View the FREE introduction course here, it breaks down an exact roadmap to becoming a developer and get to a point where you can monetize your skills: techwithtim.net/dev
I am 58 years old. Learned programming in 1985 and still enjoying it. Things would have turned differently if I knew what you just taught me through this video. Thank you very much. From Johannesburg.
Everytime someone comes to me and claim that they want to help me "make alot of money" from a particular industry i think to myself why ? why are they making so much effort to help me make money ? and if they know how, why are they sharing their "secrets" with strangers ? why don't they just make that money themselves ? then i realize that i'm the product.... either buying a course or contributing to the views tally.
If you can do pentesting, that means you can do blue teaming. Look up jobs for SoC Analyst. It's your most basic 'entry level' cybersecurity job. Jobs can go from 60k a year to 200k a year depending on your experience, and you can use that to springboard into pentesting as a career. Good luck, friend. You have worth regardless of the money you've made so far.
Took me 1 and half year to get a job. And that was year and half of straight non stop grind. 1500 applications. Its hard but you can do it. Just remember when it gets hard, a lot of other ppl in ur situation would quit. And thats how u beat competition, by being stubborn and wanting it more. It was all worth it for me. Wish u the best
I saved this video so I can come back and watch it again in the future. I'm from Brazil and just started The Odin Project. I'm really dedicated to coding, math, and languages since I think they complement each other. Your video was really inspiring and although I saw many people saying that programming is over, I'll do it because I learn a lot from it, I can evolve my creative side with it. Nothing more enjoyable than investing time on something that excites our brains and makes us feel deeply connected to our creative selves. I wish you success, Tim!
Been in IT/networking for 30 years in 2024. Also know how to code, know HTML/CSS but lag in SQL and JavaScript. I have not found a permanent way to make money at coding that makes me more than the networking portion of my career. I'd love to have a one on one chat with Tim to see how I could improve my skills, as coding for my primary career has always been a dream of mine.
Honestly, if you are interested in web development and only know HTML and CSS, you probably need to upskill to be more competitive. That being said, knowing HTML and CSS is still very useful, even in some unexpected ways. A good example is for web scraping: scraping a web page in Python can be enhanced greatly by knowing how to use CSS locators. Scraping is common in data science, but data scientists generally focus more on math, processing, and storage. Knowing HTML and CSS would help you with collecting data in a way your peers may not be good at. Take inventory of what you want to actually do every day and find what will let you do that. From there, start learning by doing as close of an approximation of it as you can. Progressively build your way up, filling skill gaps as you go.
I'm so grateful for this rich information. Thank you Tim. I'm going for "freelancing", "SaaS" and probably "Technical Writing". You just got me excited.
It's complicated, but there are a lot of doomers out there that think their $300 dollar certificate should get them a job automatically. That's not how it works but investigating it further is not what the doomer does so what can you do?
Well, lucky to have your video show up. I was thinking of bering a Web dev. My classmate is successful, he has clients coming to him, whereas luck didn't play on my favour to me. I barely get any jobs that help pay Upwork costs. Thanks for helping think outside the box...
Wow this guide is so classic 👌. It is invaluable. Just at the right time where am venturing into database systems programming as a freelance. Am inspired to get the most out of what i know and also negotiate like a pro. This channel is wonderful
easy look around youtube. Never ever code a single line in your life -> steal content from others who already did what you want to do -> You want to start a youtube channel about programming
Just to keep this very honest. This nerdy guy says he makes millions, it’s possible, but you are the 0.001% of devs that do that. Stop selling a dream that only a few will get. I’m also a dev btw, will probably outrun you in coding and business but I don’t make millions (yet) because it’s not just about the money… but to get where I am, it’s very hard, it’s not just leaning how to code. these online gurus are insane
What makes you think he couldn’t be in the top 0.001% of earners? Look at the RUclips channel’s success as evidence. Only 60,000 channels have over 1 million subscribers. That would put the channel alone in probably in the top 0.06% of all channels. Maybe you outrun him in coding and business but then you’re probably deficient in something else
One thing that i have understood that, earning money requires a mindset, bcoz you must be knowing everything be it programming but still you should have that mind to turn your efforts into bucks ,if you don't have that mind, even after knowing everything its useless. Not related to the video but Another reality is that every man/women realises it at some point of life, its not something that we can achieve just by watching someone explain to us. you need to realise it on your own
Indeed... I've got tons of skills, 3d Art skills, CAD skills, coding skills, mechanical and computer technician skills, networking skills, multi-media skills... Yet I can't figure out how to sell myself out of a wet paper bag and have only ever managed to get low paying Jobs do janitorial work or apprenticeship work. Yet I know there are people with half the skills I've got that landed themselves a 6 figure Job because they know how to convince people they are worth it... I simply lack this skill.
