Become a Freelance Writing Superstar
I started off my online marketing career as a freelance writer. Although that was more than 3 years ago, my freelance writing gigs helped me quit my full time job and launch my Internet marketing business as well. You should try freelance writing as a way to get cash flow.
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 colun writer for offline / online media in various topics
- Become a paid blogger using paid blogging services like PayPerPost
- Become an editor / proofreader and help proof 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. Due to the fact that copywriting is a very technical skill, it tend to be out of reach for most people. If you can write a proper sentence in English, most other types of writing is good for you.
Ghost writing, paid blogging and content writing are what any ordinary joe 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.
Getting credited (and perhaps a link back to your site) is a great reason to be writing for blogs and other similar online media. 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. For the sake of a career, blog writing is actually much better.
The final type of freelance writing you can do is paid to blog. 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. 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 blog articles you have written, which means you can always make money from your growing blog with Google Adsense or even affiliate offers.