Freelance writing can take many different paths.The overall freedom of freelance writing is what makes this opportunity attractive. This new found freedom can often be quite discouraging to new writers. The big problem is information overload and finding legitimate writing work takes a great deal of effort and time.
Through trial and error I've discovered a few good companies that new freelance writers may like to use to land a winning job. The first step is to get your name out there. Use your real name, but if you're not comfortable with that you can always pick up a pen name.
The quickest way to get your name out there is to sign up with a high ranking, quality website. My best success has been using, associatedcontent.com. Write up a few different styles to illustrate your work. What is great you get paid, small amounts for your articles. This makes for a good start as you begin to promote your work online.
Once you have some writing examples of different styles at reputable websites, try your luck at some traffic-heavy freelance sites. For beginners I would recommend getafreelancer.com and elance.com.
Go to the writing sections of these websites and see what buyer request of their writers. To start you may have to take some lower paying jobs but you will most likely land more clients that will provide you with consistent work. Consistent clients are priceless.
Gook luck landing the perfect writing jobs.
Friday, February 20, 2009
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