I keep running into social media posts hyping up n8n as this amazing income generator that anyone can learn quickly. When I asked an AI assistant, it told me I could reach professional level in just 4-8 weeks if I put in 2 hours daily. That sounds almost too good to be true though. I’m coming from a background with very little tech experience, so I’m wondering what the reality is here. Has anyone actually gone from zero knowledge to making decent money with n8n? What’s a more realistic timeline for someone starting from scratch? I want to know if these claims are legit or just marketing hype before I invest my time.
Honestly, those social media posts are mostly BS. I tried n8n last year and sure, the basics click fast, but making real money? That’s different. Spent 3 months just figuring out why my workflows kept breaking. The learning curve gets brutal once you move past simple tutorials and start building actual client solutions.
Those income claims are total BS. I’ve been using n8n for 8 months - started with zero tech skills and yeah, building workflows is pretty easy. But here’s what they don’t tell you: learning n8n isn’t the hard part. It’s figuring out what businesses actually want automated and getting them to pay for it. I wasted weeks building cool workflows that solved problems nobody cared about. The marketing and client hunting is brutal compared to the tech side. Took me 6 months to get my first paying client after tons of cold emails and rejected proposals. I’m making decent money now, but anyone selling this as a quick cash grab is lying.
That 4-8 week timeline? Way too optimistic if you don’t have a tech background. I’ve been learning n8n for six months now with almost zero coding experience. Sure, the drag-and-drop stuff is easy enough, but creating workflows that clients actually pay for? That’s a whole different beast. The tricky part isn’t n8n - it’s figuring out how APIs talk to each other, dealing with errors when things break, and understanding business processes well enough to automate them. Took me 4-5 months of daily practice before I felt confident charging clients. The money’s definitely there, but don’t kid yourself about how long it takes to learn. Every successful n8n freelancer I know had some automation or coding background before they started.
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