This episode, Holly explains the benefits of being a freelance grant writer, the opportunities for freelance grant writers during a recession, and how much freelance grant writers can expect to make.

Becoming a freelance grant writer during a recession can seem like a scary prospect, and with economic uncertainty, it’s natural to wonder if freelance grant writing is still a good job.

But as inflation cuts into salaries, freelancer grant writers are able to adjust their prices, services, and clients to meet their needs while employees are stuck with a fixed wage and falling spending power.

In this episode, Holly explains the benefits of being a freelance grant writer, how freelance grant writers make money, and how competitive the freelance grant writing market is.

Holly also talks about the number of federal grants that are issued each year, why a recession is one of the best times to become a freelance grant writer, and how the non-profit sector is able to grow during a recession.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• The benefits of being a freelance grant writer.
• How to make money as a freelance grant writer.
• How many clients freelance grant writers need to support themselves.
• How competitive the freelance grant writing market is.
• How the non-profit sector is able to grow during a recession.
• How much money the government has allocated to grants.
• How many federal grants are issued each year.
• Why now is the best time for freelance grant writers.
• The benefits for non-profits of hiring a freelancer instead of an employee.
• How much freelance grant writers can charge.

Quotables:

• “I’m a big advocate of you being able to generate money from your skills. It’s so important because you never know what life’s going to throw at you and it’s always good to have a skill in your back pocket to know how to generate money while using your skills.”
• “You may only need or want four clients and that can keep you busy. So it doesn’t take a lot of clients to make a decent income as a freelance grant writer, and that could be a six-figure income from just four clients.”
• “When you’re freelancing and you have your pricing and your ideal clients, you are going to really benefit in these times of inflation because you can control your income. All of a sudden if you need more money you can increase your prices, you can get more clients, you can add another service to an existing client. There are many different things you can do, you’re not on a fixed income which is becoming less and less because of inflation.”

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Free Masterclass: 3 Proven Steps to Start a Freelance Grant Writing Business
• Freelance Grant Writer Academy Waitlist
• Hire a Grant Writer
• Grant Writing and Funding
• How This Federal Grant Writer Advanced Her Freelance Grant Writing Business
• Why Becoming a Nonprofit Consultant is a Good Career Move
• How to Calculate Value-Based Pricing as a Freelance Grant Writer
• Grant Writer Pricing Survey: Why Grant Professionals Don’t Feel Valued
• Grant Easy Management Software

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