Freelance writing help me get a start in my online business. 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 posts for website / blog owners
- Become a regular columnist for offline / online media in various topics
- Become a paid blogger using get paid to blog like PayPerPost
- Become an editor / proofreader and help improve 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. This is a skill that even some world class writers don’t have. Copywriting is not really a skill that everyone has, or can develop. Every other type of writing however, is a great opportunity for anyone who can construct a proper sentence in English.
Therefore there are only three types of writing jobs you should focus on.
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 for blogs or other online media is a good idea since you usually get credit for your work. If you’re writing for blogs, you have your author credits on each blog post. This helps others identify with you and know who you are. For the sake of your freelance writing career, writing on blogs is actually much better than ghostwriting.
The final type of freelance writing you can do is paid blogging. The basic idea is that you have your own blog, and look for pportunities in paid blogging networks. Advertisers want to create buzz about their products, and they will pay you to participate in doing it. The popularity of your blog determines how much you earn per post.
The great part of this is that technically you own the articles you have written, which means you can always monetize your growing blog with Google Adsense or even affiliate offers.