I Made $10,000 Freelancing

Spoiler: It’s Not What You’d Expect.

A photo clicked by me from a trip that I funded

Let me be honest — I was broke. My parents aren’t rich, and that reality hit hard. That combination awakens a drive to make money.

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I mean, I was constantly asking my mom for cash. She would give me anything without hesitation, but I realized that wasn’t what I should do.

Being a college student with a 9-to-5 schedule, I knew I didn’t want to do a part-time job at a call center or something similar. I wanted to work in my field of interest: software engineering.

4 Years Ago: Frustration, Confusion, and Hope

I was frustrated — I had no idea where to start or what to do.

But as I mindlessly scrolled through Instagram and Twitter, I was locked by the idea of making money online. Here’s what I discovered:

5 Levels of Making Money Online

1. Selling E-books
2. Selling Courses
3. Freelancing
4. Building an Agency
5. Creating a SaaS

I listed them in order of increasing complexity. Selling an e-book is simple, while building a SaaS is the hardest.