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Pixelated ThoughtsEpisode 09 - I dropped out, what now?Hey Everyone, welcome to episode 9 of pixelated thoughts. This week episode is part two to an earlier episode named Should i drop out and pursue my dreams. This episode we will talk about what steps you could take if you already dropped out and didn’t expect to fail. And much more. Stay tuned
This week's question is an anonymous one, I dropped out of college to pursue my freelance career but it's been a year and I've been starving to get clients. It makes me wonder if the decision I took was the worst decision. What sh...2020-09-1515 minPixelated ThoughtsEpisode 08 : Grow faster with collaborationsHey Everyone, welcome to episode 8 of pixelated thoughts. This week we are going to talk about how one can collaborate in order to grow. Not jut their followers but their reach. Collaboration is the cheapest way to get real fans and generate more leads to your service or product. And much more so stick around
This week's question comes from Tushar, he asks “ I have a decent number of followers and growth has been steady as well. Do you feel I should accept collaboration requests from smaller accounts?”
So, these are my 5...2020-09-0708 minPixelated ThoughtsEpisode 07 : How can you get your first client?Hey Everyone, welcome to episode 7 of pixelated thoughts. It has been an amazing week, actually a couple of weeks. Hope everyone else had an amazing week too. This week we are going to get back to the podcast and answer more awesome questions. In this episode we are going to speak about how to get your first client. So stay tuned
I hope you find these tips helpful and you put them to use. Share this podcast with your friends who are looking towards being freelancers.
This is your host Ashley Dsouza, thanks for tuning...2020-08-3007 minPixelated ThoughtsEpisode 06 : Let's demystify Personal BrandingThis week's questions comes from Lloyd, he asks “What’s a personal brand, does it mean one has to be an influencer?”. A question I’ve been wanting to answer for a long time. What is personal brand and why it is over rated,
Personal brand is nothing but how people pursue you or how you want people to pursue you and your offering. In other words, a personal brand is a point of view about yourself, you want the world to see. Infact when you build a personal brand you are perceived as an ex...2020-08-1016 minPixelated ThoughtsEpisode 05 : Crushing your next job interviewThis episode is going to be an effort to ease off the pressure off the students applying for jobs or have interviews scheduled. Interviews can be daunting but I’d like to share a few insights to make the interview a bit less daunting. If you follow well, you might actually stand a chance to nudge the interview in your favor.
This week's questions comes from Margaery, she asks “How do I prepare myself to win an interview.P.s.: Not college placements.”
Over the course of 3 years running my startup I’ve come across 100+ CVs and...2020-07-2615 minPixelated ThoughtsEpisode 04 : How to survive Instagram as an amateur bakerHey Everyone, welcome to episode 4 of pixelated thoughts. This episode is going to be a tasty and my baker friends are gonna love it for sure. We will discuss 5 tips any amateur home baker could apply to his/her existing instagram account to gain more hungry clients and be happier baking.
This week's question comes from Royan, and he asks “I’m an amateur baker baking personalized cakes. What would be your suggestion to survive the rise of home bakers amid lockdown.” So, here are 3 things you could do to stay relevant and not dry to death withou...2020-07-1915 minPixelated ThoughtsEpisode 03 : Leveraging internships, shaping your futureHey Everyone, welcome to episode 3 of pixelated thoughts podcast. This week we are gonna talk about how to get the best out of your internships and choosing the right industry to intern in. What can you expect from these pre job internship period and much more stay tuned.
An internship is a period of work experience before getting placed as a full time employee. Or a program used to train you in a particular skill or technique while working on a live client project. Internships can be paid or non paid and could last for a minimum...2020-07-1113 minPixelated ThoughtsEpisode 02 : Should I drop out and pursue my dreams?This week's question comes from Joviet, and he asks “Should i drop out of college and pursue my dreams or struggle in college till I lose interest in my dream”. It is a pretty straight forward question. But the answer isn’t.
Let’s start by asking you, how much do you believe yourself that you will make the dream work. Is it something that you came up overnight? Will the dream last three years? Do you believe that this product idea or the service startup itself, even though it's still an idea?
Let’s set some g...2020-07-0416 minPixelated ThoughtsEpisode 01 : Growing an Art page the right wayIn this episode of Pixelated Thoughts Podcast we will discuss about how one can take their art page to the next level. Sharing tips to grow it organically and keeping it relevant despite having such a strong competition. You don't have to compete but support each other and grow together. But most importantly loving what you do.
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Stay home, Stay Safe!2020-06-2811 minPixelated ThoughtsEpisode 0 - Podcast AnnouncementHey everyone, welcome to Pixalated thoughts, a podcast hosted by me Ashley Dsouza, I’m a UX designer who turned his college side hustle into a full time business and i want you to do the same by sharing my personal insights and techniques on how to convert your side hustle into a business opportunity. Stick Around!
With “Pixelated Thoughts” I wanted to help fellow ideators and entrepreneurs or even aspiring business owners to get a better understanding of what it takes to actually run a side hustle. In this podcast I will answer questions I've got regard...2020-06-2405 min