Entrepreneur has an affiliate partnership with Hurdlr so we may get a share of the revenue from your purchase. It’s no secret that the freelance economy is growing like crazy. According to a study published in 2016 by Upwork called Freelancing in America, 55 million Americans participated in freelancing last year, meaning it already represents 35 percent of the U.S. workforce.   Here’s a more surprising statistic: Moonlighters made up 25 percent of the freelance workforce in 2016. These are professionals with a primary, traditional job who also moonlight doing freelance work. For example, a corporate-employed web developer who does freelance projects in the … Continue reading How the Top Freelance Marketplaces Grow Your 'Side Hustle' Profit