Here's how I earned ~$60K from LinkedIn last year

And how I'm at $23K so far this year

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Diana Kelly Levey
May 18, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes

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$58,317.

That’s how much freelance work I earned from LinkedIn in 2024 alone.

Here’s where it came from:


✅ New relationships and cold intros


✅ DM convos that turned into paid gigs (I can show you EXACTLY what I said in some digital resources.)


✅ One job board post that led to $18K+ in ongoing work since last July.


✅ Search using the right terms > find the proper decision-maker > send a cold email > get a signed contract.


✅ Coaching clients who found me through my posts


✅ Former editors reappearing in my inbox after reading a post

What’s not included in that number:


— Digital product sales from LinkedIn subscribers


— Newsletter signups that led to long-term clients


— Referrals from other freelancers I met through the platform

If you’re not using LinkedIn in 2025 to grow your business, I really think you’re leaving money on the table.

Why tally up the numbers? So I know where to focus my efforts.

This year, some of those relationships from last year and new business have secured $22,027 in business as this email goes out mid-May.

It doesn’t just come from responding to a post where someone needed copywriting help (although that did work).

It’s from writing the correct message to a prospect. It’s about simply saying hello and not always offering writing services right away. It’s about building a relationship on LinkedIn so you can take that offline.

If you’re looking for help with LinkedIn, get in touch.

I also pulled together a super-special bundle so you can see two of the exact messages I sent to prospects on the social media platform that turned into paid freelance assignments for years.

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Diana

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