Freelance Your Way to Freedom

Foreword xi

Preface xix

Acknowledgments xxiii

1 You Can Be Financially Free 1

I Freelancing 7

2 Why Freelancing First Makes Sense 9

3 Getting on More Than One Freelancing Platform 19

4 Why You Should Create a Freelancing Agency 29

5 Adjusting to a Freelancing Lifestyle 37

6 Meeting Customer Expectations 47

7 The Upper Echelons of Freelancing Platforms 59

II Side Hustling 67

8 Breaking Down Your Freelancing Income 69

9 Top Ten Side Hustles to Consider 77

10 Picking the Right Side Hustles for You 91

11 Time Management Expectations 99

12 Automating Your Side Hustles for Passive Income 107

13 Vetting Virtual Assistants 117

14 Building Out Your Virtual Team 123

III Personal Branding 131

15 Using Your Freelance and Side Hustle Success to Launch a Personal Brand 133

16 Identifying Your Core Personal Brand Components 141

17 Picking the Right Social Media Apps for You 149

18 Creating and Automating Content 159

19 Handling Online Criticism and Hate 167

20 TikTok Goes the Clock 173

21 A Crash Course on Virality 179

IV Financial Freedom 187

22 Key Concepts for Investing Your Money 189

23 Seeing Yourself as a Financially Free Person 197

24 The Benefits of Systems That Work in Your Place 205

25 The "Seven Streams of Income" Rule 211

26 Building Your Financial Freedom Tribe 219

References 225

About the Author 229

Index 231