This document outlines 25 potential income streams for freelancers, including providing services like writing, programming, or graphic design; creating service or maintenance packages; promoting affiliate products; offering coaching, books, workbooks, online courses, digital content, premium content, YouTube monetization, blogging, advertising, memberships, donations, paid reviews, merchandise, physical products, webinars, live events, kits, partner products, speaking engagements, syndication, crowdfunding, monetizing an email list, and building an agency. The document recommends freelancers diversify their income sources across these different streams to build sustainable freelance businesses.

1. 25 Income Streams for
Freelancers
Garland Coulson aka “Captain Time”

2. #1: Your Services
• Virtual Assistants
• Writing
• Copywriting
• Programming
• Digital Marketing
• SEO
• Graphic Design
• Web Design
• Video Editing
• Video Production
• Content Creation
• Photo Editing
• Voiceovers
• Music Creation
• Music Editing
• And hundreds of other services

3. #2:
Service/Maintenance
Packages
Web designers – WordPress
plugin updates, malware scan
and maintenance
SEO – Monthly reports, weekly
new content
Video Production – new video
every month

4. #3: Affiliate Products & Services
Service Type Affiliate Possibilities
Web Designer Hosting, plugins, digital marketing
software
SEO Tracking software, reporting software
Virtual Assistant Email list software, tracking tools

5. #4: Coaching
Coach others how to do what you do

6. #5: Books/e-Books
• Create books/e-books
relating to your expertise
and sell online (passive
income)
• Positions you as an expert

7. #6:
Workbooks/Checklists/Documentation
• Most books are useless
without a workbook or
checklist
• Provide templates and
checklists others can
purchase or download

8. #7: Online Training Courses
• Once created, income is
passive
• Sell 24/7 without tying up
your time

9. #7: Digital Content for
Others
• Music
• Photos/Images (make available on stock photo sites)
• Apps (sell on directories)
• Plugins
• Themes

10. #8: Premium
Content

11. #9: YouTube
Monetization
• Minimum 1000 subscribers
• Minimum watch time

12. #10: Blogging

13. #11: Advertising

14. #12:
Memberships

15. #13: Donations

16. #14: Paid Reviews & Sponsorship

17. #15: Merchandise

18. #16: Physical
Products

19. #17: Webinars

20. #18: Live Events

21. #19: Kits and Subscription Boxes

22. #20: Partner’s Products
& Services

23. #21: Speaking

24. #22: Syndication

25. #23: Crowdfunding

26. #24: Your Email List

27. #25: Build an Agency
Earn from the skills of others

28. For more
help, visit
CaptainTime.com