How to Earn Money Working on Zoom
A Guide to Getting Paid for Your Virtual Classes, Workshops, Art, Performances, and More.
Chapter 1: A Tale of Two Careers
For decades, I’ve led a strange but successful dual-career in both technology and the Arts. It’s not always been easy and I sometimes get a bit of creative whiplash, but I wouldn’t change my journey for anyone.
In my tech career, I was a “Senior Systems Administrator”. That fancy term just means that I was a well-paid geek. My job was to manage hundreds or thousands of computers and mobile devices for the companies that hired me. I was good at my job, but — after twenty years of delivering technology solutions in high-pressure situations — I began craving something different.
Like, you know, a lot less stress.
Surprisingly, I began to write about technology instead of doing technology. Even more surprisingly, Medium reached out and offered me a contract to become one of their original technology writers. In that capacity, I authored a still-popular series here called “The Firewall”. Pretty cool.
Simultaneously, I’ve also been a professional actor for decades, something you can do when you live and work in Los Angeles. As an actor, I’ve been a longtime member…
