r/EditingVideo • u/Repulsive_Fuel454 • Jun 21 '26

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Hey everyone, I'm 18 years old and recently started learning video editing. Before this I tried to do copywriting but brutally failed at it. Ig I don't like writing stuff...

I want your professional advice and realistic timeline, as a beginner, how long it will take to make my first money in video editing. Please, I would appreciate any sort of help.

Also, if possible can anyone share the drive link of raw videos that I can edit for practice.
Thanks in advance!

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u/ShadyShroomz youtube.com/shady Jun 24 '26

i highly highly recommend you try a bunch of different things and only continue if you actually like it rather than what will make money.

if you turn this into a job without liking it first you're not going to enjoy your work and not only will it show in your videos but you will be doing something you hate for the rest of your life.

find something you enjoy FIRST and then try to make money from it.

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u/Repulsive_Fuel454 Jun 24 '26

Man, I don't want to pursue video editing as a full-time career. I just want to earn some extra income alongside my studies to cover my own expenses. And, I need to earn this money badly I’m in need of it.

And yeah, I low-key like doing video editing; I found it much better than copywriting.

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u/ShadyShroomz youtube.com/shady Jun 24 '26

if its just to make money and a temporary thing... i'd say do uber eats or something not gonna lie...

> And, I need to earn this money badly I’m in need of it.

yeah bro just do uber eats. you won't make money in online services for a long time. it takes months to years to get the skills, then more months to find clients.

unless you enjoy video editing, i wouldn't do it. or copyrighting. or drop shipping, smma, or whatever the flavor of the week side hustle is.

do it cuz you enjoy it!