| Activity | Percent |
|---|---|
| Donate skills for a school, association, church or charity | 50.3% |
| Used social media to try to advance their career | 46.1% |
| Volunteer with a startup or non-profit | 32.7% |
| Created their own website | 27.4% |
| Freelance marketing / public relations | 24.2% |
| Volunteer with a professional group | 24.1% |
| Maintained a personal blog | 20.9% |
| News freelancing | 19.5% |
| Taught a course at a university or community college | 12.1% |
| Web design / development | 6.6% |
| None of these | 13.2% |
JOURNO35: Types of freelancing people have done
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About the Author: Laurie Beth Harris
Laurie Beth Harris was the Editorial Manager of the American Press Institute, and lead writer of API's morning newsletter, Need to Know, until May 2018.
She is the former copy fellow at Southern Living magazine. Laurie Beth is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Journalism and Mass Communication. While at UNC, Laurie Beth served as copy desk editor at The Daily Tar Heel.
