BouncyBurrito
BouncyBurrito

For all the rockstars at work

If you are an over performer and doing great work at your company, I request you to also start working for yourself. You have no idea how much you can make just working directly for clients.

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18mo ago
Talking product sense with Ridhi
9 min AI interview5 questions
Round 1 by Grapevine
BouncyJellybean
BouncyJellybean
Zepto18mo
  1. What do you do exactly?
  2. Since how long have you been consulting?
  3. How did you get your first client?
  4. Say an American or European guy charges 10 rupees an hour. How much would companies abroad be willing to give an Indian?
BouncyBurrito
BouncyBurrito
  1. Into marketing
  2. Since 2018
  3. Upwork, bid on the project and got it
  4. If the guy is pretty experienced then 6-7 at max, if low experience then not more than 4
FuzzyNoodle
FuzzyNoodle

Boss, do you have any Indian clients ? If yes, how many clients do you handle in total at the same time ?

SquishyPancake
SquishyPancake

Thank you for sharing in the community, you efforts to contributing back to the community is much appreciated. Just a suggestion: We can do a anonymous room on clubhouse, if you are interested, everybody can join as well with questions and you can answer us and help us. YOU CAN GUIDE US, THAT'S YOUR POWER. Please use that @Bereal

BouncyBurrito
BouncyBurrito

For sure, definitely open to this. But what I am seeing is that people are eager to deep dive into what I do and how I do. That’s okay. But I want to be anonymous and still help them, if this questions are related to them then I can help them acc to my POV

SquishyPancake
SquishyPancake

Yes, exactly ! People are eager to learn, so am I.

I'll make the clubhouse room happen. What I need you to do is download clubhouse and create a account with a throwaway name. We can then share a clubhouse link and everybody who is interested can join. It is going to be so informative and we all can't thank you enough

BubblyBurrito
BubblyBurrito

this is what makes grapevine great. thanks for the Saturday motivation. back to work fellas.

SquishyLlama
SquishyLlama

That's 1.66 Cr. What's the timeframe we are talking here? What exactly in marketing you are doing?

BouncyBurrito
BouncyBurrito

I make this in 1 year

GigglyMuffin
GigglyMuffin

In marketing services what exactly do you do for clients? What's your skillset? Asking to understand what exactly your daily responsibility look like

SparklyNarwhal
SparklyNarwhal

Great going! Happy for you 💪🏻👍🏻 One quick question,

  1. How do you send proposals and bids that get selected on upwork, any suggestions? I have tried so many times but never got a client. A newbie in this so any advice would be helpful.
  2. Also, if you don't mind answering this, there are so many bids, what special do you do that makes your selected?
SparklyNarwhal
SparklyNarwhal

Follow up, did you leave your full time or handle this on the sides?

BouncyBurrito
BouncyBurrito

I majorly work with clients for long term so I don’t have to look out for new clients every now and then. I didn’t leave my full time job, it’s still there. I took a break of 4-5 months but got so bored that just for the company I got into job.

DizzyRaccoon
DizzyRaccoon

Might sound dumb and clueless but nevertheless

  1. What platform is this?
  2. What services do you provide?
BouncyBurrito
BouncyBurrito

This is Upwork, I provide marketing services

SnoozyNarwhal
SnoozyNarwhal
Swiggy18mo

Can you describe - marketing services?

BubblyDonut
BubblyDonut

Exactly! Reached $20/hour and started earning a lot while just chilling

BouncyBurrito
BouncyBurrito

That’s amazing man, kudos!

BubblyDonut
BubblyDonut

Love your progress too ya. 🤌🏾

DizzyDonut
DizzyDonut

How do you manage taxes, is it like you have to pay 18% GST every month and then Income tax as per slab on top of that?

BouncyBurrito
BouncyBurrito

18% gst is only for Indian clients which is just handful and I charge them the 18%. For others it’s just the profits are added to my slab and then I have to pay taxes.

Not that you asked but last year i paid 30L in taxes :)

DizzyDonut
DizzyDonut

Thanks for responding.

Do you raise GST invoice for foreign clients?

SquishyPancake
SquishyPancake

@Tornado @seventyfivehardd @NeerajAgrawal @finalflix @jaaniDushman @DelightfulOx @Secrets @SilentTusk51 @Shadow_guy @humorousresource @noobita @UnfitPanda2 @PersePhone @MrWane @Angrybirdd @CaptainLevi Checkout this post on Grapevine - https://share.gvine.app/4eRJ4UzTuBewPbir7

Discussing Freelancing - Clubhouse Room Today at 4:00 PM

WobblySushi
WobblySushi

Link?

SquishyPancake
SquishyPancake

@SafeLumber80 Have to create at the moment only on Clubhouse. Will share the link at 4:00 PM

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