Where my freelance income comes from
A deep dive into my earnings from newspapers, magazines, websites and books
I love to crunch numbers and work out percentages. I find it’s a really useful way of visualising my earnings and seeing exactly what my key income streams are. So this week I sat down and looked at my freelance income from the tax year 2024-25. And I was quite surprised by what I found.
In the past most of my revenue has come from print newspapers and specialist magazines but there has been a big shift this year due to a variety of industry, and personal, changes.
In the Premium newsletter today I dig into the weeds of my key income streams, how they are changing and what this might mean for the future of freelance journalism.
It’s clear that diversification and variety continues to be the lifeblood of a successful freelance career, so I’ll share the different ways in which I do this.
Read on to find out just where my money is coming from.