As a new freelance writer, ever wonder if you are a slow writer?
I know when I first started freelance writing I took a long time to write my first legit paid post of around 700 words.
Since this was my first freelance writing job, I wanted to triple check it and take my time writing in a more journalistic nature since this was for an online newspaper. But, this took me hours and days of writing, re-writing and re-writing some more.
Want to know the one struggle most new freelance writers face?
It’s deciding on a writing niche.
They have no idea how to choose a freelance writing niche. So what happens?
As a freelance writer, have you ever thought about writing press releases?
Probably not, since the term “freelance writing” typically conjures up the idea of writing blog posts and copy content.
But, honestly, the world of freelance writing includes any written content that a client may be seeking.
Are you interested in working from home (because of the pandemic or losing your job…to the pandemic) and becoming a freelance writer?
I hope so because you’re on the right blog! I help people like you who love to write, find some amazing freelance writing jobs so you can stay home for good. I’ve been doing this for six years now, am getting ready to move (before the second lockdown, hopefully), and my writing income is helping me and my husband stay home too!
One of the un-glorious things about being a freelance writer is the increase in stress.
You would think that quitting your soul-crushing job would mean a stress free creative business and fun freelance writing jobs, but that isn’t always the case.
I love to write and blog and I love networking and getting to know business owners, but sometimes when I am presented with a project, I get doubts and am not sure if I can do this.
Yikes!
You know that after you send your first writing pitch, you can call yourself a freelance writer, and this thought is making you have doubts.
I’m not a writer, you say to yourself.
You’ve dreamed all your life you want to be a writer.
From those poems you wrote in high school to that unfinished book you’ve been writing, this journey lead you to freelance writing. This is a great way to flex those writing skills and create a business around it!
But, then comes the doubt and fear.
I don’t know about you, I need music to write!!
I’m at home and my husband is at home and my twins are at home and well, it’s noisy in my home!
Music helps me focus and it masks all the house noise during the day.
Every day I get messages and emails from people of all ages interested in freelance writing as a beginner.
But, lately I’ve been getting emails from students – high school students in particular.
Can a teen get paid to write?
If you know anything about freelance writing, then you know that cold pitching is one of the most effective ways to gain clients and writing jobs.
Yet many freelance writers are hesitant to reach out to clients out of nowhere and offer their freelance writing services.
This make sense, since cold pitching is almost guaranteed to result in rejection from time to time, as clients decline your writing services or don’t respond to you at all.
