TKK #31: Building a Sustainable Freelance Career

Scaling from $5/hour to $120/hour

Learn how to build a long-term, high-value freelancing career through real experience, not theory. This session dives into practical strategies, mindset shifts, and lessons learned while scaling in the global freelancing market.

📅 Event Details

📆 Date: Thursday, Jan 29, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Venue: Herald College, Naxal, Kathmandu

🎤 Speaker

Manesh Timilsina
Top-Rated Upwork Freelancer, Certified Codeable Expert and Co-founder of Akala Web Studio

Manesh has been freelancing since 2015 and has grown his career from charging $5/hour to $120/hour. He will share his real journey, mistakes, wins, and practical insights that helped him scale sustainably in the freelancing and gig economy.

🎯 What You’ll Learn ?

💡 How to start freelancing with minimal experience
💡 Pricing strategies and when to raise your rates
💡 Building trust and long-term client relationships
💡 Transitioning from low-pay gigs to premium work
💡 Honest lessons from years in the freelancing world

👥 Who Should Attend ?

👥 Students and early-career professionals
👥 Freelancers stuck at low hourly rates
👥 Developers, designers and digital professionals
👥 Anyone curious about sustainable freelancing

📬 Contact Us

wwktm
🌐 Website: wwktm.co
📸 Instagram: @wwktm.co
💼 LinkedIn: wwktm
🐦 X: @weekend_web

TKK #31: Building a Sustainable Freelance Career