@@JohnnyThund3r Like any skill, it can be learned. You know you're in the highest percentile, you are allowed to act a little arrogant (trust me, you've earned that right). OWN those sklls and make it clear the employer is missing out on you.
If you haven’t made one already I’d love to see a video where you explain what a beginner, average, and professional programmer can do. I’m learning programming now but not sure where I would actually classify myself. I’m guessing Noob haha
One great thing about building a SaaS that it doesn’t matter who you are and how much experience do you have and what are your qualifications like how would it matter when it comes to freelancing and full time jobs. That’s what makes building a SaaS great option for new developers looking to build experience and potentially make money, and even if your SaaS flops you would still have a great project to add to your resume and portfolio.
If we’re being honest, the market needed a reset. There were way too many people being drastically overpaid for the their ability. They weren’t bringing in anywhere near the value they were being paid. Beyond that, when you tell the entire world for years that this career is the bees knees and you’ll make a fuck ton of money doing fuck all playing games and sitting and bean bag chairs at work, why wouldn’t everyone jump in?! So, as a company, you look at supply any demand and realize we’re throwing a lot of money away for not a lot of return on investment.
@@skaylingop9673this is what I was told about the market. I'm taking the self taught route but had some concerns. Fella in the industry said AI isn't the issue but oversaturation. He told me to stick to it and get good enough to build an awesome portfolio. I'll take his advice.
@@skaylingop9673 yes. but I don't worry about it. I am still starting my first year in cs this year so I guess that after 4 years of now the market will be very fine. or what do you think ?
@skaylingop9673 sorry but that's rubbish - the reasons so many developers are losing their jobs are several, none of which are what you claim here: - is the advent of AI-enabled services that allow unskilled people to create their own software and the time saving per developer is equivalent to increasing the supply of developers by 40% without an increase to the demand for developers. - overevaluation of tech stocks has led to high pressure to return value to shareholders. In the current economic climate and the huge cost of AI on these companies, they are showing profitability through lower cost bases elsewhere i.e. layoffs (not only developers) - Remote working and openness to outsource has increased the exposure of the global talent pool - making it easier to hire developers from much lower cost countries like India. - Changes in skills demand - skills demand is becoming more and more specialise - .g. AI and ML leaving many developers behind Sorry but this guy is COMPLETELY unrealistic and whilst obviously you can make money as a developer, he claims you'll be a millionaire by the time you are in your 3s - this is complete B/S and ask yourself - if it were as easy as he says and you could be raking in hundreds of thousands each month - why could he waste his precious time making RUclips vids - also checkout the background - this guy ain't no millionaire.
I wish to add to, something you said early. Software development is unique in its 'force multiplier' effect in terms of sunken cost to reward. There's no other professional endeavor that CAN reward you so wildly for such little initial investment. No need to chase investors, put a house at risk for an initial business loan and (as you've mentioned) not requiring a 4 year degree.
I'm 58, I've been coding in shell scripting for 20 years and have written code for companies that got notice of the vendor (SUSE) and was even asked to give a speech and presentation at SUSE-Con, past few years been studying python (many of your videos)- I currently work in global IT for a worldwide financial corporation. I have no retirement so I want to use this idea to be able to live, until I die :D
Also said that a lot of developper are making 50k 60k with no growth after 14 yrs of experiences. Me Android developer in Europe ( France ) . After taxes that's 3000, 4000 euros ( the same in USD more or less ) per months. It's not lame but that's not : Waow. So.. coding is not a silver bullet. It's what I need to know to break those barriers that I need to know... I managed to make 611 gbp per day as a freelancer in Geneva that's the max I was able to do.
Also depends on location friend, on average americans make more and keep more than europeans. Yet if youre in my country the average senior developer working in a national company doesnt make more than maybe 20-25k annually
@@vivarantx exactly that low. very low. ( compared to american ) but french we work 35h per week of course we won't achieve the same type of results. But its frustrating. To find a VISA to move to the US it's hard but I will try that because. Why not :D
Hi, it would be great if u can talk about impact of AI for junior level jobs and maybe even senior level at some point(after a few years) when GPTs write code for you and most job will probably be affected in the upcoming 5 to 10 years.
The video I watched just before yours was a bullshit video. Guy selling dreams to lazy people. You on the other hand speak reasonable things, such as - can you imagine - actually learning how to code. I swear to God some youtubers think that people are so stupid... Thank you for providing valuable content, thank you for sharing that for genuinely free, and for everyone that says otherwise, they are just people that are too lazy or unmotivated to put general knowledge into practice, or they just simply are not capable of extracting the values you provide and putting them together. Thank you again, you rock! P.S - if I actually had the money to invest into my knowledge, I would undoubtedly buy your course. It's obviously gonna provide insane value to people. People should know that if you want real step-by-step, it doesn't come for free. No one is gonna waste their time holding your hand for free. So I respect that, and I would buy your course. This part is for the people reading this comment, contemplating between buying and not buying - if you're serious, do it. I don't know what comes after P.S haha but I'll just keep adding my thoughts as I go. You don't need to be making 6 figures in a month, in 2 months, 3 months. What you could be be making is enough to support the kind of lifestyle you want. Location free doesn't mean millions. Location free doesn't mean purposefully wasting money to go code in Paris one day, and the next day in Rome. It means that if you decide to travel, you can still work. Location free has no correlation to huge amounts of money, just reasonable amounts of money. And beyond that, you're selling what you have to provide. Whether it be your time to make up for the skill, or skill to trim down the time. No one can sell you a dream you don't already want. So instead of complaining, just adapt what you heard to your situation, and just use it, use them, use the hype, use the motivation. Refocus.
