Some Freelance Stats
How to Live an Epic Freelance Life
I’ve started the Epic Freelance Life project for a number of reasons.
The main reason is that I want to inspire the next generation of freelancers/solopreneurs in the same way Tim Ferris inspired me 20 years ago with his book The 4-Hour Workweek.
That book is old. He was teaching people how to work remotely.
Here’s what’s best about working for yourself:
Freedom.
No one to tell you when to start or stop working.
Freelancing is an infinite game - there’s no limit to how much you can earn or grow.
Here’s what is hard about working for yourself:
Finding enough work.
Managing unstable income.
Time management.
Dealing with taxes.
The average hourly pay in 2025 for freelance workers is around $48 (source: Zip Recruiter)
My average pay for the jobs I book tends to be around $800-1000/hr. I could go higher.
I want to teach people how to get there. Whether you’re a plumber, photographer, nanny or Uber driver.
I know it’s possible to 10x the average amount that you charge.
Here are the average salaries of the the most popular freelancing titles, according to Upwork:
Around 52% of Gen Z and 44% of millennials work freelance. That means half of Gen Z in America is freelance, working without a boss/working from home on their own terms.
According to Upwork, more than 64 million people in the United States are freelancing, representing 38% of the U.S. workforce.
I want to have all the conversations around how to take our jobs to the next level.
It’s a wild wild world working on your own, without too much guidance.
I’m here to hold your hand, listen, challenge old ways of thinking, and brainstorm ways to get from $50/hr to $1000/hr.
If this sounds interesting to you, check out some quick reads from the past:
How I got to St. Barths on a huge wedding weekend.
How giving has been one of the cornerstones of my success.
Some of the best business/leadership books I read over the past eight years.
Why finding your community is the only way to survive long term.
