11:28.446 and started making money from YouTube, 0:11:28.446,0:11:29.855 my main source of income 0:11:30.022,0:11:32.983 was UI/UX design[br]and making websites for clients. 0:11:33.401,0:11:36.153 And let me tell you,[br]I made a lot of money doing that. 0:11:36.153,0:11:38.572 It was just one of the best things[br]that I ever did, 0:11:38.572,0:11:40.241 it's one of the best skills[br]I ever learned. 0:11:40.241,0:11:42.380 I made a lot of money very, very quickly. 0:11:42.380,0:11:44.147 A few years into my career, 0:11:44.147,0:11:47.248 I was charging $500 to $1000 a day 0:11:47.248,0:11:49.208 for my services depending on the client, 0:11:49.208,0:11:51.460 depending on the business,[br]depending on what they needed. 0:11:51.460,0:11:52.961 And I remember thinking at the time, like, 0:11:52.961,0:11:58.509 "Holy moly, I can't believe I'm charging[br]$1,000 a day for my time." 0:11:58.843,0:12:01.804 Obviously I'm selling my time,[br]but still, it's $1,000, 0:12:01.804,0:12:03.848 like I was in my early twenties,[br]mid twenties. 0:12:03.848,0:12:05.683 And I think to myself, this is outrageous. 0:12:05.683,0:12:06.851 $1,000 a day. 0:12:06.851,0:12:08.853 I did have some imposter[br]syndrome back then. 0:12:08.853,0:12:09.809 So I was thinking to myself, 0:12:09.809,0:12:11.605 I can't believe I'm charging $1,000 a day. 0:12:11.605,0:12:12.865 But now when I think back, 0:12:12.865,0:12:15.642 the reason why I was charging $1,000 a day 0:12:15.642,0:12:19.134 was because those sorts[br]of skills just wasn't that common. 0:12:19.280,0:12:20.781 Not a lot of people had those skills. 0:12:20.781,0:12:23.367 Not a lot of people had the style[br]that I had when it came to 0:12:23.534,0:12:25.327 UI/UX design and making websites. 0:12:25.327,0:12:26.620 And that's the one thing I realised 0:12:26.620,0:12:28.748 from nearly all of the clients that hired me. 0:12:28.914,0:12:31.333 They were looking for my specific style 0:12:31.667,0:12:35.640 and that's what's so important[br]about UI/UX and website creation. 0:12:35.640,0:12:37.173 Having a style that's pretty unique 0:12:37.173,0:12:39.967 but also very refined and can deliver results. 0:12:39.967,0:12:42.845 The other thing is most people[br]just aren't that technical. 0:12:42.845,0:12:44.241 They don't wanna be messing around, 0:12:44.241,0:12:46.769 spending time learning how to use Figma, 0:12:46.769,0:12:48.325 which is what I use to design, 0:12:48.517,0:12:50.068 and using things like Framer 0:12:50.068,0:12:52.271 or learning how to code to make websites. 0:12:52.271,0:12:54.021 Just like with social media management, 0:12:54.021,0:12:57.318 most businesses, they don't wanna be focusing[br]on making a website. 0:12:57.318,0:12:59.111 They don't want to be running[br]a website, nothing like that. 0:12:59.111,0:13:00.946 They would much rather pay[br]someone else to do it. 0:13:00.946,0:13:04.011 And the great thing about websites[br]is that we know they make money 0:13:04.033,0:13:07.369 They're a good face for a business,[br]whether it's like a restaurant, 0:13:07.369,0:13:09.288 whether it's an e-commerce store,[br]or whatever it might be. 0:13:09.288,0:13:11.248 We know it's a way for people to look 0:13:11.248,0:13:14.168 for that business online[br]and for that business to make money. 0:13:14.543,0:13:16.921 And you could even take it[br]a step further. 0:13:16.921,0:13:18.341 You can go to the business and be like, 0:13:18.341,0:13:20.800 "Look, I will make your website for free. 0:13:20.800,0:13:22.730 However, any clients I get for you, 0:13:22.730,0:13:24.790 any customers I get for you through the website, 0:13:24.790,0:13:25.721 I take a cut." 0:13:25.721,0:13:28.974 Maybe it's 5%, 10%, 20%,[br]whatever it might be. 0:13:29.225,0:13:31.602 That's such a good way[br]to make a lot of money. 