I think he just pushed the numbers too high. It's not that easy. Freelancing is not easy for beginners and the buyers more often look for Software Houses or small companies to do their work.
Let me save you 43 minutes of your time. First and foremost you must actually like to code. Build something of value to showcase your skills. Apply for jobs. If you're actually good and have a decent showcase you will land a job. If you suck at it you're not getting a job. This is not for everyone. This is not for people that just want money. You need to LOVE what you do.
I've been learning Python for about a year now. Even after setting up profiles on LinkedIn, Fiverr, and Upwork, I haven't had any luck getting freelance work. I'm starting to wonder if software/Python development might not be the right fit for me. I do have a good foundation in programming and IT, and I'm also interested in networking and ethical hacking. Do you think it's a good idea to explore ethical hacking as a potential career path? I'm not just looking for something I enjoy, but also a field where I can truly excel. Any advice on whether ethical hacking is a viable option for me would be greatly appreciated!
I would recommend reaching out to a bunch of people on a platform like linkedin that have pursued the hacking career and one of them will likely get back to you on if it's a viable career choice and maybe some insight on how to approach it.
Even though the skill has python , much of the freelancing jobs fiverr and Upwork seem to be working on websites, Django/flask and also web scraping. So unless you're into working on websites the job opportunities are limited.
I watched the entire video and thank you so much. It would be grade if you could make more videos on Freelancing and technical writing. I have a question for you, I’m new to programming and still in the learning curve. So my tech stack is Java and React, so does the tech stack matter in freelance websites like upwork?. Coz I’m aiming to do freelancing and but didn’t start yet. As you have done lots of freelance work, i thought to get your opinion as well?.
Simply no longer true, if it ever was. I have tons of coding skills, devops, projects, and no one is hiring out of numerous job applications and recruiter engagements, nor freelance sites, which are all overcrowded from all the people who learned to code recently looking for just such easy money.
summary : tap in to different industries and try which one works out for you how do you know it works ? if people are paying you for it unless that happens keep on going and try as many areas as possible
This video is such a breath of fresh air, in a market full of people trying to scam and take the low road for profit. Thanks and God bless you for sharing actually good advice for people who want to learn coding seriously. Despite the state of the market, I believe people who have a good reason to code and enjoy it to at least some extent will find some success in it in some way or another.
I did get into a project racket, and the going rate is around 10 to 15 percent. When you then work on a contract worth a million, that's not too shabby. Especially when most contracts are done within one month or so... Except these contracts are so boring it's like pouring sand into your eyes. I mean, money is good, but... Sand in eyes.......
Every week there seems to be a new breakthrough with AI and it's ability to code, could you do a video on how you think this will change things for upcoming developers?
you have multiple tools to look for answers when stuck like documentation, StackOverflow, blog posts, yt videos etc. AI is just one such tool that can answer your questions(with low accuracy atm). Thats it.
@@chetanchandel8850 AI as it is right now is just a tool absolutely correct, we still need people to help guide it. Only time people should be afraid of AI is when the next phase comes, which is AGI, but I don't think that's coming any tiem soon despite what AI companies might be saying, AGI level of intelligence means humans will be plain useles
@@Bardhyl01 yes, also i believe human predictions are largely inaccurate in general. I've seen vids of very wise people from 80s predicting that computers will totally replace office workers at the rate it was evolving because it can compute exponentially more and accurately than human brains yet that's not how we saw the past few decades playing out. imo we should stay aware of the new things coming out and the ways to leverage them, but not take too many big decisions based on "predictions of future"
Make millions in a year? You're doing something wrong here. If you're "making millions in a year"... you wouldn't be here on RUclips, you would be out there continuing to make millions and investing and leveraging all of that. You likely mean that you had revenue of millions in a year. Revenue is different than what you make. "Making money" is another phrase for profit. You're not making millions in profit, you're generating millions in revenue and had to use a lot of that revenue to pay the bills that you incurred to generate that revenue... and you're making a smaller percentage of that as profit.
@@TechWithTim Your statements in the video imply otherwise. They're implying that you made millions in a year from writing software. Maybe rewatch your video instead of immediately jumping on a post. It might be good feedback because perhaps you're not communicating what you intended to.
