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Here's a proven path to $150 an hour, right from home. Maybe you've got a good job you like. But when you look ahead, the salary ceiling feels capped, the red tape runs deep, and the chances to move up are slim.
At some point it hits you: this path won't get me where I want to go, and nothing changes unless I change it.
For Hermela Felten, she carved out a new path with better pay and far more time freedom, and she's here to walk you through it.
Hermela runs easeintoearnings.com and Feltech Digital Solutions. A few years ago, she was a college advisor in the DC metro area, spending 2.5 to 3 hours a day just commuting.
When COVID sent her remote, she suddenly had about 2.5 hours of her day back, and that small taste of freedom set everything in motion.
Tune into Episode 749 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:
- how to upskill into a high-paying, in-demand skill for free
- how networking can help you skip the job-application line
- how to turn that new skill into your own part-time freelance business
(Curious if a Salesforce pivot could work for you? Here's a free 5-day challenge: sidehustlenation.com/salesforce)
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