As a freelance writer, do you feel like you’re spinning your wheels every day trying to make a steady income?
It can definitely be stressful, feeling like your financial situation depends on picking up a handful of clients after spending hours pitching and applying for writing jobs.
Your mind immediately starts to wonder what happens once the work with the client is done.
When I became a freelance writer in 2014, I didn’t use any apps to help me with my freelance writing business.
Were there even apps back then? Lol.
I’ve found over the years that I had to be more organized with all aspects of my business like writing or managing my projects.
Do you find yourself devouring John Grisham novels?
Do you follow the latest court cases to soak up every detail?
Then maybe you should think about becoming a freelance legal writer!
Are you interested in becoming a freelance writer?
Have you been writing for money but want to make your business legit?
Grabbing up writing jobs here and there is a great way to make a side income but, without a solid business plan, it’s difficult to grow that pocket money into a full-time income.
Guess what?
Stepping into the world of freelance writing can be like opening Pandora’s box!
Making money from home as a freelance writer involves so much more than tapping your fingers on your keyboard and putting words together.
Interested in gaining freelance writing jobs easily?
While it’s possible to land writing gigs without social media, over the years I’ve landed amazing and high paying writer jobs with ease simply by being on social media.
When I started freelance writing in 2014, I created a LinkedIn account and Twitter account. I was NOT on social media at all before I started writing online.
Can you recite the entire Declaration of Independence?
Does your ideal vacation include a trip to the Alamo and going to see all the best history museums?
Then put that history buff brain to good use and become a history writer.
Are you racking your brain trying to come up with things to write about for your first sample piece?
In order to stand out from the crowd, you want to make sure you are creating writing samples based on interesting topics that appeal to freelance writing jobs you are pitching to.
Even if you’re not pitching, it’s important to have strong writing pieces for your portfolio – you never know when a freelance client may stop by your writer’s website and take a look at what you’ve got!
When you’re a freelance writer, especially one who is starting out, you are probably looking for the best writing strategy that will get you more business at higher rates.
I know I talk a lot about the importance of having a niche when it comes to marketing your writing services so that you can stick to one area of expertise and focus on it for the best results.
However, I want to talk about casting a wider net across a variety of topics and how it can benefit your freelance writing business.
The pinnacle of being a writer is seeing your name published in a magazine, right?
There are plenty of online magazine jobs just for you but it can be difficult to find good online writing jobs if you don’t know where to look.
I should know because when I first started out as a freelance writer, I had no idea where to find these online jobs and at the end I just found market places and content mills that paid very little.
