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Ali R.

YouTube Video Editor

Most finance and real estate talking-head videos lose viewers in the first 15 seconds — not because the content is bad, but because the edit doesn't earn the next second. That's the gap I fix. I've spent 5+ years editing for property, finance, and health creators — specifically talking-head content and VSLs built to convert viewers into leads, not just rack up views. Some results from that work: A property channel averaging ~500 views/video hit 70K views on the very first video I edited A hair growth channel averaging ~500 views/video hit 11K views on the very first video I edited Helped two channels cross 100K subscribers Multiple videos I've edited have crossed 100K+ views, some past 2M What that actually looks like on your project: Rebuilding hooks so the first 10 seconds hold instead of losing people Pacing built around retention, not just "keeping it snappy" Editing with the CTA in mind from the first cut, so the video is built to convert, not just entertain I work like a strategist, not a timeline operator — if your footage isn't giving me a story to tell, I'll tell you before I start cutting. If you're a property, finance, or health creator whose videos look fine but aren't converting, send me your channel, and I'll tell you the first thing I'd fix.

🇵🇰Hyderabad, Pakistan$30/hr100% JSS4.88 (23)Since May 2016

Earnings and projects

MRR
$4.5k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#6,581 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#667 / 52.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
$853

Last 6 months: $27k

World#47,694 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#5,705 / 52.9k
Total earnings
$177k

Billed in all: $177k

World#18,522 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#1,360 / 52.9k
Per project
$2.3k

$2.4k in the last 6 months

World#68,643 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#5,047 / 52.9k
Projects, last 6 months
11
91% fixed9% hourly
World#15,931 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#3,676 / 52.9k
Projects in all
76

Across 79 contracts

81% fixed19% hourly
World#38,982 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#5,942 / 52.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$177k+$853 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$176.0k$176.5k$177.0k$177.5kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 0.72% in YouTube Video

Top 1% in 7 of 11 skills, ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

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  4. #39Social Media Video3,559 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #8Top 1%
  5. #54Video Post-Editing5,665 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #5Top 0.95%
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  7. #108Motion Graphics9,264 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #14Top 1%
  8. #111Adobe Premiere Pro14,666 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #14Top 0.76%