First $1,000: Health & Wellness Writer Establishes Side Income
In this week’s First title: "First $1,000: Health & Wellness Writer Establishes Side Income",000 segment, we hear from a freelance writer who works in the health and wellness field. She now earns several thousand dollars a month part-time.
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Episode 2270
Today’s episode is part of a new feature we’re doing in 2022 called ‘Your First $1,000.’ As you might surmise from the title, this is all about how someone made their first $1,000. How did they get to that point? Not their first $100,000—that’s cool, but it would probably be a long story. One thing I’ve learned is that once you begin to earn real money, the steps required to go to the next level—whether it’s $1,000 to $2,000, or even to $5,000 or $10,000 are often easier than that first real paycheck. With that in mind, today’s feature comes from Susan Petersen, a freelance writer based in Indiana. How did she earn her first $1,000, what did it feel like, and what did she learn? Let’s hear it from Susan. I’ll be back at the end to wrap us up. Yours in the revolution,
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