The Ronit Mangnani Show

This episode is from a virtual event hosted by BlueLearn. It's all about the mindset you need to get international clients, the tactics, and the insights that I've gathered over the last couple of years. The latter half of this video has a lot of Q&A that I think can be super helpful for freelancers getting started in their journey. I hope you find it insightful and I hope you enjoy it! Video version: https://youtu.be/peC31eDEqMA Instagram & Twitter: @ronitmangnani

Problems I faced in opening a corporate bank account, outsourced taxes to a legal company, met with potential clients, closed a new client based in Austin, Texas, learnt the difference between a "done-for-you service" and a "done-with-you service", messed up an opportunity, lessons learnt, closed a new client based in San Francisco, California, started my investing journey, changed payments platform from PayPal to Stripe, scaling by upselling existing clients, and the things I've learnt till now by working with international clients as a freelancer. Follow my journey on; Instagram & Twitter: @ronitmangnani YouTube: Ronit Mangnani

Got my firm registered as a sole proprietorship, applied for a current account, meeting with bank officials, enrolled in sales and game & experience design pro league, read the book "Your Next Five Moves", watched the show "Billions", payment received for august, client on a social media break, reached out to some prospects, messed up an opportunity but learnt a lot, and bought a domain name for my firm. Twitter: @ronitmangnani

Bought a webcam for video meetings to guide freelancers properly, July was the best month so far in terms of revenue, just focusing on things which are really required as of "NOW", learnt that speaking the language of the client or the other person helps, Instagram launched Reels in the US so that's another platform to focus on now, and crossed 1,000 followers on Twitter (aka my thought diary)! Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/ronitmangnani My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL_UTpR4yfAGZEcXOokh8mA

Back on YouTube after a 7 month break, overview of everything I did during that time, was working alone for the most part but recently started working with some freelancers so that I can focus on other things as well.

New cover art, client back in action, why I can't use my mic with a USB-C to 3.5 mm converter, learning about hiring, the P.S. method to remind someone something, have to stop sharing client related stuff now, even I procrastinate a lot, feeling overwhelmed is a good sign, started Naval's 60 Day Meditation Challenge (documenting it on twitter), and the big difference between freelancing and building an agency. GaryVee's IGTV Video: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B-KBdK6ABub/?igshid=1jvz8irbrg11v Naval's 60-Day Meditation Challenge (JRE Clip): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGCc1cUbx90&feature=youtu.be Naval's 60-Day Meditation Challenge (Twitter Thread): https://twitter.com/naval/status/1261481222359801856 Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ronitmangnani

Online exams, finished The Last Dance, new workflow (Photoshop + Premiere Pro instead of PixelLab + Filmora), figuring out how to get back on YouTube, PSU cover plate bent :( , edited and exported first video in Premiere Pro, godspeed rendering, goal oriented learning, client MIA, sent invoice for the month of June, rough plan for the next two years, received $100 for press referral, the "passion confusion", sent payment reminders, and trying to get another client.

How the BLM protests in the US affected me, why it took me about 3 weeks to get my PC all set,up and running, power of documenting proved once again, and my current plans now that I've got a PC. One thing which I forgot to tell in the episode: CPU delivery was delayed because the package was stuck in a containment zone. I came to know about this after the package was delivered, not during transit, which is why the delays were frustrating.

Messed up sleep schedule, an amazing Paypal Business tool, self coached myself to focus on the work,not the result, researched about PC build, spending as less time as possible on things that don't match or exceed my hourly rate, YouTube payment, one thing which Coronavirus made clear for me, only person in my family earning during lockdown lol, started listening to the "How To Get Rich" mega podcast episode by Naval, started watching The Last Dance, looking back at the last two months feels awesome, shifted to monthly payments instead of weekly. Selective Urgency (MFCEO213): https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ESuDSYGAFhcdIQ9aUywzp?si=jigY6U0GQdKK8VC2vIMOWg Varun Mayya's Video: https://youtu.be/pAqrgco3SZk How To Get Rich Mega Podcast Episode by Naval: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1DW2fkyEkgZaEP40Mj6H9m?si=Xjg_E63ERXO1RMw9ADjEYg

Editing in chunks,thoughts on watching web series, don't rely on freelance platforms, learn B2B sales, social media gets overwhelming at times, my reading speed currently, making the client feel special, closed management deal too, everything going awesome, caught myself being complacent, interview with Waqas Hassn, fixing my daily schedule, slammed at work, researching about an editing PC build, and figuring out how to ensure what I learn from books gets applied in real life.

