Did you recently land a new freelance writing job?
I’ve been a freelance writer for a few years now, and I’m at a good place right now with my workload and my freelance writing rate.
But, I didn’t start out like that. I had to figure out what my freelance writing rates was as a new writer.
Let me guess – you’re wondering, what is freelance writing?
Or, how do I become a freelance writer?
If you’re like many, you wake up every morning dreading going to work. You want something different, and you’ve heard about how to get started freelance writing, but have no idea what that entails.
It’s your year to start freelance writing.
Yes, you’ve mulled it over and finally have taken the first step to becoming a freelance writer.
But, there’s one that that can hurt your chances at ever making a living as a freelance writer. It’s the distraction.
It’s 2025, and you want to be a freelance writer.
What are the new things you need to know?
I landed my first freelance writing job over 10 years ago.
As a new freelance writer, one of the skills you need is researching blog topics for your clients. Understanding which sites to go to or which sources to link to is important to not only wow your clients but to show your credibility as a freelance writer.
So, when you have a brand new freelance writing job and that client doesn’t supply content ideas, what do you do?
Check out my latest YouTube video on finding some topics for your freelance writing client. Make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel too!
How do you build a writing portfolio from scratch as a beginner?
The big question for new freelance writers.
You need a freelance writing portfolio.
So, you wanna be a freelance writer!
Congrats and how exciting. For most people, writing is their passion and if you can make money with your passion, well, people start getting jealous!
And your life becomes so much better too!
Are you new to freelance writing? Want to start but not sure if you need a writer freelance website?
One of the first things I did when I wanted to become a freelance writer was start a blog for my business.
This one thing helped me land gig after gig, project after project and freelance writing job after job.
Interested in learning how to start a blog and business?
I’ve been blogging since 2014.
I have two blogs – Elna Cain to help with freelance writers and Twins Mommy to help moms make money blogging.
I get a lot of emails from brand new freelance writers or those interested in learning to become a freelance writer.
A lot of them ask me if it’s really necessary to have a website?
And you know what I tell them? Yes…..and no 🙂