@@dus10dnd What he’s doing is this: 1) Creating extreme hype about how much money can be made. 2) Increasing viewership by selling unrealistic expectations. 3) Outside of views, reinforcing profit by selling courses. All of the tech RUclipsrs are doing this. Hyping up the job market and then selling courses.
How would you suggest one try to break into freelancing? I am decent at coding, but where do I look to find freelancing jobs? That's the part I struggle with
Yepp and also where to find those $70/hour junior dev projects. I can only find those freelancing jobbs that offer like $10 or 20 and it's a fierce competition with the ones offering the jobs requiring basically a university degree and many years of experience, not someone self taught that's only been doing this for a year or so... Would be nice to have some "real" evidence that these jobs exists, instead of just "trust me bro" statements.. But hey it's YT, anything for a click.. 😆
my issue with freelancing is that most freelancing platefroms seems to have ghost requests, and ghe rate is soo lo compared to the 100/hour mentioned in the video. I am realy curious to know which greelancing plateform you are using
Bro what kind of skill should I learn means AI &ML ,web development, cyber security,game development.Right now I'm pursuing b tech cse in second year of my college.can you suggest you what should I do.
Web development or game development. Bro you can basically choose to do anything you want. So far you know your programming stuff then you're getting paid either one🤝
View the FREE introduction course here, it breaks down an exact roadmap to becoming a developer and get to a point where you can monetize your skills: techwithtim.net/dev
More 'precise' chapters:
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6:05 - "Freelancing"
7:38 - "Tutoring"
8:57 - "Tutorials"
9:56 - "Personal Brand"
11:18 - "Software as a service" (SaaS)
12:32 - "Mobile apps"
13:02 - "WordPress or Shopify themes"
13:37 - "Technical writing"
14:09 - "Helping Small Businesses"
16:06 - "Bug Bounties"
17:24 - "Hackathons"
18:10- "Grants"
19:13- "User-Generated Content" (UGC)
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Thanks man. Helped a lot
Thanks Man
This really helps
Superstar you....!!!!
none of those give money in ai era
I just started web development I'm 17 in Nigeria just completed my first paid project of $311 it's not much but it's something 😅
Congrats bro keep up the grind, if I may ask where do you get jobs because i finished my courses and I have no idea how to get a job 😅
@@mohamedeno1282 Don't believe everything you read online.
what job did you do and how did you get it
Wow...is it possible to know how you did ?? Can I have your email or something like that...?
Wow I wish to do something like that how to make it happen
I am 58 years old. Learned programming in 1985 and still enjoying it. Things would have turned differently if I knew what you just taught me through this video. Thank you very much. From Johannesburg.
Watching your videos since I started college. Now I'm an expert and work as Senior Consultant, I still watch your videos! Amazing content.
Wow that’s amazing!
“How to make money from coding. Step 1: get a RUclips. Step 2: hype up a saturated market. Step 3: sell a course.”
Everytime someone comes to me and claim that they want to help me "make alot of money" from a particular industry i think to myself why ? why are they making so much effort to help me make money ? and if they know how, why are they sharing their "secrets" with strangers ? why don't they just make that money themselves ? then i realize that i'm the product.... either buying a course or contributing to the views tally.
Yep he's turned into a sellout and has made this same video atleast 10 times
@@umxltiii9796 You spared me 43 minutes. Thanks
You guys should not all be negative. Appreciate the informations at least
@@CephasOmozanemhenright. I definitely do. I feel he's truthful. 🤷🏾♂️
I’m 37, never made more than 30 thou in a year. Been studying coding / pentesting for 12 months. God, I hope I have worth.
It’ll all pay off ❤
If you can do pentesting, that means you can do blue teaming. Look up jobs for SoC Analyst. It's your most basic 'entry level' cybersecurity job. Jobs can go from 60k a year to 200k a year depending on your experience, and you can use that to springboard into pentesting as a career. Good luck, friend. You have worth regardless of the money you've made so far.
You’re still young bro, main thing is keep it up. You still got 30 years of work life ahead
Keep going j0hn. You have worth. Unfortunately we have to beat the hardest critic in the room, ourselves.
Took me 1 and half year to get a job. And that was year and half of straight non stop grind. 1500 applications. Its hard but you can do it. Just remember when it gets hard, a lot of other ppl in ur situation would quit. And thats how u beat competition, by being stubborn and wanting it more. It was all worth it for me. Wish u the best
I saved this video so I can come back and watch it again in the future. I'm from Brazil and just started The Odin Project. I'm really dedicated to coding, math, and languages since I think they complement each other. Your video was really inspiring and although I saw many people saying that programming is over, I'll do it because I learn a lot from it, I can evolve my creative side with it. Nothing more enjoyable than investing time on something that excites our brains and makes us feel deeply connected to our creative selves. I wish you success, Tim!
