Remote work on your own terms. The 28-year-old works 15-30 hours a week and travels around the world
In 2019, Katie Janner had a difficulty ending with the end. She lived in New York and earned extra money as a waitress, brand ambassador, babysitter and freelancer specializing in voice.
Today, the 28-year-old is doing great. He works as a free shooter, she is a appreciated dubbing actress and editor of the podcasts. She earned 47 thousand hole. in 2021 and says that he is on the right track to end this year with the amount of 50 – 60 thousand. hole. Almost 80 percent Her income comes from the Fiverr Freelance Platform, where she found a job, gained popularity and recommendations, thanks to which she could raise the rates.
Young people prefer to be freelancers because they value their time
– I think that many people my age, think similarly: “I prefer to earn less, but at least be the master of my time, I do not have to participate in endless meetings at Zoomie, or take sick days or have a limited vacation” – he says.” I definitely think that more and more young people are interested in freelance and want to run their own business.
Janner is among the millions of Americans who have seduced flexibility that remote work on his own account can ensure. The UPWORK study from 2021 showed that 59 million Americans (36 percent of the US working strength) in the last 12 months have worked as free shooters, and it promises that this number will increase if the economy slows down. Many of the freshly baked freelancers use the freedom that this form of employment gives and works not only from home, but also places where he is just staying. Over 15 million Americans define themselves as digital nomads – remote workers who are traveling for several weeks or months. This number increased by 42 percent. from 2020, and from 2019 over twice.
She got a job on the FIVERR platform, and then everything happened “on a snowball basis”
In 2017, Janner completed a colleague with a theater diploma and felt “completely confused” about her future professional path. She lived with her parents who, she recalls, asked her once: “G.Do you could do anything in your life, what would you do?“
She answered that she would probably have voiced because she liked the Voiceoover course in which she took part in the college.
In November 2017, she began to look for a job in this industry on freelancers platforms. Among the services offered was recording voice messages for companies, content for the dental office, or technical training for production workers.
Cooperation with the Fiverr platform turned out to be the most fruitful, where she says, she received the order on the first day. And then everything started on a “snowball ball” as he says.
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With more orders and five -star reviews from customers, Janner began to raise its rates from $ 5 to $ 10, and finally to $ 45.
But when she moved to New York in 2018, wanting to stay, she had to take up additional work as a waitress at parties, a babysitter and a brand ambassador.
In 2019, she realized that she earned enough as a freelancer (approximately $ 2,000 $ 600 per month). “So it didn't make sense” to continue other work. She decided to throw them and focus only on full -time dubbing.
When Voiceofer orders sat down a bit, Janner began to be interested in edition of podcasts. Now, he says, about 70 percent. Her income comes from customers producing podcasts, from which she charges an average of $ 115. for the episode.
In total, it gives her a amount of 2,000. hole. monthly. It comes from returning customers recording in a permanent schedule. In the most busy month last year Katie earned over 5,000 $ 600.
Her priority is working with people who “see the value” in what he does. Most customers do not question its rates. – I do not intend to cooperate with people who want to pay me $ 5 each. for the order – he explains. – I try to make it clear on my profile. I live in New York, so it's obvious that I wouldn't stay if I was paid $ 10. for the project – he adds.
Remote work allows her to travel around the world
Janner loves the flexibility offered by her free shooter work.
He usually tries to wake up as early as possible to perform orders and “enjoy the rest of the afternoon.” As a rule, he spends four hours to edit two episodes of the podcast, for $ 125 and $ 110.
Living in New York, Janner plans to continue the life of the Digital Nomada and hopes to travel for two to three months a year.
He says that work from 10 to 15 hours a week while traveling and subletting her own apartment for six weeks of absence, she helped her cover the costs of summer trips.
“It turned out to be very simple,” Janner says about renting his own apartment. “I didn't think we would have any interest, because the rent increased significantly.” But when I posted a rental advertisement on Facebook, I had some 200 messages.
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Janner admits that freelancing has its drawbacks.
“It's really difficult at the beginning,” she said. – You have to get reviews, wait for these people to trust and only then you can raise the rates.
Even now, when he is doing great professionally, the lack of a fixed payment causes a slight anxiety in slower periods. In 2021, its monthly income ranged from 2,000. 700 to 5 thousand $ 600 Which also had to be enough to cover “quite expensive” health insurance.
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Due to these challenges, Janner says that she has gathered sufficient savings in the event that matters did not go through her.
People who are new in the world of freelancing, or think about it, advise them to initially combine permanent part -time job with additional orders. – Act in parallel, watch how things are developing, and only then become a full -time freelancer.
At the early stage of your career in the dawn of freelancing, follow the principle “pretend to succeed”, he adds.
Freelancer has full control over his time
“I complained as the editor of the podcasts before I started editing the podcasts and I just learned urgently during,” he explains. – You have to believe in yourself and be disciplined, and sometimes you gain experience and you will be able to raise the rates – he adds.
Janner intends to continue his lifestyle in the future. She values the flexibility that freelancing provides her and says that she would take a full -time job only if the salary and benefits were worth it.
– I love working on my own. Have full control over your time and travel as much as I want – he acknowledges.
Author: Jacob Zinkula
