Side hustle update: freelance writing is actually working

Dec 271 min read

4 months ago I posted here about starting freelance copywriting after my kids went to bed. Just hit $800 in revenue this month (admittedly small potatoes) but it feels good to have something that's just mine. Working 5-6 nights a week after bedtime though, so my wife and I barely see each other. Trying to find the balance. Anyone else doing side work? How long before it felt sustainable?

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TTerry O.RegularDec 29

That's actually not small potatoes for 4 months of evening work, that's solid. What kind of copywriting? B2B, SaaS, e-commerce? Asking because I'm thinking about starting something similar and curious what has decent rates.

TTony F.RegularDec 29

This is the dream honestly. How many hours per week are you actually putting in to hit $800? Trying to figure out if this is realistic with my schedule

WWyatt C.RegularDec 29

Wait you said 4 months ago you were starting - so you went from $0 to $800/month in 4 months? That's the part that's actually impressive, not the dollar amount

LLou P.RegularDec 30

Did you find the right clients right away or did you have a bunch of low-paying gigs first? My concern with starting is I don't want to take $100 jobs that take forever and kill the whole thing.

PPatrick W.RegularDec 27

that's actually huge though, especially doing it after bedtime. $800 is real money. what kind of copywriting gigs are you landing? curious if you started with platforms or built your own client base

TTyler H.RegularDec 28

small potatoes?? dude that's $9600/year of EXTRA income just from writing at night. that's a vacation or fixing the roof or your kids' braces. keep going

BBen L.RegularDec 28

Congrats man. The fact that you're actually executing and not just talking about it puts you ahead of like 99% of people who say they want a side hustle

RRyan M.New DadDec 28

This is legitimately impressive. Not because $800 is huge but because you actually STUCK WITH IT. Most dads I know start these things and quit after month 2 when kids have a rough week or work gets busy. How'd you manage consistency?

BBen D.RegularDec 29

The fact this is generating revenue in 4 months is the win here. Most "side hustles" stay at zero revenue forever or eat time without payoff. You've actually built something that works.

TThomas H.RegularDec 29

Nice work man. Did you have copywriting experience before or did you teach yourself? Looking at your post history and curious what the learning curve was like with two kids and a day job.