But, to get more specific about how to prepare for freelance writing, I’ll reference an article from Living Well, Spending Less called, How to Make Money as a Freelance Writer.
Naturally, if you have a strong interest in freelancing, I suggest you go read the full article; but, here are the bullet points:
1. Determine Your Writing Niches
2. Start Acquiring Samples
3. Establish a Web Home Base
4. Develop a Pitch
5. Pitch, Pitch, Pitch
Obviously, listing the skeleton like that makes it look simple, even if full of work…
Reading the article will nicely fill-in the experience and expertise of author, Ruth Soukup.
Of course, to freelance you need time; and, if you’re a creative writer, you may feel you just don’t have enough time.
To round-out this primer on freelance writing challenges, I’ll quote from that first, past post of mine, Freelance Lies:
#1 – Freelance writers must have deep tech/industry experience
#2 – Freelance writers need an English or journalism degree to be good
#3 – Freelance writers outsource the work and sit back collecting your money
#4 – Freelance writers are schedule-free spirits
#5 – Freelance writers have an easy job
#6 – Freelance writers overcharge
#7 – Freelance writers have low overhead so it’s all fun and profit
If you’ve done freelance writing, perhaps you’d share a bit of your experience in the Comments?
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Some folks think that only the journalist-type or the non-fiction writer should think about making money…
Some folks think that fiction writers shouldn’t consider money and only write for the love of the art…
Some folks think the new self-publishing juggernaut can slam them into the mega-sales bracket…
Thing is, there’s a bit of truth in all those ways of thinking—a bit…
The full truth about any individual’s chance of making money with their writing involves, at least, the following factors:
* How strong their desire is to make money
* How much money they can spare to help them make money
* How much time they have to spend working toward making money
* The choice of venues in which they’re willing to try to make money
From my experience, I’d recommend a writer soberly consider those factors; then, based on their deliberations, make a sound judgement about one more factor:
* Can they generate the staying-power to pursue, faithfully and diligently, the path toward earnings they want to follow?
That’s my two-cents’ worth…
Now, I’ll share two very different perspectives on making money as a writer.
Her method is simple and sound; and, you might call it the boot-strap method.
Just a couple excerpts from her article:
“In the beginning, you need to show your talents off anywhere you can.”
“It doesn’t matter if you were paid for them or not. All that matters is you have published peices of paper with your name on them.”
“Now that so much is on the internet, your links are also your clips. Save the title and link to everything you get published.”
“Give your talents away to everyone who will take them. I have had so many doors open up because I volunteered to lend my writing for a good cause.”
“Let your words be powerfully promiscuous.”
Do, if you have any desire to make money as a writer, go read Angela’s full piece.
Next, I’ll offer a video with two of today’s rising stars in the writing-for-money “market”—they both make money talking about making money—yet, they both have some good ideas to offer for your consideration…
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