Online job search platforms or even those focused on freelance workers have made it easier for many people to have a secondary job with which to earn extra income each month. Many tasks can be done completely online, without the need for extensive experience in the sector and setting your own rates. There are those who choose to do copywriting, others to carry out the social networks of a company or even create web pages.
Alice Everdeen, a 31-year-old American, left her permanent office job to devote full time to dubbing. Thanks to this type of platform, she began to have clients and with this she became her hobby in her main job. While as a content manager at a company she earns just $42,000 a year, with her new job last year she brought in more than $100,000.
His work as a dubbing artist is based on giving voice to television commercials, programs or movie characters. In these years she has collaborated with companies such as Amazon, OnlyFans, McDonald’s, Red Bull, Colgate or Banco Santander. But the big advantage is that she doesn’t need to spend 8 hours a day glued to his computer. “I would say I work between 3 and 5 hours a day,” she explains on CNBC Make It.
Reduced days to avoid burning
After his normal job at a company, where it was customary to stay overtime after his shift ended, he inherited some bad habits. Everdeen says that when she started freelancing she was very eager to have new clients. At first, she was constantly on the lookout for notifications: “I responded immediately to messages,” she says. For this reason, she had shorter and stricter hours, so that she can avoid symptoms of anxiety and exhaustion.
This new working model consists of avoiding checking emails after five in the afternoon and making sure that he has interesting plans every afternoon and evening. Plus, you’ve hired a virtual assistant who can handle all of these organizing and editing tasks.
80% of his income comes from users who contact him through the freelance platform Fiverr, but he has also created several online courses to teach others how to get a job like his and often writes tips on his blog so that others can guide themselves. in the dubbing world. In total, every month he earns about 15,000 dollars, which in exchange is about 13,800 euros.
With the extra income he earned while still working for his company, he and his partner bought a classic school bus worth 80,000 euros. Both have dedicated these months to renovating it to make it their new home, so they will also save on rent or mortgage. His idea is to be able to tour the country while working online.
