Best Careers For Creative People
How to Make Money as a Video Content Creator
First of all, creating video content is relatively easy compared to writing articles, graphic designing, web designing, etc. In order to create videos you just need a smartphone (I guess everyone has a smartphone these days). Having video editing skills will help you create better videos but that's not absolutely a requirement because you can directly open the youtube app and start shooting your video through the app. While earning from a youtube channel can be considered a little difficult due to the requirement you will have to meet, earning from short videos is relatively easy as you are eligible to earn without any subscribers. While videos gathered by your youtube shorts will not count towards your requirement of watch time for monetizing the channel, subscribers you gain from your short videos will add to your subscriber count. In order to earn from youtube, you need to create interesting videos with the capacity to go viral. If your videos get tons of views, only you will earn. You can earn in two ways, one ad impression on your videos, and two, views on your short videos. You don't need the experience to start earning from youtube, you also d not need elaborate skills to make money from videos.
How to Make Money as a Video Editor
Do you know video editing is one of the most lucrative skills? If you check Fiverr, you will see freelancers are charging much as $1500 per project. Even the lowest-priced video editing gig cost $5. If you are good at video editing, you can easily make $20-$30 per project.
In order to become a video editor, you need
Video editing software like Adobe Premiere
A computer with a huge storage
Editing Keyboard
Apart from computer hardware and software, you also need
Skills to use the video editing program
Storytelling skills
Detail information on the project (what your client actually wants)
An eye to see the detail
Let’s say you have everything that is required for video editing, how do you start making money?
Join freelance sites like Fiverr and Upwork
Create a good profile, showcasing your projects
Do not ask for a lot of money, consider building a good reputation. For instance, on Fiverr, you can start with $5 per gig, and on Upwork $5 per hour.
How to Make Money as a Graphic Designer
If you are a graphic designer and if you are very good at graphic designing, you can find jobs on numerous platforms.
Fiverr: Fiverr is a popular platform for freelancers. You can sell any kind of gig on Fiverr, including graphic designing. In fact, Fiverr is very popular with graphic designers. You can join Fiverr for free and start earning. However, the marketplace is very competitive and it is very difficult to generate sales.
Upwork: Upwork is also a popular platform for freelancers, You can find a lot of graphic designing jobs on Upwork. However, if you are joining Upwork for the first time, they might reject you because the marketplace is saturated with graphic designers.
99Designs: This platform is specifically built for graphic designers. Since the platform is for designers, you might find this platform easier to get jobs compared to Fiverr and Upwork.
Fine Art America: THis platform is for digital artists. Since graphic designers can also create digital art, you can find this platform useful.
How to Make Money as a Digital Artist
What is digital art?
Digital art is a painting, sketch, or drawing created by using a digital medium, for instance drawing on a tablet through a light pen or using a graphic designing tool like Photoshop to create artwork.
How to create digital art?
In order to create digital art, you need drawing and painting skills, you also need skills with using digital medium (drawing on a tab, for example), or knowledge and skills to use photoshop, Corel Draw, etc.
How to make money from your digital art?
Just like an artist sells paintings to make money, you as a digital artist can sell your digital art and make money.
Where to sell your digital arts?
Fine Art America: This is a marketplace for photographers and digital artists. You can put your artwork for sale. You can see your digital art as canvas print, posters, or even phone covers, cushions, tote bags, etc.
Etsy: This is an online marketplace, where you can sell a lot of items including digital art.
