PRESENTING: The tools and strategies one freelance graphic designer making $200,000 a year uses to capitalize on her downtime to learn new skills and increase revenue

The coronavirus pandemic has given us a lot of downtime. Why not use it to better your business, or maybe launch one?

Morgan Overholt is a graphic-design freelancer and owner of Morgan Media LLC. She earns six figures each year by turning playtime into profits — from learning new skills to revamping her portfolio.

"Every skill we acquire is a new service we can offer to our clients. Which is why, every time we find ourselves with a spare moment, we try to focus on education and training," she explained.

Here's what she recommended you do to turn your free time into dollar signs, plus the actual tools she uses to boost her skill set.

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