Freelance Writing For Beginners: How To Make Money Writing
Want to make money writing? The Web is built on words. This means that it’s much easier than it’s ever been for a beginner to set up a full-blown and profitable freelance writing career.
Do you need writing talent? Beginning writers always worry about talent. Here’s what’s more important: the desire to write, and the determination to sit at your computer and do it. Writing is a skill you develop the same way you become skilled at anything: with practice.
I started my freelance career over 30 years ago. In those days, you expected to learn the trade over several years, and then after many disappointments, you started to sell your writing.
You’re lucky. You have endless opportunities. All you need to do is get started, and you’ll start to sell your services very quickly.
Here’s how to get started.
1. Start a blog and write about your interests, whatever they may be. To make money freelancing, you need to be able to write at will. A blog focuses your mind, and gets you started writing for others.
Get into the habit of reading blogs which interest you. With millions of blogs online, most bloggers are just like you: they’re learning to write by doing.
2. Your next step is to build relationships with other bloggers. Leave comments on any blog you enjoy. Make sure you leave real comments: put some time and thought into it. Other bloggers will notice you.
Once you’re actively commenting, contact several bloggers and ask for an opportunity to guest-blog. Several will agree. This not only builds your faith in yourself, it helps you to network.
3. When you’re ready (you’ll know), offer your blogging services from your blog for a small fee. You’ll be surprised at how quickly you get hired.
I know these initial writing jobs are for tiny pay, but be aware that you’re making much more than money. You’re learning how to sell your words, and you’re also getting a reputation. People talk to others, and before you know it, you’ll have more clients, and will be charging more.
The above process is straightforward; deliberately so. Please realize that it works, and that it will help you make money online and develop a profitable freelance writing career.
You can create the perfect freelance writing career with the money-making skills you learn at Angela Booth’s Freelance Writing Blog. Angela’s a top copywriter and writing teacher who’s helped her students to develop great incomes, with her unique and powerful writer training.