Hello from Tunisia, btw im a software developer, i've just started my career and in two years i'll be that guy you talked about xD
Been in IT/networking for 30 years in 2024. Also know how to code, know HTML/CSS but lag in SQL and JavaScript. I have not found a permanent way to make money at coding that makes me more than the networking portion of my career. I'd love to have a one on one chat with Tim to see how I could improve my skills, as coding for my primary career has always been a dream of mine.
Honestly, if you are interested in web development and only know HTML and CSS, you probably need to upskill to be more competitive. That being said, knowing HTML and CSS is still very useful, even in some unexpected ways. A good example is for web scraping: scraping a web page in Python can be enhanced greatly by knowing how to use CSS locators. Scraping is common in data science, but data scientists generally focus more on math, processing, and storage. Knowing HTML and CSS would help you with collecting data in a way your peers may not be good at.
Take inventory of what you want to actually do every day and find what will let you do that. From there, start learning by doing as close of an approximation of it as you can. Progressively build your way up, filling skill gaps as you go.
hey joel I would love to know more about you.
I'm so grateful for this rich information. Thank you Tim. I'm going for "freelancing", "SaaS" and probably "Technical Writing".
You just got me excited.
step 1: get a job before 2021
step 2: repeat
Also, start really young, like high-schooler young.
been one year since i graduated and had just 2 interviews
It's complicated, but there are a lot of doomers out there that think their $300 dollar certificate should get them a job automatically. That's not how it works but investigating it further is not what the doomer does so what can you do?
@@sharky2606you're right. I forgot to just go up to the store and ask for a job.
Well, lucky to have your video show up. I was thinking of bering a Web dev. My classmate is successful, he has clients coming to him, whereas luck didn't play on my favour to me. I barely get any jobs that help pay Upwork costs. Thanks for helping think outside the box...
Wow this guide is so classic 👌. It is invaluable. Just at the right time where am venturing into database systems programming as a freelance. Am inspired to get the most out of what i know and also negotiate like a pro. This channel is wonderful
easy look around youtube. Never ever code a single line in your life -> steal content from others who already did what you want to do -> You want to start a youtube channel about programming
I have a bachelor's degree in English so I feel that technical writing would be a great path for me as a side income.
I am full stack developper from Tunisia 🇹🇳 ❤
Just to keep this very honest. This nerdy guy says he makes millions, it’s possible, but you are the 0.001% of devs that do that. Stop selling a dream that only a few will get. I’m also a dev btw, will probably outrun you in coding and business but I don’t make millions (yet) because it’s not just about the money… but to get where I am, it’s very hard, it’s not just leaning how to code. these online gurus are insane
What makes you think he couldn’t be in the top 0.001% of earners? Look at the RUclips channel’s success as evidence. Only 60,000 channels have over 1 million subscribers. That would put the channel alone in probably in the top 0.06% of all channels. Maybe you outrun him in coding and business but then you’re probably deficient in something else
Selling courses teaching people how to sell courses is the new pyramid scheme of the development industry.
One thing that i have understood that, earning money requires a mindset, bcoz you must be knowing everything be it programming but still you should have that mind to turn your efforts into bucks ,if you don't have that mind, even after knowing everything its useless.
Not related to the video but Another reality is that every man/women realises it at some point of life, its not something that we can achieve just by watching someone explain to us. you need to realise it on your own
Indeed... I've got tons of skills, 3d Art skills, CAD skills, coding skills, mechanical and computer technician skills, networking skills, multi-media skills... Yet I can't figure out how to sell myself out of a wet paper bag and have only ever managed to get low paying Jobs do janitorial work or apprenticeship work.
Yet I know there are people with half the skills I've got that landed themselves a 6 figure Job because they know how to convince people they are worth it... I simply lack this skill.
@@JohnnyThund3r Like any skill, it can be learned. You know you're in the highest percentile, you are allowed to act a little arrogant (trust me, you've earned that right). OWN those sklls and make it clear the employer is missing out on you.
I watch your videos for 4 years Tim. Got hooked up with your machine learning videos. Love u bro❤
Superb info 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 never heard of bug bounty’s but this was a great video
If you haven’t made one already I’d love to see a video where you explain what a beginner, average, and professional programmer can do. I’m learning programming now but not sure where I would actually classify myself. I’m guessing Noob haha
One great thing about building a SaaS that it doesn’t matter who you are and how much experience do you have and what are your qualifications like how would it matter when it comes to freelancing and full time jobs.
That’s what makes building a SaaS great option for new developers looking to build experience and potentially make money, and even if your SaaS flops you would still have a great project to add to your resume and portfolio.
Meanwhile, in the real world, thousands of developers are losing their jobs.
If we’re being honest, the market needed a reset. There were way too many people being drastically overpaid for the their ability.
