Skilled freelance
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 6 weeks ago
Median monthly earnings
$1,500
50% of reviewers earn $1,500 – $12,500
Effective hourly rate
$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
Gross earnings reported before expenses and taxes. 3 reviews.
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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+
By platform
How many reviewers use each platform. Many people work more than one.
Instagram
Facebook Marketplace
Instacart
TikTokHow it scores
Happiness9.7 / 10
Would do it again100%
Schedule flexibility4.3 / 5
Pay predictability3.7 / 5
What surprised people most
Based on 3 reviews.
How much I could earn
1
How much time it takes
1
How difficult it is to find customers or clients
1
Nothing really surprised me
1
How little I could earn
0
How difficult it is to get started
0
How much I owe in taxes
0
Unexpected expenses
0
How competitive the market is
0
Reviews
Everyone here is anonymous. Nobody sees who wrote what.Instagram· 5+ years in · 6 weeks agoMonthly $250–500Hours 10–20 hrs/moHourly $25.00
Plenty of people tries to waste your time
Instacart· 1–2 years in · 6 weeks agoMonthly $1,000–2,000Hours 40–60 hrs/moHourly $30.00
Enjoy diverse projects
Instagram· 2–5 years in · 6 weeks agoMonthly $10,000+Hours 20–40 hrs/moHourly $416.67
Freedom from time restraints. Just be consistent Respond to your DMs
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