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Social media management

You run social accounts for businesses, planning posts, replying to comments, and tracking what works. Most clients pay a monthly rate.

4.83 reviewsLast review 2 weeks ago
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Median monthly earnings
$1,500
Middle 50%: $1,500 – $12,500
Effective hourly
$30.00
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
7 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
Under $100
To get up and running
Time to first $100
1–4 weeks
From starting out
Monthly expenses
$150–300
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Mostly flexible
Most common answer
Would recommend it
100%
3 of 3 say yes or probably yes
What people make in a month
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$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+
By platform
How many reviewers use each platform. Many people work more than one.
Instagram
2 reviewers
Facebook Marketplace
1 reviewer
Instacart
1 reviewer
TikTok
1 reviewer
How it scores
Happiness9.7 / 10
Would do it again100%
Schedule flexibility4.3 / 5
Pay predictability3.7 / 5
What surprised people most
Every option reviewers could pick, most common first. 3 reviews.
How much I could earn
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How much time it takes
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How difficult it is to find customers or clients
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How little I could earn
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Reviews
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Instagram· 5+ years in · 2 weeks ago
Monthly $250–500Hours 10–20 hrs/moHourly $25.00

Plenty of people tries to waste your time

Instacart· 1–2 years in · 2 weeks ago
Monthly $1,000–2,000Hours 40–60 hrs/moHourly $30.00

Enjoy diverse projects

Instagram· 2–5 years in · 2 weeks ago
Monthly $10,000+Hours 20–40 hrs/moHourly $416.67

Freedom from time restraints. Just be consistent Respond to your DMs

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