0:13:31.644,0:13:33.521 This is also a very scalable business, 0:13:33.521,0:13:35.176 because once you've made a website, 0:13:35.176,0:13:36.732 you could just charge a retainer fee. 0:13:36.816,0:13:39.777 You can also hire other people[br]to come in to manage websites, 0:13:39.777,0:13:42.071 to make websites with you,[br]to make websites for your clients. 0:13:42.279,0:13:43.864 It's just a very scalable business. 0:13:43.864,0:13:46.033 And there are so many companies,[br]so many agencies out there 0:13:46.033,0:13:48.369 that we already know[br]are making millions doing this. 0:13:48.369,0:13:50.294 Another thing[br]that's become very popular 0:13:50.294,0:13:52.557 is just charging businesses on a monthly basis, 0:13:52.557,0:13:53.999 a retainer, essentially. 0:13:54.250,0:13:57.586 And Darrel, a designer[br]who shares his work on Twitter, 0:13:57.878,0:14:01.438 he runs a design agency[br]called endless.design, 0:14:01.438,0:14:04.426 where he charges $8,000 a month. 0:14:04.718,0:14:07.930 And he's doing incredibly[br]well from the info he's sharing on Twitter. 0:14:08.055,0:14:09.981 And it's a simple retainer package 0:14:09.981,0:14:12.685 that gives you basically one design lead, 0:14:12.685,0:14:14.738 one senior designer five days a week, 0:14:14.738,0:14:16.230 one request at a time, 0:14:16.230,0:14:19.483 you get an unlimited amount[br]of design work in that time. 0:14:19.692,0:14:22.027 Dedicated Slack Channel, unlimited revisions, 0:14:22.236,0:14:23.695 and a 48 hour delivery. 0:14:23.695,0:14:25.155 And he's charging $8,000 a month. 0:14:25.155,0:14:27.157 And you can see[br]he only has one spot left already. 0:14:27.366,0:14:30.494 So people are clearly paying for this[br]and he's making a lot of money. 0:14:30.494,0:14:32.705 And like I said, if you have[br]other people in the business, 0:14:32.872,0:14:34.301 you can have more and more spots, 0:14:34.301,0:14:36.652 you can have more availability for clients. 0:14:36.792,0:14:38.878 This is a fantastic way to make money. 0:14:38.878,0:14:41.922 And like I said,[br]it's how I used to make money 0:14:41.922,0:14:43.075 before I made YouTube videos 0:14:43.075,0:14:44.508 and I made a lot of money doing it. 0:14:44.508,0:14:47.052 I made a couple of million[br]doing this sort of thing. 0:14:47.094,0:14:48.178 That's it for this video. 0:14:48.178,0:14:49.763 Hopefully, you guys enjoyed it. 0:14:49.763,0:14:52.558 As you can see, I am in a new setup. 0:14:52.558,0:14:53.684 I have a completely new setup. 0:14:53.684,0:14:56.061 This is in my new office in Dubai. 0:14:56.562,0:14:58.230 I still have a few things I need to setup. 0:14:58.230,0:15:00.265 I still have a few things I need to sort out. 0:15:00.265,0:15:01.317 Like my microphone. 0:15:01.317,0:15:03.994 I'm using this lavalier mic,[br]a sort of DJI mic, 0:15:03.994,0:15:05.067 instead of my podcast mic. 0:15:05.467,0:15:07.406 I miss my podcast mic. I need it to come. 0:15:07.406,0:15:09.283 I'm sort of just waiting for things to set up. 0:15:09.283,0:15:11.994 I'm shipping a lot of things[br]from the UK to Dubai, 0:15:11.994,0:15:13.662 so I'm waiting for things to arrive. 0:15:13.662,0:15:15.998 So yeah, things will go back to normal, 0:15:15.998,0:15:18.163 the high quality Oliur[br]will go back to normal. 0:15:18.375,0:15:19.793 Hopefully, you guys enjoyed it. 0:15:19.793,0:15:20.871 Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, 0:15:20.871,0:15:22.465 where I'll be sharing a lot more updates. 0:15:22.620,0:15:23.906 And subscribe for more.