Freelancing Genius Review: Is it a Scam?

While affiliate marketing is my main business earner, I like to explore other ways of making money online, and this brings me to this Freelancing Genius review, a program that teaches people different ways of earning an income through micro gigs online.

Does it work? Is it a scam? Well that’s what I want to cover in this post and the good news is that I do think it’s a legitimate program. But first:

Here are 3 honest disclaimers about this Freelancing Genius review:

1) I didn’t buy Freelancing Genius.

2) I am connecting what I saw in the webinar promoting Freelancing Genius with what I know about affiliate marketing and freelancing gigs in general (which is a lot) to write this review.

3) I do think this program can help you succeed at finding gigs and making money off them, but I will also be sharing what “gig” I personally use in my life, which is earning an affiliate income full time. I think it has it’s own pros above freelance gigs.

A summary and short review of Freelancing Genius:

Who created Freelancing Genius?

Alicia Lyttle.

How much does Freelancing Genius cost?

3 payments of $397. Update: New sources I saw say it’s $47 a month or $359 a year.

What does Freelancing Genius teach?

Alicia shares her experiences in finding the best paying online gigs (Over 10 options) and cutting through the learning curve of each to help you start a micro gig (or several), make a passive income in them and be able to be a full time freelancer in different fields.

I’ll share several examples of stuff she shares is in her program shortly.

My rating for Freelancing Genius: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Do I recommend Freelancing Genius? Yes.

Based on what I’ve seen (Alicia shows an inside look at her program too), this program is a great compilation of online gigs in a variety of topics one can make an income with and work from home on their own time.

The only 2 cons I see is that:

1. It is a bit expensive (you can also find a lot of this info on free sites, but it’s not as vast as Alicia’s program in my opinion).
2. There may be learning curves to each gig you decide to try (or perhaps issues with finding freelance clients).

This is normal stuff in any field you engage in, including if you do what I do which is affiliate marketing.

Alternatives? Some:

Freelancing Genius, a deeper review:

To start, I’ve been seeing tons of ads from Alicia promoting Freelancing Genius for months, specifically the Breakaway Business Plan eBook that she advertises as a free gift to those who watch her webinar fully.

Now one thing to note is that Alicia’s program, Freelancing Genius is part of the Lurn program and I’ve reviewed multiple programs from this company, including:

• Zero to Mugprenuer.
• Printable Profits.
• Email Startup Incubator.
• Inbox Inc.
• The Email Edge.
• And more.

The common thread I’ve seen is that each program has an eBook being advertised as the free gift, and like Alicia’s eBook, is given out for free if you watch a webinar.

In about 60% of cases, I’ve gotten my free eBook from the other programs I’ve signed up with. However, in Alicia’s case, I have not so I’m a bit disappointed on that front (Update: A long time later after writing this review did I finally get and read that eBook).

But never the less, the webinar does make up for it and I’m pretty sure her eBook would pretty much say the same stuff anyway:

Let’s dive into the Freelancing Genius webinar and a summary of it:

Alicia gives you her bio, how she got into this world of freelancing and the different “tricks” and strategies she used to generate an incredible income for years.

She shares numerous success stories and specific strategies that she likes.

Here are some of the “micro gigs” Alicia talks about in her Freelancing Genius webinar:

1) Creating covers for Kindle eBooks which is a gig people literally pay for.

She shows herself using the Canva.com website to make these covers and how easy it is to set up and having personal experience with Canva, I can attest that it is an awesome program to use. I was surprised here that I never considered Kindle eBook covers as being a micro gig though so I learned a new thing here.

Here is a screenshot:

2) Doing voice overs or writing to voice for videos on places like YouTube:

This is another interesting thing I actually thought YouTube generates on it’s own, but certain videos may require that people caption manually. In other cases, there are companies which pay people to caption their videos too.

3) Being paid to write reviews for companies/products:

This is a common one to see in the freelancing world. You find a company looking for positive reviews, which could be written or video reviews and submit them for money.

There are many more micro gigs available and this is where the Freelancing Genius program is pitched. Now you may be wondering why buy the program when you can just do these gigs on your own?

Well you have a point, but the main benefits of using Freelancing Genius over doing it yourself are the following things:

1. Alicia shares what works in each gig to help you cut down on learning curve time and save money/energy.
2. Because she is experienced in this field and across different micro gig topics, you having first hand help and assistance from her program can help you speed up results.

Here is an inside look at it:

Conclusions on Freelancing Genius:

I like it. I do think it’s a bit expensive, but if you’re serious about micro gigs and open to different ways of earning online through freelancing stuff, this is one of the only programs I’ve ever seen that shows you legitimate ways to do it and because there are many options available, you’re to choose what works best for you.

I do recommend this program and think it’s worth the buy if your situation applies.

Sharing what online gig I do for a living: Affiliate marketing.

For me personally, I’ve dove into the freelancing world seldomly in the first years I got involved in the online world. I tried paid surveys and other gigs and in the end, for me, what was most comfortable was creating my own online business.

One of the drawbacks to Alicia’s program, at least for me is that freelance gigs are still a dynamic where you work for someone and not for yourself, which is why I am more attracted to the affiliate marketing topic vs the other choices.

With affiliate marketing, you can do it different ways. One of the most popular for beginners is this:

You create a blog on a specific topic called a niche and blog about it, while also reviewing products and talking about different topics. This blog gets a lot of traffic and you’re able to promote products of all sorts as an affiliate.

For instance: I can run a camping blog, talk about the topic, review tents, shovels, coolers and any outdoor products I want. I can also promote them by signing up with outdoor related affiliate programs. I also don’t even have to buy these products to sell them either!

It is entirely possible that such a blog can get 50,000 visitors a month and earn a six figure income from this and this is one topic. There’s tons out there to build affiliate businesses out of, including things outside blogging as well (like YouTube channels and more).

Running your own online business and earning money vs finding gigs and making money that way:

In this business (affiliate marketing), it’s yours and people come to you to buy and get your advice. With what Alicia teaches, the dynamic is reversed and you find gigs/clients, which if it works for you is fine. I personally prefer the former approach of running my own business and having clients come to me.

If affiliate marketing is something you are interested in exploring more, check out my Wealthy Affiliate review here as it’s my recommended program to teach you about affiliate marketing, and in fact the skills taught in this program extend to people looking to do freelancing work.

For example, you learn about SEO and writing blog content that ranks.

This skill can be used to find gigs/clients on freelancing sites which seek copywriters and outsource work. With the skills you get from Wealthy Affiliate, you can apply for these gigs and get paid very well for it.

Either way, I’m just giving you options here and depending on your taste and preference, you have at least 2 choices now.