ABSTRACT
This chapter covers the most common income sources, which are public relations, copywriting, copyediting, blogging, ghost writing, podcasting, teaching, training and consultancy–but this is by no means an extensive list. Indeed, journalists moonlight in many weird, wonderful and totally unrelated ways, working as bricklayers, DJs, yoga instructors, drag queen comedy writers and landscape gardeners. Part of the burgeoning gig economy, portfolio careers enable workers to pursue their various interests and manage a mix of part-time jobs and self-employed work. The main challenge of a portfolio career is the management of time, tasks and identity. It is more complex than a solo freelance journalism career because you may have contractual obligations to meet and less autonomy.
