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The secret to being a successful freelancer | The Way We Work, a TED series
Too often, freelancers are told they have to choose between being creative or making money. Financial expert Paco de Leon debunks this thinking — and gives practical advice on how you can set yourself apart and get paid what you deserve. The Way We Work is a TED original video series where leaders and thinkers…
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November 2, 2020 at 11:46 am
oh my God.
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November 2, 2020 at 11:46 am
I’m not into capitalism, but money is good!
Nature Owns
November 2, 2020 at 11:32 pm
@.:.:. money is tool not good or bad, your thinking will decide your future
Michał Markiewicz
November 2, 2020 at 11:47 am
This is good video but it’s not gonna make you successful as title says. It basics of the basics of freelancing, you need to know much more in order to be successful as a freelancer.
Darqiini
November 2, 2020 at 11:48 am
I don’t have money to safe
Nature Owns
November 2, 2020 at 11:32 pm
Save for what? Money is a tool to use not to keep
Nagasesa Nagasesa
November 2, 2020 at 11:48 am
very relevant topic for the future job model, which will come very soon i think
Sisaska
November 2, 2020 at 11:55 am
I was a freelancer for 2 years. I was a student at the time, and i also live in russia, art is realy cheap here, thats why most of the artists and disainers try to find customers from other countryes. I used to draw avatars and stikers for whats up and telegram for so cheap. Like 5-7 dollars for 1 stiker(and it was a full drawing, not a photostiker)
I realy want to try and be freelancer again, but make normal money)
vignesh esakkinathan
November 2, 2020 at 1:19 pm
Why not create a paid app for stickers?
Ubayd
November 2, 2020 at 2:25 pm
All the best
yesfuture
November 2, 2020 at 4:56 pm
так тупо, что приходится выживать в россии из-за каких-то плохих челиков
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It’s so stupid that we literally have to survive in Russia because of some bad people (I’m talking about the government, if anyone doesn’t know)
Mitch L.
November 2, 2020 at 12:02 pm
Why are “intelligent” young people so opposed to capitalism? It’s the name leftists have given to the FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM. Be grateful you still live in a world (for now) where you get to be a freelancer and work for yourself!!!
Madeleine Johansson
November 2, 2020 at 12:58 pm
We young people are so opposed to capitalism because it’s a system based on infinte growth on a planet with finite recources. In this capitalist society young people are getting burnt out before they even turn 30 because capitalism has told us we can’t be succesfull if we’re not working 24/7. Capitalism is using up the planet’s resources at an alarming rate leaving us with dying planet. Capitalism is literally destorying people’s mental and physical health as well as the planet we live on. That is why we are so opposed to it.
Mitch L.
November 2, 2020 at 1:52 pm
@Madeleine Johansson Then what is the alternative to capitalism? In my old-fashioned view, capitalism is based on freedom — the free exchange of goods and services. Any other system will demand that the “experts” show us the way. That will not work out well for humanity in my opinion………
Abir Hasnat
November 2, 2020 at 12:09 pm
to be honest I miss my workplace… Freelancing doesn’t worth it
Liliann Jq
November 2, 2020 at 12:29 pm
i like this video
Archimedes of Syracuse
November 2, 2020 at 12:34 pm
I don’t know about you guys but when i tried freelancing i failed miserably it was so isolating inconsistent work horrible customers . I wonder if someone has a similar experience
Eva on Air
November 2, 2020 at 4:16 pm
Lol yeah. I only did it for a short while.
Honestly I want to go back and freelance through e commerce and don’t work directly
With clients.
Archimedes of Syracuse
November 3, 2020 at 1:18 am
@Eva on Air Go for it I wish u the best of luck
Evža Kobzeva
November 3, 2020 at 11:54 am
yep
you negotiate the price, you worry if it’s good enough, I have no balls for this
Doran Vee
November 2, 2020 at 12:34 pm
She’s using capitalism and doesnt like it? Nuts!!
Regan Parenton
November 2, 2020 at 1:59 pm
Agreed. Very distasteful video. Like contradictory messages. Go sub to my channel.
Nature Owns
November 2, 2020 at 11:40 pm
Because she’s got no choice that’s why she trying to get out the loop, nobody seems following
Doran Vee
November 3, 2020 at 6:23 am
@Nature Owns uh huh… maybe try another socialist or communist country
Nature Owns
November 3, 2020 at 7:18 am
@Doran Vee everyone is against communism, but nobody knows what it really means. Just follow yourself I guess
Alexandrov Ivanov
November 2, 2020 at 12:35 pm
Damn, I love you already
Cynthia Sanders-Grush
November 2, 2020 at 12:35 pm
Great video!
Nature Owns
November 2, 2020 at 1:04 pm
In North Korea to achieve freedom is just to be grateful with what you have and don’t ask for more than you got.
Michelle McLachlan Hay
November 2, 2020 at 1:29 pm
Very useful thank you, my husband is an artist and after 20 years is still trying to get all of those points right, esp number 3. It is an ongoing and ever changing landscape out there for creatives.
