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BLOG POST # 1
Writing As A Freelancer
Working at home as a writer is one of the largest work at home categories. Being a
freelance writer has traditionally been a work at home job, and now that working at home
is becoming more popular, there have been more writers in the industry. If you like to
write and have a good grasp of the English language, you will never be at a loss for the
work at home writing jobs.
Starting your career as a work at home writer is as easy as doing some Internet
research and applying for a job. There are many ways to break into the writing field, even
if you have no previous experience. Online opportunities abound, and there are still many
writers who stay exclusively in the print market.
While many writers dream of one day writing the great American novel, most
writers are realistic in knowing that they are going to have to do some other types of
writing to get paid on a consistent basis. Writing for pay is mostly, if not exclusively,
done in the non-fiction genre. While occasionally you will find contests for fiction writing
or for poetry, these opportunities are few and far between when compared to the
non-fiction opportunities.
Writing from home as a freelancer requires that you have a reliable Internet
connection, good written communication skills and the ability to be a self-starter. As a
writer, you will be in charge of your time and your projects. There will always be
deadlines to meet and new writing opportunities to try. You will be responsible for
balancing your writing with the rest of your life. You must also have the ability to
research a wide variety of topics. As you accept assignments, you’ll be challenged to
learn about and write about topics that you may have little experience in.
Freelance writing from home can break down into three specific areas: writing for
print, writing for the web and blogging. Although blogging is technically writing for the
web, there are many distinctions that make it different from other web writing
opportunities.
Writing for print is what people generally think of when they hear the term
“freelance writer.” freelancer writers who write for the print markets need to first build a
reputation as reliable and eloquent writer. If you’ve never written for the print markets
before, start with smaller, local publications and then work from there. You’ll need to
find a list of publications that are accepting “queries.” Queries are a combination of a
letter of introduction and a pitch for a story idea. Most writers rely on the Writer’s Market
reference guide for lists of publications. The Writer’s Market has comprehensive
information on a variety of newsletters, magazines and other publications that are taking
queries. Start with topics that you know the most about and try writing a few queries to
get yourself going in the print market.
The only drawback to writing for print is that the period between when you write
and when you get paid can be months long. For many freelancers, this is just not feasible.
Writing for the web, however, can meet their income needs and still allow them to write
from home. There are many categories of writing for the web. You can be a ghostwriter
for e-books or other Internet media. Many people need copywriters to provide content for
their sales letters and websites. You can also offer your services to webmasters who need
fresh content for their blog or newsletter. The opportunities are endless.
Blogging is yet another way to make money as a writing freelancer. Blogs are an
ever-growing form of Internet media. Blog writers generally provide their own content.
You can make money as a freelancer by starting your own blog and posting to it daily. If
you love to write, you can start several blogs at once and multiply your earnings. Once
you become an experienced blogger, you can apply for blogging jobs and post for other
people.
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To Your Success,
YOUR NAME
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BLOG POST # 2
Meeting Your Freelancing Deadlines
When it comes to meeting deadlines, one way to manage your timetable effectively
is to divide the large jobs and farm them out to several freelancers.
Let’s say you’ve been awarded a writing job to write an e-book on childcare with
10 chapters for $2,000 over a 45 day period of time. Bid out each chapter separately
among 10 freelancers and allocate, say, $100 for each chapter over a 25 day period. This way
you don’t have to worry about the deadline because you’ve given yourself a 20-day buffer
and you stand to earn $1,000 for your efforts.
If you are going to handle a project in this manner you must be able to rewrite the
articles you receive in order to make sure the entire book “flows” seamlessly and that the
same style and tone of voice is consistent throughout.
1. Cultivate a strong talent pool
In many cases, this is the most important asset needed when subcontracting work to
others. Here are a few additional tips to help you out in this regard:
a) Know how to hire a good freelancer
There are four things you should look at when hiring a freelancer – their resume, their
samples, their rating, and their client testimonials.
The last two are critical because it is easy to prepare a bogus resume and samples,
especially on the internet.
If you look at those four things and feel you have found the person you are looking
for, hire them.
b) Know how to keep them happy
A happy freelancer always delivers better work than an unhappy one, given the same
skill level. You keep your freelancers happy by dealing in a polite and professional manner,
paying them on time and understanding them when they fall or falter (and believe me,
they will miss a deadline now and then). Give them respect and they will give you their
best.