They weren’t bringing in anywhere near the value they were being paid.
Beyond that, when you tell the entire world for years that this career is the bees knees and you’ll make a fuck ton of money doing fuck all playing games and sitting and bean bag chairs at work, why wouldn’t everyone jump in?!
So, as a company, you look at supply any demand and realize we’re throwing a lot of money away for not a lot of return on investment.
@@skaylingop9673this is what I was told about the market. I'm taking the self taught route but had some concerns. Fella in the industry said AI isn't the issue but oversaturation. He told me to stick to it and get good enough to build an awesome portfolio. I'll take his advice.
@@skaylingop9673 yes. but I don't worry about it. I am still starting my first year in cs this year so I guess that after 4 years of now the market will be very fine. or what do you think ?
@skaylingop9673 sorry but that's rubbish - the reasons so many developers are losing their jobs are several, none of which are what you claim here:
- is the advent of AI-enabled services that allow unskilled people to create their own software and the time saving per developer is equivalent to increasing the supply of developers by 40% without an increase to the demand for developers.
- overevaluation of tech stocks has led to high pressure to return value to shareholders. In the current economic climate and the huge cost of AI on these companies, they are showing profitability through lower cost bases elsewhere i.e. layoffs (not only developers)
- Remote working and openness to outsource has increased the exposure of the global talent pool - making it easier to hire developers from much lower cost countries like India.
- Changes in skills demand - skills demand is becoming more and more specialise - .g. AI and ML leaving many developers behind
Sorry but this guy is COMPLETELY unrealistic and whilst obviously you can make money as a developer, he claims you'll be a millionaire by the time you are in your 3s - this is complete B/S and ask yourself - if it were as easy as he says and you could be raking in hundreds of thousands each month - why could he waste his precious time making RUclips vids - also checkout the background - this guy ain't no millionaire.
@@skaylingop9673what’s a developer I worked places where asked developers to sit and do nothing
This video is what you call VALUE. Thanks Tim
Your story is inspiring and it's a gift to all of us that you have shared this experience. Thank you sir
I wish to add to, something you said early. Software development is unique in its 'force multiplier' effect in terms of sunken cost to reward. There's no other professional endeavor that CAN reward you so wildly for such little initial investment. No need to chase investors, put a house at risk for an initial business loan and (as you've mentioned) not requiring a 4 year degree.
Just make youtube videos like this dude thats how he makes money 😮
I'm a big fan of you. Always love your content. Thanks Tim. I found it helpful ❤
I am just starting my programming journey....I really like your content from kenya
Bro am also kenya let's connect bro
I'm 58, I've been coding in shell scripting for 20 years and have written code for companies that got notice of the vendor (SUSE) and was even asked to give a speech and presentation at SUSE-Con, past few years been studying python (many of your videos)- I currently work in global IT for a worldwide financial corporation. I have no retirement so I want to use this idea to be able to live, until I die :D
nobody asked
work till u die sounds pathetic
Also said that a lot of developper are making 50k 60k with no growth after 14 yrs of experiences. Me Android developer in Europe ( France ) . After taxes that's 3000, 4000 euros ( the same in USD more or less ) per months. It's not lame but that's not : Waow. So.. coding is not a silver bullet.
It's what I need to know to break those barriers that I need to know... I managed to make 611 gbp per day as a freelancer in Geneva that's the max I was able to do.
Also depends on location friend, on average americans make more and keep more than europeans.
Yet if youre in my country the average senior developer working in a national company doesnt make more than maybe 20-25k annually
that's pretty low
@@vivarantx exactly that low. very low. ( compared to american ) but french we work 35h per week of course we won't achieve the same type of results. But its frustrating. To find a VISA to move to the US it's hard but I will try that because. Why not :D
@@TheBlackManMythLegend yeah, that might be worth it, in the US they make like 13-17k for an android dev a month, so I think it will be worth it
This video would have been great advice before 2021
This is a priceless information. Thank you very, very much for this
Very insightful. Thank you. 🙏
Hi, it would be great if u can talk about impact of AI for junior level jobs and maybe even senior level at some point(after a few years) when GPTs write code for you and most job will probably be affected in the upcoming 5 to 10 years.
great as always 🔥🔥
I learned coding as an adult. Went from $200/week to $1200/week within 2 years, 24 years ago back in 2001. Considered good money back then.
underated comment 😂
Good video timing - I'm about to leave my 404 country next week and start over as freelancer coder
Best of luck!
Where u from tho?
What's your country ?
@@doke6057i think Serbia 🇷🇸
@@plagiator19 👍🏿
Bro Is back ...
A good lecture, I learned a lot and shared it with friends!
You always make a big point in your content.. keep the good work.
