Want to earn six figures as a freelancing online? Learn the best freelancing tips and tricks from self-made Fiverr millionaire and entrepreneur extraordinaire, Alex Fasulo. At age 22, Alex quit her 9-5 job in NYC to dive headfirst into the world of freelancing. Over the next few years, she scaled her business from $35K per year to nearly $400K per year. In this episode, Alex shares the exact steps she took to become a financially independent freelancer, the most common mistakes new freelancers make, and the six tools she uses to run her freelancing business. Episode 180 Special Offers: Take Kristin's Freelance to Freedom Online Course Get FREE access to the Expat Money Summit Buy tickets for the Nomad Island Fest in Portugal Order your copy of Digital Nomads for Dummies Pre-order Alex's new book, Freelance Your Way to Freedom EPISODE 180 TOPICS DISCUSSED/WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: Why Alex quit her 9-5 office job to start freelance writing from home. How to choose your services/offerings as a freelancer. Setting your gig's prices & when to raise your prices. How the Fiverr Pro program helped Alex scale her business. Practical tips and strategies for growing your freelancing business. Hiring help and using AI to run your business for you. How Alex became a CNBC contributor. Huge misconceptions of freelancing that prevent people from trying it. Pros and cons of working as an independent contractor. Alex's biggest struggle as a business owner. Software and tools you need (and don't need) to start freelancing. The most valuable lesson Alex learned in her first year of freelancing. QUESTIONS ANSWERED: What job did you have before becoming a freelancer? Why did you choose writing as your freelancing gig? When did you switch from writing blogs to ghostwriting eBooks? How did you end up on CNBC Make It? Can freelancers make more than salaried employees? Are healthcare and taxes more expensive for freelancers? What are your different income streams? Are any of them passive? What topics do you read and learn about in your spare time and why? What was the biggest thing that helped you get more clients on Fiverr? And more! SHOW NOTES & RESOURCES Resources for Freelancers: Accounting/Bookkeeping: QuickBooks Communicate With Your Team: Slack Take Notes & Stay Organized: Notion Async Video Messaging: Loom Design Emails, Sales Checkouts, & Forms: Flodesk Related Books: Freelance Your Way to Freedom by Alex Fasulo Digital Nomads For Dummies by Kristin Wilson The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Related Podcasts: How To Make Thousands of Dollars per Month Writing on Medium Being a Digital Nomad in Southeast Asia With Giang Cao From Vietnam How To Change Careers and Find Community Anywhere in the World With Patrick Farrell How To Be Great and Live Your Best Life With Steph Smith io Traveling the United States in an RV as a Freelancing Family With Two Kids Related Videos: How to Make Money Online and Find Remote Jobs (Playlist) 65 Tips to Save Money on Travel [Travel Hacks!] 10 Ways I Make Money Online - My Top Ten Online Income Streams How To Make Money Online Fast 🚀 Connect with Alex: Visit her website Listen to The Freelance Fairytales Podcast Follow her on Instagram Follow her on Twitter Follow her on TikTok Subscribe to her YouTube channel Connect with her on LinkedIn Connect with Kristin: Follow on Instagram Subscribe to Traveling with Kristin on YouTube Join the Badass Digital Nomads Facebook Group ........................................................................................... Support the Badass Digital Nomads Podcast: Buy Kristin a Coffee Become a Patron Leave a 5-Star Review Buy Official Merch www.badassdigitalnomads.com ........................................................................................... A special thank you to Kristin's patrons! Become a Patron for $5/month at Patreon.com/travelingwithkristin ........................................................................................... Podcast descriptions may contain affiliate links of products and services we use and recommend at no additional cost to you.