You Can Make Real Money Writing Online!!! Here's How!
The Web is an ever-growing marketplace for freelance writers. Websites launch and grow all the time, and they need articles, copywriting, and more. Print publications, from magazines to newspapers, now offer online editions. The opportunities for freelance writing online are seemingly endless.
And guess what! You can make real money and real professional connections by writing online... not just the rinky dink article projects where you give up all of your rights for a few dollars.
Can you make a decent living writing online? You betcha! Here are some tips to help you get on your way to a successful online freelance writing career.
Online Freelance Writing Poll
Freelance Writing Rates Online
Let's find out who's already a freelance writer online, who's considering online freelance writing, and who prefers to stick with print publications, and whether or not online freelance writing can be a profitable venture.
Types of Freelance Writing Online
Cheap Content Isn't the Only Kind of Online Freelance Writing in Demand!
A lot of people hear "freelance writing" and think of articles. However, you can do many types of writing (and editing) on a freelance basis, even online. Let's break some examples down into three main categories: Content Writing, Copywriting, and other types of Business Writing:CONTENT WRITING
"Content" refers to the more traditional idea of writing articles. Think of content writing as being informative or entertaining. This might include how-to articles, product reviews, interviews, and more. Much blog writing would also fall within the realm of content writing, so let's include opinion-based pieces here as well, amongst others.
COPYWRITING
For some reason, the terms "content writing" and "copywriting" are often confused online. Whereas I said content writing could be looked at as informative or entertaining, copywriting is instead persuasive (even if not always blatantly so). It's a form of marketing communications, and is often written with the goal of getting the reader to act in some way (from making them click on something to making them buy somthing, sign up for a newsletter, or even just come back to the site). This would include things like sales letters, advertising messages (ad copy), and even more basic Web copy, such as home page text or product descriptions... they all ultimately are designed to lead to some kind of action, or support the site's marketing message in some way.
OTHER BUSINESS WRITING
While copywriting can technically be considered a form of business writing, it's broad enough to stand on its own. But there are other forms of online business writing, where you can earn a good living for your work. Here are a few examples: business plans and marketing plans (even online entrepreneurs often need them at startup), PR writing (press releases, media kits, pitch letters, etc.), online legal writing (terms of service, privacy policies, legal disclaimers, etc.), white papers, annual reports for some larger online companies (or adapting them to an online model for offline companies), email messages and newsletters, electronic brochures, and much more.
As you can see, freelance writing on the Web affords a great number of opportunities you can choose from.
Online Freelance Writing Income Poll
Find Out What Other Freelance Writers Make Online
Content Networks
Make Money By Joining a Content Network
Content networks don't generally pay much outright for articles, but they can lead to high paying online freelance writing gigs for a few reasons:
1. You build a large network of other writers and publishing professionals (the best gigs are often not advertised and found "through the grapevine").
2. Being backed by a large content network makes reaching out to make industry contacts much easier, and those contacts can sometimes become clients or lead to referrals.
3. Even though content networks don't generally pay for articles outright, if you stick with them long-term, you repeatedly earn for the same articles as they continue to build pageviews or ad revenue.
4. You can learn an awful lot about running a website, from how to write "for the Web" down to how to effectively place advertisements.
Here are the three content networks that I've personally worked with. Feel free to add additional networks to the list.
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Where do You Find Freelance Writing Jobs Online?
Your Favorite Online Writing Job Sites / Leads / Tactics.
Tell us where, or how, you find most of your online freelance writing gigs. Do you find them on freelance job sites, traditional job sites, writers' forums, webmaster forums, through networking, writers' market listings, classifieds sites, etc.?
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Find High-Paying Online Writers' Markets
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AllFreelancing.com (you must be a registered member with a minimum of 20 posts to view higher paying markets here.
WritersMarket.com - a worthwhile subscription-based site featuring writers' markets.
Freelance Writing lens - I have more links to writers' market resources and listings here on this lens.
Find Freelance Writing Gigs
Find online freelance writing gigs (or even full-time online writing jobs) by using some of the job sites below.
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Networking for Writers
Find the "Hidden" Online Gigs for Freelance Writers.
1. Other freelance writers in your niche. (They can refer leads to you if they don't fit their rate range or their schedule.)
2. Other freelance writers specializing in other niches. (If they receive inquiries not in their niche, and you would make a good fit, they can refer the work to you, and vice versa.)
3. Editors and owners of large websites. (Making contacts outside of the querying process can give you an "in" if you choose to query an online publication down the road.)
4. Industry contacts. (Every major company these days has a website, and every website needs content and/or copy. Making contacts in your industry, even if they're not directly assocated with hiring writers for their company's website, can lead to referals later if they hear of the company's need for someone with your background.)
There are a number of ways you can meet people that would be beneficial additions to your network:
1. Professional organizations.
2. Writers forums and groups online.
3. Industry-related forums and groups online.
4. Blogging, and interacting with other industry bloggers.
5. Direct contact attempts to introduce yourself and your services.
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