The video I watched just before yours was a bullshit video. Guy selling dreams to lazy people. You on the other hand speak reasonable things, such as - can you imagine - actually learning how to code. I swear to God some youtubers think that people are so stupid... Thank you for providing valuable content, thank you for sharing that for genuinely free, and for everyone that says otherwise, they are just people that are too lazy or unmotivated to put general knowledge into practice, or they just simply are not capable of extracting the values you provide and putting them together. Thank you again, you rock!
P.S - if I actually had the money to invest into my knowledge, I would undoubtedly buy your course. It's obviously gonna provide insane value to people. People should know that if you want real step-by-step, it doesn't come for free. No one is gonna waste their time holding your hand for free. So I respect that, and I would buy your course. This part is for the people reading this comment, contemplating between buying and not buying - if you're serious, do it.
I don't know what comes after P.S haha but I'll just keep adding my thoughts as I go. You don't need to be making 6 figures in a month, in 2 months, 3 months. What you could be be making is enough to support the kind of lifestyle you want. Location free doesn't mean millions. Location free doesn't mean purposefully wasting money to go code in Paris one day, and the next day in Rome. It means that if you decide to travel, you can still work. Location free has no correlation to huge amounts of money, just reasonable amounts of money. And beyond that, you're selling what you have to provide. Whether it be your time to make up for the skill, or skill to trim down the time. No one can sell you a dream you don't already want. So instead of complaining, just adapt what you heard to your situation, and just use it, use them, use the hype, use the motivation. Refocus.
Really appreciate the comment and couldn’t agree more. Glad you found it valuable :)
Thanks for this video Tim ! Really appreciate you sir ..
Honestly and honestly, my eyes filled with tears when I reached the minute 22.45s
I think he just pushed the numbers too high. It's not that easy. Freelancing is not easy for beginners and the buyers more often look for Software Houses or small companies to do their work.
Thanks for the video, I agree tutoring is a good place to start, I run a tutoring service, focused on Python programming.
Tim was a the real deal
Let me save you 43 minutes of your time.
First and foremost you must actually like to code.
Build something of value to showcase your skills.
Apply for jobs.
If you're actually good and have a decent showcase you will land a job.
If you suck at it you're not getting a job.
This is not for everyone. This is not for people that just want money. You need to LOVE what you do.
It’s like we watched Tim grow up from a kid to the MAN
I've been learning Python for about a year now. Even after setting up profiles on LinkedIn, Fiverr, and Upwork, I haven't had any luck getting freelance work. I'm starting to wonder if software/Python development might not be the right fit for me.
I do have a good foundation in programming and IT, and I'm also interested in networking and ethical hacking. Do you think it's a good idea to explore ethical hacking as a potential career path? I'm not just looking for something I enjoy, but also a field where I can truly excel.
Any advice on whether ethical hacking is a viable option for me would be greatly appreciated!
I would recommend reaching out to a bunch of people on a platform like linkedin that have pursued the hacking career and one of them will likely get back to you on if it's a viable career choice and maybe some insight on how to approach it.
Even though the skill has python , much of the freelancing jobs fiverr and Upwork seem to be working on websites, Django/flask and also web scraping. So unless you're into working on websites the job opportunities are limited.
Like this video so I can keep coming back to watch this
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I watched the entire video and thank you so much. It would be grade if you could make more videos on Freelancing and technical writing. I have a question for you, I’m new to programming and still in the learning curve. So my tech stack is Java and React, so does the tech stack matter in freelance websites like upwork?. Coz I’m aiming to do freelancing and but didn’t start yet. As you have done lots of freelance work, i thought to get your opinion as well?.
Hello from Karakalpakstan.
i guess this was what i needed to hear, thanxs mn
Simply no longer true, if it ever was. I have tons of coding skills, devops, projects, and no one is hiring out of numerous job applications and recruiter engagements, nor freelance sites, which are all overcrowded from all the people who learned to code recently looking for just such easy money.
Hey man he's got classes for sale
Dude, fellow Canadian, I didn't know you had another YT channel. I like that stuff much more than coding, lol
I have a question. You mentioned that the free introduction course is free. Like, how free is it? Is it totally free, or just free?
summary :
tap in to different industries and try which one works out for you how do you know it works ? if people are paying you for it unless that happens keep on going and try as many areas as possible
actual valuable video
Thank you very much!
I Love His Contents 🥰🥰
As always, thank you, Tim!
rational ,respectful , smart , all love and respect from Jordan (middle-east)❤
How do you write a while loop? I mean, what is it that you do while you loop?
valueable information thanks
Thanks for the update fam 🤝
Thanks, it helps a lot!
My channel is new, hopefully will grow as I create more tutorial videos 👊
Ok, I see now...with 1.6M subs youtube is the authors cash cow. Good for him...
I love your videos alot ♥
Thank you!
Hi tim, am not sure where is your strategy of learning coding and making moeny from it fits in the "Grand scheme of AI & LLM" coding assistant. ?