A benefit of documenting my journey, Foundergraphy collaboration, Avalon Meta app got launched, gave an interview for an amazing thing, calling it now: AvalonArmy is going to do crazy stuff in a few years, third project done, PAYMENT RECIEVED, no screenshots from now XD, how I overcame existential crisis, 36 hours without WiFi, Abhinav Arora's cold email guide review, long term relationship with the client, can't subscribe to a tool, The RM Show now available on JioSaavn, replace the word "sell" with the word "help", and the book which I'm currently reading. Avalon Meta App: bit.ly/avalonmeta Avalon Army Telegram Group: t.me/avalontelegram Tweet: https://twitter.com/ronitmangnani/status/1256602842623881218?s=19 Abhinav Arora’s Cold Email Guide Review: https://youtu.be/PKdF1ffv__0 MFCEO5: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4I48K4zGkXJ71TipqjOcDx?si=BTVE6BUXR6ud6Rz9ExRsEg

Maximizing short term vs playing long term, LinkedIn lead gen hack working great, a romanian businessman hit me up on linkedin because of..., group zoom call with social media management team of the client, second project done, PAYMENT RECEIVED, story of how it all started, and the snowball effect.

A mistake which I did a few months ago but realized just recently, dropped one client, not a big time entrepreneur/agency lol, extra work approved and done, PAYMENT RECEIVED, life's great, second project started, renewed domain, social media comeback, BeerBiceps (Ranveer Allahbadia) shared my post, maker's schedule and manager's schedule, no daily updates, and trying to build back some habits.

Spent this week mostly on working on one of the projects which I got last week, upgraded to Dropbox Plus, learnt a lot about how the editing can be improved and how to speed up the whole process, daily updates tip, Twitter is underrated, Avalon Army VR meetup, truth about seenzoning, spending the lockdown time productively.

Things which i forgot to share in the previous episode (good relationship with a big retail banking influencer, both clients retained, won two Avalon competitions), cold InMailing/Linkedin Messaging, got two responses, bit nervous about the sales calls, GTA mindset, reschedule after reschedule (tarikh pe tarikh XD), great call, potential retainer client, and a mistake which I did. Cold Email Whitepaper: https://reply.io/cold-email-whitepaper

Helped the Avalon Meta team, lead gen, got a professional email, funny story of how I lost a prospect, PayPal Payments now working, EDM Land & EDM Fandom, helped a lot of people get some Udemy courses for free, got LinkedIn premium subscription of 6 months for free, separate agency for foreign clients (will be working myself initially), coronavirus, fell in a rut and slowly getting out. Stay home, stay safe ❤️

Dropped the plan of short film, decided to expand my agency, took LinkedIn Sales Navigator subscription, reached out to a lot of prospects, second Avalon Army Meetup, lot of client work, a small problem, learning design, assignments & exams on the way!

Learning from the Avalon Meta app, got great results for the new client of One Up Designs, rejected a speaking gig, researched about bootstrapping, first meetup of Avalon Army Ahmedabad, working on a short film, and more. Join the Avalon Army telegram group: t.me/avalontelegram Avalon Army Video link: bit.ly/impactofaa Instagram: @ronitmangnani

All payment apps are working, documents are done, won $500 in a giveaway, will just be focusing on 2-3 things in 2020, One Up Designs update, and more. Join the Avalon Army Telegram group: t.me/avalontelegram My social accounts: linktr.ee/ronitmangnani

Spent a lot of time on documents and payment apps coz I have to get those things in place now that I'm above 18 (*smiles*)! Got bored of copywriting so stopped learning it. Got 1 retainer client for One Up Designs and one potential client who's on a 10 day free trial. The main takeaway from this video should be that documents and payment apps take a lot of time :'( but once they're done, you can use them for unlimited time!😏 Shashank Udupa: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUEJABvX8XKu3HyDSczqhA PBD 15 Moves: https://youtu.be/AiivO1mI2XM My Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dyoVeMYCm6dW5anBH8TKW?si=E_DBTDI6TSakfsMTGFnn7A Enjoy the episode and do share your key takeaways from this episode on your Instagram story :) Tag me @ronitmangnani