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You run your own business, covering the product, the customers, and everything in between. Income swings with the business, and you handle your own taxes.
3.0Last review 2 weeks agoLow data
Low data. These numbers come from just 1 review, so treat them as an early signal, not a reliable average — they'll sharpen as more people report.
Median monthly earnings
$750
Middle 50%: $750 – $750
Effective hourly
$50.00
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
3 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
$100–500
To get up and running
Time to first $100
3–6 months
From starting out
Monthly expenses
$300–600
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Mostly flexible
Most common answer
Would recommend it
0%
0 of 1 say yes or probably yes
What people make in a month
Gross earnings people entered themselves, before expenses and taxes. 1 review.
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Under $100
$100–250
$250–500
$500–1,000
$1,000–2,000
$2,000–3,500
$3,500–5,000
$5,000–10,000
$10,000+
How it scores
Happiness6.0 / 10
Would do it again0%
Schedule flexibility4.0 / 5
Pay predictability2.3 / 5
What surprised people most
Every option reviewers could pick, most common first. 1 review.
How difficult it is to find customers or clients
1
How much I could earn
0
How little I could earn
0
How much time it takes
0
How difficult it is to get started
0
Taxes — how much I owe
0
Unexpected expenses
0
How competitive the market is
0
Nothing really surprised me
0
Reviews
Everyone here is anonymous. Nobody sees who wrote what.· 2–5 years in · 2 weeks ago
Monthly $500–1,000Hours 10–20 hrs/moHourly $50.00
Spent a decade building my experience to qualify for this type of state funded business just to struggle to get clients. But very rewarding once you do.
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