Hes back guys
This video is such a breath of fresh air, in a market full of people trying to scam and take the low road for profit. Thanks and God bless you for sharing actually good advice for people who want to learn coding seriously. Despite the state of the market, I believe people who have a good reason to code and enjoy it to at least some extent will find some success in it in some way or another.
Really great vid ❤
Thank you! 😁
Is it just me, or does coding sound like the ultimate escape from the 9-5 grind? 🚀
Man you're the best In YT.
Thanks I'm currently making money from coding from Upwork and side gigs while waiting for a job, looking to start something Saas related.
I did get into a project racket, and the going rate is around 10 to 15 percent. When you then work on a contract worth a million, that's not too shabby. Especially when most contracts are done within one month or so... Except these contracts are so boring it's like pouring sand into your eyes. I mean, money is good, but... Sand in eyes.......
Thank you Tim
Where do you find the freelancing coding jobs?
I’m curious about how did you find the Tunisian developer? Upwork?
That is actually quite valuable
Every week there seems to be a new breakthrough with AI and it's ability to code, could you do a video on how you think this will change things for upcoming developers?
you have multiple tools to look for answers when stuck like documentation, StackOverflow, blog posts, yt videos etc. AI is just one such tool that can answer your questions(with low accuracy atm). Thats it.
@@chetanchandel8850 AI as it is right now is just a tool absolutely correct, we still need people to help guide it. Only time people should be afraid of AI is when the next phase comes, which is AGI, but I don't think that's coming any tiem soon despite what AI companies might be saying, AGI level of intelligence means humans will be plain useles
@@Bardhyl01 yes, also i believe human predictions are largely inaccurate in general.
I've seen vids of very wise people from 80s predicting that computers will totally replace office workers at the rate it was evolving because it can compute exponentially more and accurately than human brains yet that's not how we saw the past few decades playing out.
imo we should stay aware of the new things coming out and the ways to leverage them, but not take too many big decisions based on "predictions of future"
Loved ur mention 🇹🇳🇹🇳🇹🇳🇹🇳
From when Jess Pinkman is going to teach about coding. yah ****
Make millions in a year? You're doing something wrong here. If you're "making millions in a year"... you wouldn't be here on RUclips, you would be out there continuing to make millions and investing and leveraging all of that. You likely mean that you had revenue of millions in a year. Revenue is different than what you make. "Making money" is another phrase for profit. You're not making millions in profit, you're generating millions in revenue and had to use a lot of that revenue to pay the bills that you incurred to generate that revenue... and you're making a smaller percentage of that as profit.
Did you get access to finances? Obviously most of the money I make is from RUclips. So why would I not be here on RUclips making money?
@@TechWithTim Your statements in the video imply otherwise. They're implying that you made millions in a year from writing software. Maybe rewatch your video instead of immediately jumping on a post. It might be good feedback because perhaps you're not communicating what you intended to.
@@dus10dnd
What he’s doing is this:
1) Creating extreme hype about how much money can be made.
2) Increasing viewership by selling unrealistic expectations.
3) Outside of views, reinforcing profit by selling courses.
All of the tech RUclipsrs are doing this. Hyping up the job market and then selling courses.
Thats what he does what a waste of time to watch him@@MarcusHCrawford
You are the best
No you are ;)
Step 0. Sell courses and videos
Ding ding ding
Thank you . This is really helpful for someone in Africa learning to code
good job
How would you suggest one try to break into freelancing? I am decent at coding, but where do I look to find freelancing jobs? That's the part I struggle with
Yepp and also where to find those $70/hour junior dev projects. I can only find those freelancing jobbs that offer like $10 or 20 and it's a fierce competition with the ones offering the jobs requiring basically a university degree and many years of experience, not someone self taught that's only been doing this for a year or so... Would be nice to have some "real" evidence that these jobs exists, instead of just "trust me bro" statements.. But hey it's YT, anything for a click.. 😆
@@Kricke87 hey I can't even find the $20/hour jobs. Where do you find those?
@@JimPlaysGames interesting too
Talks about making money from coding.
Makes money from selling courses.
can you give us a benchmark or a bar of some sort to know you are good enough to offer a value?
what are the jobs that pay millions in a year in tech like first year and I love your videos man your awesome
Does it matter what language you start? I'm doing C#
Was broke today this video couldn't come any sooner 🙏
my issue with freelancing is that most freelancing platefroms seems to have ghost requests, and ghe rate is soo lo compared to the 100/hour mentioned in the video.
I am realy curious to know which greelancing plateform you are using
Remember : programming isn't dead. Coding is. (Study software engineering)
Bro what kind of skill should I learn means AI &ML ,web development, cyber security,game development.Right now I'm pursuing b tech cse in second year of my college.can you suggest you what should I do.
Web development or game development. Bro you can basically choose to do anything you want. So far you know your programming stuff then you're getting paid either one🤝
This is the most american perspective on coding career i've ever seen