Become a Freelance Writer:  Quick Guide

You’ve probably seen all those ads wanting “freelance home writers” to write web content.  They seem to promise the moon, don’t they?  The good news is you can be a freelance writer from home and make a good part-time or full-time income.  How?  By following this quick guide.  Let’s look at some ways to get your writing business off the ground.

Create a Professional Web Presence

If you have the means, get a website up and running before you start promoting yourself as a freelance writer.  Include a portfolio of some of your writings, a resume and at least five to ten pages of well-written content to target your clients.  Study up on SEO marketing so you can get your site listed in the search engines under the top “freelance writing” keywords.  And build links to your site by posting articles on free article directories, such as EzineArticles.com.

Start Submitting

Don’t sit around and wait for clients to come to you.  Submit articles to sites like Constant-Content.com and Demand Studios, which do pay for quality work.  You might even build up a clientele on CC so you can write regularly and earn money while building your writing business.  CC offers clients the opportunity to make Private Requests, so you might receive some of these as well.   As  you write for those sites, use some of the best articles you’ve completed to link to from your site for client samples.

Promote Yourself as a Professional Writer

Start marketing yourself as a professional writer.  Just because you’re a freelance home writer, you can still be professional with clients, charge decent writing rates and build a rapport in certain fields.  Try to specialize in certain fields, such as travel, insurance, finance, home decor, parenting, etc.  This will give you a narrow target market that’s easier to reach.

Check out online promotional services, such as Majon International, help with advertising.  They can help you get targeted traffic to your site in a hurry, so you can start selling your writing!

Set Goals

Write down some short-term and long-term goals for your writing business.  Writing from home can be stressful at times, especially if you have kids to tend to along with your business.  But goals will help you stay on track as a writer from home.  Create a daily schedule of what you will write and try to stick with it every day. The best way to earn as a writer is to “write, write, write!”

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