Brendan Okeefe
November 2, 2020 at 1:55 pm
#Trump2020 #MAGA
Dan Elleson
November 2, 2020 at 2:06 pm
Have to say, I know this to be true, having done it wrong and done it right, and done it wrong again, oh yeah it’s so true
John Karavitis
November 2, 2020 at 2:08 pm
0:36 Perfect example of how she not only doesn’t like capitalism, but she doesn’t understand what it means. Your work product, creative or not, is “worth” what someone in the marketplace is willing to pay for it. If you’re “underpaid,” then you aren’t offering what employers/customers want. Oh, and by the way, you do NOT pronounce the letter “t” in the word “often.”
Ketck Saracho
November 2, 2020 at 2:58 pm
You come of as hella pretentious
Nature Owns
November 2, 2020 at 11:38 pm
You’re too picky that’s all I can say…
Edmund Potrzeba
November 2, 2020 at 2:35 pm
❤️ love you
Lisa Love Ministries
November 2, 2020 at 2:46 pm
Seek God’s will daily.
Proverbs 9:10💞
MccDrew
November 2, 2020 at 4:02 pm
I don’t quite understand why you throw capitalism under the bus and then turn around preach free market principles?
Nature Owns
November 2, 2020 at 11:33 pm
Because the core of capitalism is rotten eggs, its based on personal greed
Black Vito - Moneyology
November 2, 2020 at 4:38 pm
Exploitation = bad negotiators
mydh122
November 2, 2020 at 8:35 pm
She still dislikes capitalism even though she finally figured out that her lack of practical knowledge was her real problem, and now she has a successful bookkeeping business. Hey, try being a creative freelancer or entrepreneur in Venezuela or Cuba. See how well socialism works. And Sweden and Denmark are NOT socialist nations.
Nature Owns
November 2, 2020 at 11:37 pm
I don’t know what makes you say that… without exploring the world we would be still in cave…bad negotiator is because the person itself is not educated enough to be honest
Herr Schmidt
November 2, 2020 at 5:30 pm
Step five: realize that it is impossible to make enough money, get a real job.
ImTheAntipreneur
November 2, 2020 at 5:53 pm
Solid video – Thank you Paco for making this and thank you TED for the platform to deliver this.
I wish more companies that hired freelancers like myself for story development and video production thought this way as well. 🙂
Michelle Gaza
November 2, 2020 at 11:10 pm
I guess I was expecting more than 101 advice when I watched this. Not sure I walked away with new information but all the speaker said was great advice for starters. Being confident enough to stick to a price that was fair to me was one of the hardest things for me to put boundaries on. You want to make that sale! But not everyone is your customer. I’m not even my own customer but that’s okay! If people get uppity for a deal, ask them if they’d accept less money on their regular take home just because their boss asked nicely.
JRcat
November 3, 2020 at 1:11 am
Finally an amazing non-woke TED video like the good old days. This video should be mandatory for everybody who’s looking to start their own business or become a freelancer. Bravo!
theiviaster2
November 3, 2020 at 2:39 am
This isn’t a secret… it’s very basic principles?
Fati Tigilo
November 3, 2020 at 4:52 am
“I’m not a fan of capitalism.”
… Uses the concept of capitalism to be a successful freelancer.
Arman Dos
November 3, 2020 at 10:29 am
Только общие фразы, хотя неплохой английский для китаянки
Mike Spaans
November 3, 2020 at 10:56 am
That final statement is the essence: stop doing work out of fear of not having any, and jumping through a (wrong) clients hoops, and start taking on (by choice) jobs where you can actually add value, and with clients that are willing to pay you the right price for it.
Matt Craighead
November 3, 2020 at 11:41 am
1:20 my entire life changed with the help of, *p a i d t o b e h o m e .c o m*
Salman Israr
November 3, 2020 at 4:33 pm
This is really great advice. I also recommend Building the StoryBrand by Donald Miller which uses 7-points story-framework to communicate all your marketing message how you solve problem for your clients with your services.
Carvittora Libraia
November 3, 2020 at 6:12 pm
This is trolling, right?
Clara Raimundi
November 4, 2020 at 5:59 pm
I have not been successful at making money. I need to be able to. Thanks for the tips.
Joe wilson
November 4, 2020 at 11:05 pm
I feel sad watching the year come to an end and I wasn’t able to achieve anything 😔😔
Yuka Jade
November 4, 2020 at 11:47 pm
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Alexa Kostas
November 4, 2020 at 11:47 pm
@Yuka Jade Thanks
Alvaro Lorenzo
November 4, 2020 at 11:49 pm
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November 4, 2020 at 11:49 pm
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Chris Tennyson
November 4, 2020 at 11:52 pm
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Nicholas Amemazior
November 5, 2020 at 4:41 pm
She reminds me of Happy from Scorpion.
Thanks for the vid Ted