As a freelance coach, I generated over €100,000 in revenue for a state-certified training agency over recent months. My pay: €32 gross per 45-minute coaching unit. The agency itself collects around €100 per unit from the state—pocketing a staggering 70% margin.
In exchange, freelancers get textbook gig-economy conditions: you receive an email asking you to drive 100 kilometers uncompensated for 5 coaching units. You walk away with €150 gross for five hours of travel and five hours of intense human work. The deep, trust-based coaching is done entirely by us, while the agency's administrative overhead collects the check and treats freelancers as disposable day laborers.
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