Katie Janner
28-year-old Katie Janner made nearly $50,000 last year freelancing full-time as a voice actress and podcast editor — and said she expects to make $50,000 to $60,000 in 2022. 80% of her income comes through the freelance platform Fiverr, where she's been able to find work, receive reviews, and charge increasingly higher rates.
After feeling "really confused" about her career path, Janner began looking for voiceover work on freelance platforms, which ranged from voicemails for companies, internal content for a dentist office, and a technical training video for manufacturing workers.
In 2019, she realized she was making enough through freelancing — roughly $2,600 per month — that it "didn't make sense" to go to her catering job. She decided to quit to focus on her voiceover work full-time.
Given her income isn't always consistent month-to-month, Janner said she always tries to maintain sufficient savings to dip into if needed. But overall, she said she loves her lifestyle.
"I really, really, really like being self-employed and having full control over my time and traveling as much as I have," she said.
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