Freelance Marketplace evidence: 16 quotes from 4 creators
Every quote, figure and source behind our freelance marketplace guide: 16 quotes from 4 creators, grouped by claim, with the full source list.
Every quote, by claim
Accepted figures: each is backed by the creators quoted under it, verbatim and linked to the moment they said it.
Equipment: Loom for video outreach
“I could have done twice as much of just sending out looms on Upwork to potential people.”
Full-time or part-time: full time capable
“What you said is totally true that you could go from nothing to full time freelancer or full time, you know, agency in two weeks”
“You could go from nothing to full-time freelancer or agency in 2 weeks.”
Typical hours per week: 1–2 hours/week
“Start by spending 15-20 minutes on LinkedIn five days of the week.”
Single reports, not yet confirmed
What one creator said, before a second independent source backs it. Not used as a fact anywhere on the site.
Hourly earnings
“I think I'm seeing a lot of 30 an hours on Upwork, 40 an hour.”
“So keep it at $50 an hour and just get more.”
“if you're building that client work at 50 bucks an hour.”
Typical hours per week
“Start by spending 15-20 minutes on LinkedIn five days of the week.”
Common pitfalls
“So the common freelancer mistake, the common beginner one, which I think I've told you, it's I almost think of it as right a passage, but it's so avoidable is that they get in over their head, they get overwhelmed and they just ghost.”
“I'd rather see you get full at 50 and then raise to 100 versus raise to 100 and then potentially have to backtrack because you're not getting the lead flow.”
“The six hours of outreach time is only enough to book you one client and your typical client is worth like a couple hundred bucks a month”
Income volatility
“what happens when they leave you?”
“All of that's not going to create the stable income that you want as a freelancer, right?”
Equipment
“I could have done twice as much of just sending out looms on Upwork to potential people.”
Full-time or part-time
“What you said is totally true that you could go from nothing to full time freelancer or full time, you know, agency in two weeks”
“You could go from nothing to full-time freelancer or agency in 2 weeks.”
All sources
- Double Your Freelancing Podcast, [Coaching: Brad #6] Networking With Podcasts, Creating a YouTube Strategy + Using “Blueprint Style” Freelancer Podcast Interviews (podcast, 12 Jan 2024, at 1:33:22)
- Chris Koerner, Billy Quit his Job to Start an AI App Agency: Here's How | Ep. # 150 (podcast, 31 Mar 2025, at 27:19)
- Chris Koerner, Billy Quit his Job to Start an AI App Agency: Here's How (YouTube, 21 Apr 2025, at 0:06)
- The 6-Figure Freelancer Podcast, 221 | 6 Tips for Getting Clients on LinkedIn (podcast, 13 Jul 2020)
- Chris Koerner, The Side Hustle AI Was Supposed to Kill Is Booming (YouTube, 18 Sep 2026, at 34:45)
- Double Your Freelancing Podcast, [Coaching: Brad #7] New Client in a Different Niche! 🎉 Trying a Cold Outreach Strategy + Upskilling with Video Editing (podcast, 19 Jan 2024, at 28:03)
- Double Your Freelancing Podcast, [Coaching: Brad #14] Navigating Burnout and Embracing Setbacks + the Value of a Community (podcast, 8 Mar 2024, at 13:21)
- Freelance to Freedom, The Freelance Income Trap That Could Send You Back to Corporate and How to Avoid It [ Freelancing to Financial Freedom ] (podcast, 29 Oct 2026, at 1:23)
- Freelance to Freedom, The First 3 Freelance Clients You Need To Build a Stable Income Before Quitting Corporate So That You Can Grow Your Business FAST [ Freelancing to Financial Freedom ] (podcast, 27 Oct 2026, at 1:27)
All data
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment | Loom for video outreach | Double Your Freelancing Podcast, Jan 2024 |
| Full-time or part-time | full time capable | Chris Koerner, Mar 2025; Chris Koerner, Apr 2025 |
| Typical hours per week | 1–2 hours/week | The 6-Figure Freelancer Podcast, Jul 2020 |