While there are plenty of freelancers who are barely surpassing starving writer status, at the other end of the spectrum, there are folks like Holly Johnson, who makes more than $200,000 annually (and that doesn't even include the income from her blog, ClubThrifty.com, according to Forbes.
Johnson's not the only one. Another freelancer, Kayla Lee, says she also makes nearly that amount without any popular blog, bestselling book, or social media following. Pipe dream, you say? Not necessarily.
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