January Recap Vlog: Freelancing, Payments Stuck & New Content Ideas | Unscripted Vlog Pt.3

Описание: Late-night, raw and unscripted end-of-January vlog where I recap my entire month as a student, freelancer, and content creator. In this video, I talk about exams, freelancing work, stuck payments, website projects, health, and my future content plans for YouTube, Instagram, and my .in sites.

👀 What you’ll see in this video:
January monthly recap
How this month went overall (not amazing, not terrible, just “medium”)
Balancing studies, exams, and freelancing work
Why I started recording these raw documentation-style videos

Exams, college and practicals
Written exams in the middle of the month and how they broke my YouTube consistency
Upcoming practical exams and my uncertainty about how they will go
Thoughts on managing studies + freelancing + content together

Freelancing, clients and payments
Work I did for different clients (Corner, Martin, Manee/Jordan etc.)
Payments that are still pending and how delayed payments create problems
One client order that got cancelled and how that affected things
Fiverr work and an upcoming ~$300 payment that should clear soon

Website projects and Desigix
Story of how a website order came during my exams
Building, revising and improving a client website with multiple revisions
Final tasks left: optimizing images, fixing workflow, and polishing the site
Plans to add 20+ products on Desigix and create a proper category page
How I want to position Desigix for designers and design-related content

YouTube content, .in sites and personal brand
How I uploaded 3 long-form videos consistently for 3 weeks
Why I paused uploads during exams
Upcoming video: comparison of 3 payment processors for freelancers
My plan to focus more on Fiverr, freelancing tips, and money-making content
How I want to use “rahulgautam.in” for business, money and high-quality audience
How this current channel will stay raw, vlog-style, “day in my life” type
Instagram strategy and changing usernames to match the new branding

Gear, setup and investments
Upgrading from using a phone + USB cable to a better mic and webcam
New mic (~₹2,500 range) and webcam (~₹5,500, got it cheaper on offer)
How better audio and video quality reduced friction and made it easier to record
Future things I want to buy: SSD, HDD, MacBook, pocket camera, etc.
Why I want to invest more into editing support and better content

Health, room and personal grooming
Recent blood test and some values coming high, likely because of bad sleep
Realization that I need to focus more on health and sleep
Room renovation plans: from off-pink walls to maybe blue, plus adding animations
Thinking about getting teeth aligners instead of braces
Small things like grooming, hair, and overall self-improvement

Content style and storytelling goals
Why I’m keeping these videos public instead of private
Using these vlogs as documentation of my journey for my future self
Wanting to improve storytelling, speaking skills and raw, minimal-edit content
Plan to start shorts/reels with minimal edits and strong hooks
Series idea: creating accounts on Fiverr, PayPal, Wise and Payoneer, then comparing them

⌚ Timestamps:
00:00 – Why I’m recording this video
00:30 – How January went overall
01:10 – Exams, papers and lost weeks
02:30 – Freelancing work and pending payments
04:00 – Website project story and revisions
05:30 – Plans for rahulgautam.in, OG and DG Gix
07:00 – YouTube videos, Fiverr focus and freelancing tips
08:30 – Health, blood tests and sleep issues
09:30 – Room, setup, renovation and gear upgrades
11:00 – Future investments and content plans
12:00 – Raw vlog, storytelling and why this documentation matters

📌 If you’re into:
Freelancing and making money online
Balancing college, exams and side hustles
Raw, honest vlogs about the creator journey
Behind-the-scenes of building a personal brand
…then you’ll probably relate to this video.

👇 Let’s connect:
www.rahulgautam.in


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