Have you ever written an amazing articles that people really liked? Do you
deeply feel that your writings are good but you don’t know how to be paid for
that.
If you are that passionate about writing, then why don’t you
start your own blog and try making it popular. That can generate a lot of
money if you are doing it the right way. But let me warn you: that would take a
lot of time to SEO your blog or you would have to pay and expert to do this for
you.
However there is a second option which is partical for
people who are passionate about writing, but who don’t want to go into the mess
of SEO, getting more readers and traffic analysis...There is an amazing option for you guys. Many
clients are looking for writers to write blogs, articles, description for
certain products … Those clients usually post their jobs on certain platforms
where writers can apply for these jobs. These sites include: Elance, freelancer,
oDesk, guru, peopleperhour and much more.
Working on freelancing websites is the first step towards
success as a writer. It is an experience that would teach a writer a lot and
help him boosts his career. If you want to work from home, and write whenever
you feel like it, then freelancing is the right solution for you.
Getting started as a freelance writer
For writing it is so obvious which platform to work on, it
is Elance and here’s why:
a- Other sites have tremendous competition
when it comes to writing. For example, in oDesk you can see over a hundred
applying to the same job and usually clients would pick the lowest bid.
b- Elance is a very friendly platform where
you can easily choose which job to apply to. You can use filters to see which
client is verified and trusted by Elance, and a job list that matches your
field of expertise would be sent to you daily.
c- Writers have their own section in Elance,
so an administrator cannot apply to writing jobs. This reduces competition
tremendously.
d- A large percentage of clients would pay
fairly to writers, especially those that really establish a good reputation.
Sometimes the payments would be $3000-$5000 for a single job, but of course you
have to be professional to earn that much.
Tips and tricks for Writing Freelancers
1- Don’t just apply on all the projects you
find, you would be wasting “connects”, these limit the number of job
applications per month. I think taking time to apply to a few number of jobs
where you study carefully what the client needs and you directly address these needs,
then you will get to your goal much faster.
2- Being from a country that originally speaks
English is an advantage to all writers, also if your first language is not
English but you have lived in a country where they speak English as their first
language, then make sure you mention this clearly.
3- Your grammar should be flawless. What
clients hate most is spelling mistakes and grammar mistakes. So make sure you
double check everything written in your profile and messages. A single grammar
mistake would make you lose the opportunity of getting the next big job.
4- Make sure you include a sample of your
work each time you contact a client. Writing is a very sensitive issue, and
clients posting jobs for writing tend to be picky, so make sure you pay
attention to these details.
5- Most of the time clients would request a
small paragraph about the subject that you will write about in the future. So
make sure you master this small piece of writing:
A-
Punctuation
B-
Grammar
C-
Interesting ideas
6- Choose the subject you want to write about.
Each writer has his own style and field of expertise. When you find the subject
does not appeal to you, you better not apply to this job. It only means you would
be bored to death writing about something that you really don’t care about and
most probably your results won’t show your creativity.
Check my blog: Tips and Tricks for freelancing.
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