My story as a data viz freelancer - ups, downs and lessons learned
summary
Seven-year shift from mechanical engineering into analytics leads to a one-year run as a solo freelancer who sells Power BI mentoring and builds online courses under the DataPears brand. Core tools are Power BI and Excel, hiring platforms tried include Upwork and Fiverr, and YouTube channels hit monetization in about three months earning roughly £50/month. The process turns 1:1 mentoring into scalable digital products, iterating fast, taking calculated risks, and cutting activities that don’t scale.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction to freelancing
- 1:07From mechanical engineering to data
- 3:57First steps in Power BI
- 6:41Moving to the UK and corporate life
- 8:06Dream job at Microsoft
- 9:53Leaving Microsoft to freelance
- 12:42Lessons from the journey
- 16:58Finding the right path
- 19:06Focus on online revenue streams
- 20:37Q&A on mentoring and imposter syndrome
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