30 days as an AI orchestrator freelancer: $675 and one real lesson
A freelancer spent 30 days selling AI-assisted writing, nearly refunded a client, then narrowed the offer to one 1,000-word post in the client's voice for $150 in 48 hours. The month closed at $675 across five clients and 38 hours, or $17.76 an hour: a modest income but a sharp lesson that taste and a narrow offer are the product, not the AI itself.