I’ve been freelance writing for almost three years. My twins are 4.5 years old and have stayed home with me the entire time.
They haven’t been in daycare and there’s no babysitter that comes to watch the twins while I work at home. So how can I build a successful freelance business with little ones to tend to?
For a lot of stay-at-home moms, freelance writing is the perfect gig. It’s flexible, pays well and gets your creativity flowing.
You’re almost there;
You searched for freelance writing jobs, found a great ad and you’re ready to send that pitch.
But, wait.
Are you fed up with how little you’re earning writing for a content mill?
You’ve just spent five hours writing dribble on coolant system requirements for refrigeration practices and received less than $2 for all that work.
Why go on? Is this for real? No one can live off of that, and it isn’t worth it as a side hustle either.
You have a full-time job.
You have a little one to take care of also, but you want to start freelance writing. You know there’s more than just having a blog to finding high-quality freelance writing jobs and landing profitable clients.
But, where do you start?
One of the things I did before I became a freelance writer was spend time on Facebook. I would post pictures of the twins or of what we did for the summer. I also connected with family and friends.
But, since becoming a freelance writer, I quickly learned how to market my business as well as network with potential clients on Facebook.
How? With Facebook groups. And did you know there are groups for freelance writers or ones that would benefit them? By joining a Facebook group you can:
I haven’t talked at all about my quarterly goals on this blog. While I have yearly goals set for this business, I’m finding that if I break it down in quarters it makes it a bit easier to accomplish.
I find that when I publicly share my goals, I inspire others, but more importantly, motivate myself and hold myself accountable to accomplishing my goals.
I did lay out my yearly goals for my freelance writing business, but didn’t share them on my blog. Why? Well, a lot of the big goals coincide with my goals for Twins Mommy (my other site).
I get emails from aspiring writers, mom bloggers and those that have been freelance writing for a while.
They ask questions like what a good rate is to start off, if I could help them with a niche and where to find better freelance writing jobs.
All of these questions are dancing around an even bigger question. Because, if you’re on the other side of this – someone who has a full-time job and is only thinking about freelancing – then the biggest myth that you believe is that it’s impossible to make a living from this.
This is day 5 of my Facebook live video sessions over on my Facebook page!
If you haven’t seen them here are the videos in the last four days:
Have you figured out your niche?
If you want to be a freelance writer, one of the first things you need to have is a niche! This is the writing topic you will get paid for.
But, what if you enjoy or know a lot about many topics? Can you not land clients in different niches? Some people feel that if you market yourself as a jack of all trades, you’ll land more work.
