You Could Make A Fortune As A Freelance Writer January 14, 2016My CareerOff

Do you have a flair for writing and a talent for creating stories that people want to read? If so, you could become a freelance writer and essentially, become the owner of a business. A small business for sure, but one that certainly has the potential to make vast amounts of profit. By becoming a freelancer, you will decide how many hours you work each day and how many contracts you take on at a time. In short, it’s one of the best ways to gain complete control over your career. At the same time, you will gain a level of independence that you simply can’t obtain by working for somebody else. You might be wondering how to get started.

Decide What Services You Will Offer
You may just want to offer your writing services. But, if you have other skills that would be useful to clients you may want to offer these in conjunction with writing. For instance, it’s possible that you could set up a blog for your client and then write the content to fill it. By offering more than one service, you will get the chance to double your paycheck at the end of the day.

Alternatively, you may want to work with someone offering this service but still on a freelance basis. They will work with you rather than either of you working for the other.

Find The Tech Support
There’s very little software or purchases that you’ll need to make to become a freelance content writer. You will need a computer and a wifi connection, but that’s about it. Everything else can be completed for free online. For instance, there’s no need to buy Microsoft Word when you can instead use Google Docs. However, you will almost certainly need to use some form of software to check your writing. It doesn’t matter how skilled you think you are; you could still make mistakes. This could ultimately lead to you offering content that is not up to the standards your clients want. At that point, you’ll either have to fix the content or offer your service free of charge. To avoid this, check out the best free grammar checker online. That way, you can make sure your writing is always up to standards.

Put Yourself Out There
One of the biggest issues you’ll find you have as a freelance writer is finding the clients in the first place. But it’s a lot simpler to find business opportunities online than most people believe. You just have to put your name out into the field. Use networks like Linkedin to make business connections and hopefully gain interest from clients. Once you have had a few successes you can then use the payment to set up your own site. Here, you will offer your services and attract businesses using SEO and lead building.

Once you reach this stage, you will find that you are making a lot of profits and the best part? You won’t have to share them.

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