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Skilled freelance
Consulting
You advise businesses in your area of expertise and get paid for your time or the results. Rates run hourly, per project, or on retainer.
4.8Last review 2 weeks agoLow data
Low data. These numbers come from just 2 reviews, so treat them as an early signal, not a reliable average — they'll sharpen as more people report.
Median monthly earnings
$4,500
Middle 50%: $1,500 – $7,500
Effective hourly
$225.00
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
6 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
$50–150
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Mostly flexible
Most common answer
Would recommend it
50%
1 of 2 say yes or probably yes
What people make in a month
Gross earnings people entered themselves, before expenses and taxes. 2 reviews.
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0
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1
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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
Happiness9.5 / 10
Would do it again50%
Schedule flexibility4.0 / 5
Pay predictability3.0 / 5
What surprised people most
Every option reviewers could pick, most common first. 2 reviews.
How competitive the market is
2
How much I could earn
1
How difficult it is to find customers or clients
1
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
Nothing really surprised me
0
Reviews
Everyone here is anonymous. Nobody sees who wrote what.· 6–12 months in · 2 weeks ago
Monthly $5,000–10,000Hours 40–60 hrs/moHourly $150.00
I love the freedom of free thought. Its helpful to remember that people will pay for your expertise.
· 1–2 years in · 2 weeks ago
Monthly $1,000–2,000Hours Under 10 hrs hrs/moHourly $300.00
As an educator. I love Educational Consulting. The pay cam be great but of course work is contract based.
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