Freelance Writing Guide for Newbies
My online adventure began with freelance writing. Although that was more than 3 years ago, my freelance gigs helped me quit my full time job and launch my Internet marketing business as well. Freelance writing is definitely a good way to earn some stable money.
Although there a really good freelance writing guide available, in this article let me give you and idea of what you can do:
- Gost write for other people’s books and ebooks
- Write content for website / blog owners
- Become a regular writer for offline / online media in various topics
- Become a paid blogger using paid blogging services like Review Me
- Become an editor / proofreader and help edit someone else’s work
- Become a web copywriter and charge for every web copy written
Being an editor requires more of a critical eye and amazing grasp of grammar and writing styles. Not everyone has this specific set of skills. Since copywriting involves a lot of creative thinking, you may not be able to get opportunities easily. Every other type of writing however, is a great opportunity for anyone who can construct a proper sentence in English.
Therefore ghostwriting, paid blogging and content writing is what you have to work with.
Ghost writing can help you earn a good amount of money, but the flip side to this is that no one will ever know who you are or appreciate the work you’ve done. A lot of content publishers and ebook sellers are on the lookout for ghost writers or ghost writing services.
Writing articles and web content for blogs / websites is another great opportunity, plus in most cases you also get a “byline” for your work. If you write for blogs, chances are you get a link back to your own site. This exposure helps you gain a pretty loyal following. It’s much better for your career if you write on blogs or anywhere else where your name is published.
Another way of making money from freelance writing is get paid to blog. First, you set-up your blog and then you look for opportunities to write paid blog posts. Advertisers want to create buzz about their products, and they will pay you to participate in doing it. How much you can demand per article written depends a lot on the popularity and traffic of your blogs.
The great part of this is that technically you own the web content you have written, which means you can always make money from your growing blog with Google Adsense or even affiliate offers.