2. Nurture your current roster of clients
Here is the main reason why quality counts – it is quality, more than anything else,
that will make your customers come running back to you again and again. Always put a
premium on quality. First-class work is sometimes hard to find, especially given a limited
budget. If you consistently deliver first-class work, you assure yourself and your freelancers of
a prosperous business well into the future.
There is a popular saying in sales which says that “It is eight times easier to get new
business from your current clients than it is from cold calls.” In other words, make sure
you ask your clients for referrals from people they know or work with who may need the
service you provide.
Some freelancers hesitate when it comes to asking for referrals because they feel it is
unprofessional. They feel asking for referrals is like asking for a favor. That is not really
the case. If you have faith in your ability to deliver good work you are actually helping
your client because of your willingness to provide quality work to their friends or
business associates. That will reflect well on them too. It is a two-way street.
Now that we have looked at three on line venues we are ready to look at developing
eye catching resumes that will help you land some of those great paying opportunities.
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To Your Success,
YOUR NAME
| BLOG POST # 3
Why Freelance?
Freelancing allows you to be your own boss. This means you make your own hours.
Wear what you want. Does your current job have a dress code? How does sitting in
your pajamas all day sound; what about just spending the day wearing your favorite pair
of worn out jeans and that T-shirt from that unforgettable 1980’s rock concert. If you are
an independent agent, like a freelancer, then you decide the dress code.
Making your own hours does not mean loafing around all day. It means having the
self discipline to set aside a certain amount of hours that you work each day. But, as the
boss, you get to decide what those hours are. That way you can pick up the kids from
school, have lunch with the spouse, go to the gym during the day when it’s not so
crowded, and never have to make that horrible rush-hour commute.
Being a freelancer means that you get to set your own prices for what your time is
worth. No more waiting years for a raise that may never come. As you become more
proficient and widen your client base you can double and triple your earnings as you see
fit.
Have you ever considered living somewhere else but your job and family
obligations keep you stuck in the same place. Freelancing gives you the freedom to take
your family, if that applies to you, or just yourself and live wherever you want. As long as
you have a phone, a computer and a way to receive mail, you can live at the South Pole or
Hawaii and still have a lucrative freelancing career. Your home is your office. You can be
sitting in a coffee shop and enjoying a scone with a mocha latte at the same time you are
making millions of dollars.
When I was a child my father always told me that “nothing in life is free,” and “if it
sounds too good to be true then it probably is.” In the case of freelancing the price is
minimal. As you will see in future chapters you will need some general items such as a
computer, a printer and maybe a fax and scanner. After you have the materials needed to
be a freelancer your greatest cost will be your time and effort. How much are you worth?
The best part is that you get to decide what your time and effort are worth.
As far as the rule “if it sounds too good to be true it probably is,” here is something
to consider. You should not quit your day job immediately and hope to make $10,000
next month. Instead, start slow and work your way to making the money you want. If you
are making the equivalent of your full time job and you have too much freelance work to
do, then decide to freelance full time and quit your day job. If you work hard this process
can happen rather quickly, so don’t be discouraged. The jobs are real. The money is real.
The only investment is the amount of time you are willing to invest.
The market for freelancers is growing in leaps and bounds. The future markets are
projected to continue to grow at the same rapid rate. This means more fantastic freelance
opportunities and greater potential income.
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To Your Success,
YOUR NAME
| BLOG POST #4
Blogging Tips for Freelancer
Blogging is one of the best ways to start a freelance business because it is so easy
to get started. However, that does not mean that it is easy to make money from your blog.
Don’t start a blog and expect to see money rolling in immediately. Blogging is an activity
that will take time to build up to a profit level. It’s a good thing to start while you are
working on other Freelancer opportunities to let it build to a profitability level. With time
and attention, your blog (or blogs) will grow into a business.
When you are blogging for profit, you’ll want to pay close attention to how you
present yourself in your blog. There are literally hundreds of thousands of blogs out there,
and there may be several hundred blogs that are related to your topic. If your readers can’t
understand your blog and have trouble reading it, they’ll just move on to the next one.
The following tips can make your blog more user-friendly and help you gain consistent
readers.
First, pay close attention to the format of your blog. Readers want to understand
how your blog works right from the start. Most blogging platforms have similar formats,
with links and tags on the left or right margin, and the most recent post on top. Make sure
to use the links wisely. Only put links up for blogs or content that is truly related to your
blog’s topic. The point is to give your readers additional information on your topic. Keep
the list short and sweet. There is no reason to overwhelm them with links to other sites.
