Michael Jajou graduated in 2020 and managed to pocket $120,000 this year as a freelance developerMichael Jajou is a mobile application developer who graduated from Michigan State University in the spring of 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. But he didn't let that stop him from running a lucrative freelance business that allows him to pocket $120,000 a year at just 22 years old.
"My family and friends were all against the idea and thought I was making a pretty stupid decision," he said. "But all the pressure gave me no choice but to succeed.""It ended up being the best decision I ever made," Jajou said. "Freelancing was supposed to just be a summer job for me. But going into my senior year, I was fully booked for six months with more projects to take on than I could handle.
"My friends and family were in so much shock at what I had done in six months," he said. "That's the point where we all knew that this was a far better option to pursue versus a traditional job." He suggested being patient. "It takes time to build a freelance business, so take it step by step — persistence is key," he said.
"I knew that I wanted to try remote work so that I could be in control of my environment and my schedule," Goulet said. "At the time, I didn't know much about freelancing but I was interested in writing." She said she took the one sample piece she had in her name at the time and used it to start pitching to clients on a mixture of online job boards and freelance marketplaces.
For the next three years, Goulet worked as a part-time freelancer while finishing college. Upon graduation, she decided to go full time."There's a big difference between those who freelance on the side for extra cash and those who do this full time," Goulet said. "If the latter is your goal, don't treat it like a side gig, treat it like your business. That's what you have to do if you want to make a career out of freelancing.
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Turns out you don't need to be a W2 employee to make good money...
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