I see it all the time.
New freelance writers who are struggling to find a new client and can’t figure out why they haven’t landed a gig yet. They feel they are doing everything right.
From checking the job boards daily to sending out their pitch to even making sure to send relevant samples, but no response with a job offer.
Is your freelance writing biz slowing down over the summer? For many freelancers and even bloggers, business takes a hit and everyone feels the effects of the summer slump.
While my business isn’t slowing down that much, I do have less projects than I normally do for the summer.
But, this is a great time to do more for your freelance writing business. It might mean forming a new marketing strategy or perfecting your pitching process.
This is the question I ask myself every day.
As a freelance writer and now an entrepreneur (I’m going from mom to mompreneur) I’m suddenly faced with too little time and a growing list of personal projects I want to do on top of my client work.
So, why do I have four blogs, two of which I write every week on? Most of these blogs don’t generate income for me, yet I continually update them and write on them.
No matter what season it is or whether there’s a holiday coming up, as a freelance writer, you want to make sure that when you step away from the computer, you’ll still have a presence online.
What do I mean by this?
Well, for starters, you don’t want people to all of a sudden forget about you.
I tell all new freelance writers that you gotta hustle to land a freelance writing job.
Writing gigs often just don’t come to you out of the blue. You have to put the work in every day so that you can get on the radar of your ideal clients and land a sweet gig.
But this doesn’t mean you have to slave away hours a day on job boards pitching to anything and everything that looks remotely interesting.
Being a freelance writer can be stressful.
One month you’re scrambling to find a gig and other months your plate is soo full you’re telling fellow freelance writers about possible gigs.
It’s true that being a freelance writer can be a roller coaster, but it doesn’t have to always be like that.
It’s no secret that to become a highly sought after freelance writer with a hugely successful business, you need to niche down.
What do I mean by this?
I mean the writers that are making a living from this are choosing one niche to write in.
Have you just stumbled into the world of freelance writing and can’t believe how awesome it is?
The freedom to set your schedule, choose your clients and to raise your rates when you like! Who wouldn’t want to be a freelance writer?
So, what did you naturally do when you learned about it? You went online and researched as much as you could about becoming a freelance writer. But, then you ended up having analysis paralysis – you don’t know where to start or how to start.
Coming up with blog post ideas can be hard when it’s your job to find those writer ideas!
Freelance writers often have to come up with blog topics and pitch their ideas to their clients or editors. And to top it all off, if you have a blog or personal blog – which every freelance writer should – having fresh writer ideas can take a toll.
When I was freelancing the first time a little over a year I had over 20+ clients, two blogs I wrote and managed two other blogs where I guest contributed.
Does the thought of having to “sell” yourself rub you the wrong way?
You decided to work from home as a freelance writer and thought all you had to do was show prospects a few of your samples and poof! they hire you.
Somehow you got the idea that you don’t need a website or blog or even be on social media to freelance write.
