I’m going to let you in on a little secret — so come closer and listen carefully. Ready?
I almost ruined my freelance writing jobs before they even took off.
I was about to quit my job and start another adventure as a work-at-home mom when I suddenly had a wake-up call (but we’ll get to that later).
So, you want to learn the key to writing faster?
If you’re a freelance writer or blogger, online writing is something you should learn more about and writing faster is part of improving your writing skills.
It’s not going to be productive if you slave away trying to write your client post and the deadline is looming. You’re dragging your feet and unable to move past that second paragraph.
Having to do that for all your client work, won’t help you make a living as a writer.
Growing up, were you the kid at school who always turned in homework on time, finished class assignments before everyone else finished, and always had their hands up to answer a question a teacher asked?
Or, were you the kid who finished their homework during breakfast, sat in the back of the class and didn’t want to be called on?
No matter what type of kid you were during grade school, everyone I’m sure was grilled on writing skills and grammar rules.
And if you are a blogger or freelance writer, you may think those skills are essential to your ability to create awesome content.
Do you have a blog with interesting content people want to read, but they aren’t reading it because you have lifeless images?
Do you want to learn how to create images to die for in order to increase social engagement and ultimately gain more readers?
If you answered yes to one or both of my questions, then this tutorial is for you!
I want to share a day in the life of a writer.
I’m also a mom with two kids under two.
If you stepped into my home at this very moment you would notice the following:
I’m a work-at-home mom who lives in Northern Canada, with 2 kids under two. They’re twins.
I’m also a freelance writer.
Okay. You just finished writing your blog post and hit SUBMIT.
Now you tweet it, share it on LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google+, Facebook and wait.
Nothing. No one is biting.
Why is no one is talking about your wonderful best blog post?
Right now my twins are in their cribs sleeping for the night and I’m in my office updating my blog.
I’m able to dedicate 1-2 hours after they sleep to work on building my brand as a freelance writer.
Being a mom to two year old twins while trying to make it as a freelance writer is no easy feat.
In Part 2 of my blog series, Getting the Job Done, you learned how important it is to manage your projects to avoid losing a client. You also learned what online communication terms are considered poor netiquette.
In my last post, I talked about some of the things a new freelance writer needs to have to get the job done. One tip I mentioned in that post was in order to be a successful freelance writer you also need to be a successful project manager.
Are you a new freelance writer? If so, do you think:
All this can be true and more when you are a freelance writer, but don’t let these awesome perks become the death of your career.
