{"id":87711,"date":"2025-04-15T22:55:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/?p=87711"},"modified":"2025-04-15T22:55:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:25:53","slug":"self-taught-kashmiri-techie-completes-500-freelance-projects-while-pursuing-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/15\/self-taught-kashmiri-techie-completes-500-freelance-projects-while-pursuing-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-taught Kashmiri techie completes 500 freelance projects while pursuing education"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sajid from Srinagar mentors unemployed youth to pursue freelancing for financial freedom<\/strong><\/p>\n

Srinagar, Apr 15 (KNO): Sajid Ahmad, a self-taught tech talent from Srinagar, has emerged as a promising face in the digital freelancing world with his expertise in video editing, graphic design, web development and digital marketing.<\/p>\n

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What started as a childhood curiosity with electronic gadgets grew into a full-fledged passion for technology. \u201cI was always curious about how things worked,\u201d Sajid Ahmad told the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO).<\/p>\n

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He spoke of opening devices like DVD players, emergency lights, and gaming consoles just to see what was inside. \u201cMy journey took a serious turn in 6th grade when a computer entered my life. I immersed myself in learning everything I could about computer hardware and software. That computer changed everything for me\u2014it made me realise I could build and fix things on my own,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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By 8th standard, he had become known as a tech-savvy troubleshooter in his locality \u2014 helping friends and neighbours fix their devices, whether hardware or software-related. His deep interest in tech naturally progressed toward freelancing, which he discovered during 11th grade.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith no mentor and limited internet access, I started working locally, fixing computer issues while learning digital skills through YouTube tutorials and self-study,\u201d Sajid said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI started learning coding languages for web and application development. In addition to that, I taught myself to use Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and other creative software on my own. I had no professional course or teacher, but was determined to learn,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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Sajid said his ability to communicate in English and the quality of his work helped him attract his first client within a week of starting online freelancing. “The moment gave me confidence that I could do this from Kashmir and reach people globally,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Over the years, Sajid launched his own digital agency, SajidStudios \u2014 where he offers a complete suite of services including Digital Strategy, UI\/UX Design, Content Writing, Content Creation (YouTube videos, Facebook ads, etc.), Digital Marketing, Branding, Web Development and Social Media Management.<\/p>\n

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He went on to pursue a diploma and B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering. \u201cBalancing academics and freelancing, I completed over 1000+ freelance projects in web development, content creation, branding and social media marketing,\u201d he said. \u201cFreelancing not only helped me grow professionally but also funded my further education, made me financially independent and eventually helped me become an entrepreneur,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Sajid said he actively mentors aspiring freelancers and unemployed youth in Kashmir, encouraging them to pursue freelancing for financial freedom. \u201cThis lack of job opportunities often contributes to stress and hopelessness among the youth. By championing freelancing, I provide more than just skill development,\u201d he said\u2014(KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sajid from Srinagar mentors unemployed youth to pursue freelancing for financial freedom Srinagar, Apr 15 (KNO): Sajid Ahmad, a self-taught tech talent from Srinagar, has emerged as a promising face in the digital freelancing world with his expertise in video editing, graphic design, web development and digital marketing.   What started as a childhood curiosity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":87712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kashmir"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87711"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87713,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87711\/revisions\/87713"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}