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The Origin of Alex’s Freelance Life
So I have been freelance writing for over seven years now. I started doing it back in 2015 – not knowing it would become as sought after or popular as it is today. I had no idea, a pandemic, the great resignation, everything was incoming. I just quit my job in 2015. I was 22. I hated it so much, and quit it.
Started freelance writing. I tried a bunch of other things, but freelancing is really what took off for me. And I had a lot of success with it after a few years. I worked really hard at it though, but I started to make really good money on Fiverr and news channels and papers started to write about it. And it kind of, all this press, put me in a position where I’m almost like a freelancing influencer now, in addition to being a freelance writer. And I love it cuz I like change and everything. So you kind of catch me today, as a freelancing mentor, writer, podcast host, crazy person.
RSS.com Asked:
That’s awesome, though, because it sounds like you’ve taken what was like, kind of a mainstream thing, and you’ve diversified it into multiple avenues. So I’m curious, why did you start a podcast, though?
Why Did Alex Start a Podcast?
I started a podcast in February of this year, it’s actually brand new because all the people who follow me kept begging me to do it. So I was like, okay, okay, I’ll do it. And I’m happy I did it because I have in the first season so much free information there. Now if anyone asks me any question, I just say listen to the podcast. Listen to the podcast. Like it’s just go do that.
A Podcast is like an FAQ
My podcast is almost exactly like my FAQ. Although in my second season now I’m having guests on. And it’s pretty much just me bringing people on who I want to befriend. It’s just like my Alex friend club. All these people I love online, who I admire on TikTok, I’m like, come on my podcast, so I can be your friend.
Like, it’s the best networking tool. I say that to people if not for anything else, you network with people.
Podcasting Prevents People From Wanting to Pick My Brain
You know, oh my God, when people text me that they want to get coffee, I always want to write back to them. “Do you think I got where I am today by going to coffee?” That is a no, like, I appreciate it. But I just kindly say to them, I have like 5,000 hours of free content online instead. It’s just there for you.
