“People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.” – George Bernard Shaw On July 20th, 2014, I celebrated my 2-year anniversary working as a freelance copywriter on Upwork. The date also marked the close of a 12-month period in which I’d earned $100,000. Yes, all from Upwork. People said it couldn’t be done. I’ve had this said to me personally, and I’ve seen countless posts on forums from freelancers who say it’s impossible to make a full time living on sites like Upwork. Here’s one little gem in particular: But posts like this totally miss the point. This one in particular is full of red herrings. Because being a successful freelancer isn’t about journalism, newspapers or ad agencies. It’s about solving people’s problems and providing value to their business. If you can do that, and be/become very good at your craft, then your background will be totally irrelevant. And if you can’t, then you can have ad agency experience like Don Draper...