Also, take careful consideration when choosing your blog’s background and font
color. Although there are a lot of color choices that blogging programs offer, its best to
stick with a light background and dark text. Studies have shown that the human brain can
process this type of format better than light text on a dark background. Think about this
before you commit to a black background and white text. It might look striking, but
readers might not want to stay there for long. Also, use a solid background color instead
of trying to use a pattern or design.
Proofread your entries before you post them to your blog. There is nothing that
reduces your authority in the eyes of your readers’ more than bad spelling and grammar.
The online world is a world of text, so take some time to learn commonly misspelled
words and grammatical errors.
Keep your blog fresh and interesting by posting at least once per day. With so much
information available on the Internet, your readers may go elsewhere if you aren’t
supplying daily content. If you aren’t sure what to write about, try posting a poll, a link to
another blog, comment on a news story or post of list of helpful tips. Not every post has
to be long and complicated, but you do need to post something everyday.
These tips will help keep your blog readable and interesting to your visitors. The
more visitors you get, the more your blog will grow in profitability and importance. Just
make sure to present yourself in a professional way and keep your readers coming back
for more new content each day. In no time, you’ll have a profitable blog and then you can
move on to create two or three.
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To Your Success,
YOUR NAME
| BLOG POST #5
Finding Web Writing Jobs
If you’ve decided that working as a freelance writer is the best work at home job
opportunity for you, then you’ll need to figure out how to get writing assignments.
Fortunately, when you work as a web writer there is no shortage of job opportunities. It
all depends on where you look and how much research you are willing to do.
Web writing can break down into several different categories. Before you begin
looking for work, you’ll have to decide whether or not you want to get credit for your
writing. If you insist on byline, you may have difficulty finding a lot of paying jobs.
Byline jobs are out there if you look. However, the most money to be made is from
working as a web ghostwriter.
Many freelancers find success with ghostwriting. When you work as a freelance
ghostwriter you provide writing services for clients who will then use the work as their
own. Ghostwriting as a freelance is a lucrative opportunity, especially when you focus on
web writing. For the most part, the Internet is a text and image based platform.
Companies and individuals who run websites constantly need text to make their websites
attractive to visitors. Since writing is something that a lot of people would rather not do,
this leaves plenty of opportunities for people who love to write.
Web writing freelancers need only an Internet connection, e-mail address and word
processing program to get started. Your own website is not necessary, but it adds a touch
of professionalism to your writing business. However, when you are first starting out you
can get plenty of work without having a website.
There are several different categories of web writing. When you see the term
“content writing” you will normally be providing text for an existing or new website.
Your writing will have to be engaging and clear for website visitors. Article writers
concentrate on providing articles for websites, newsletters and blogs. Generally, articles
for the web are between 400 and 800 words each. Any more than that is difficult for
readers to sit through while looking at a computer screen. Copywriters are challenged
with putting readers in the mood to buy. They write copy for Internet sales letters and
marketing sites. Ebook ghostwriters provide clients with full-length books on a variety of
topics.
Freelancers who write need to be professional in their online presence. This means
spell-checking all writing, including e-mails to clients. It is also a good idea to get an
e-mail address that is specifically used for your writing. A personal e-mail address with a
goofy handle will make you appear unprofessional. Your first and last name or a
combination thereof is a good choice for your web writing e-mail address.
Writing for the Internet has a few differences from writing essays in school or
writing for print magazines. Readers online have short attention spans, and you’ll need to
keep your sentences short and your paragraphs clear.
The other difference is the use of “keywords” in certain writing assignments.
Keywords are words that have been selected by your client to be used in the article. These
words have been selected because they are Internet search terms and your client wants
their website to show up for those search terms. Keyword articles will require you to use
the word or phrase a certain number of times in the article. Sometimes it can be difficult
to use the words without making it sound forced. Experienced web writers have
developed ways to make the keywords flow naturally into their articles.
Once you’ve gotten a few web writing assignments under your belt, you can decide
what type of web writing suits you best. You can find work on writing message boards,
freelance writing job sites and classified ad sites like craigslist. Whenever you apply for a
job, make sure to include your contact information and a few well-selected writing
samples.
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To Your Success,
YOUR NAME
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