PRESENTING: How a 27-year-old freelancer built up business on the freelancing platform Fiverr to make over $350,000 a year
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Business Insider
Aug 19, 2020, 22:25 IST
Alexandra Fasulo.Alexandra Fasulo
When Alexandra Fasulo first joined Fiverr, an online marketplace for freelancers, she viewed the platform as a simple way to earn some extra cash on the side. She only started to take the platform more seriously after quitting her job in public relations later that year.
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Now, five years later, she's made more than $350,000 exclusively from Fiverr gigs, writing blog posts, press releases, social media content, and product descriptions for Amazon and Shopify.
The 27-year-old shared with Business Insider the strategies that helped turn her career around — like how she secured stellar reviews and juggled multiple tasks — and what she recommends to other freelancers just starting out.
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"It's not a get-rich-quick-overnight type of thing," Fasulo said. "But if you're patient with it, there's no reason why you can't hit six figures in one, two, or three years like I did."
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