There are lots of great opportunities to partake in freelance writing on the internet, and many great sites and services that will help you get started, and start making you some serious money.
I've written about this a lot in my series of articles called Adventures in SEO. Trust me, some of the people I've worked for have been some real doozies!
Lots of people like the idea of freelance writing, since it often means they won’t have to worry about bosses, going to the office each day, or being held to any other type of 9-to-5 job. Sadly, that’s just not the case, and freelance writing can often feel like a catch-22 situation.
If you think you’re going to get rid of that bad boss at work by becoming a freelance writer, you may be right, but you’ll just be replacing him or her with numerous other short-term employers, or bosses, many of which whom will be just as bossy, pushy, and finicky as your current tyrant. The nice thing is that you usually won’t have to deal with them face-to-face, and you can drop them for others at your whim, and they you.
While you may be able to ditch your morning and evening commute to the office when you choose to make freelance writing your full time gig, you’ll still be plugged into your computer all day, and you’ll most likely be logging more than 8 hours at your new freelance writing job. When you freelance write for other people online, you’ll usually be working for people from all over the world. That means when you’re ready to call it a day, someone my just be getting theirs started. Figuring out how to juggle and use your time effectively is therefore critical to any freelance writing endeavor.
Lots of people get out of the rat race when they choose to take up freelance writing as a full-time career, but many others find they just can’t make it on their freelance writing earnings alone. You’ll probably have to have some other type of job on the side that ensures a steady flow of money, which freelance writing can’t always guarantee. Consider a job that has you work nights, or in a setting where you have lots of free time. If you can bring in your computer or notebook and get some writing done, you’ll really make your extra freelance writing jobs work.
I've written about this a lot in my series of articles called Adventures in SEO. Trust me, some of the people I've worked for have been some real doozies!
Lots of people like the idea of freelance writing, since it often means they won’t have to worry about bosses, going to the office each day, or being held to any other type of 9-to-5 job. Sadly, that’s just not the case, and freelance writing can often feel like a catch-22 situation.
If you think you’re going to get rid of that bad boss at work by becoming a freelance writer, you may be right, but you’ll just be replacing him or her with numerous other short-term employers, or bosses, many of which whom will be just as bossy, pushy, and finicky as your current tyrant. The nice thing is that you usually won’t have to deal with them face-to-face, and you can drop them for others at your whim, and they you.
While you may be able to ditch your morning and evening commute to the office when you choose to make freelance writing your full time gig, you’ll still be plugged into your computer all day, and you’ll most likely be logging more than 8 hours at your new freelance writing job. When you freelance write for other people online, you’ll usually be working for people from all over the world. That means when you’re ready to call it a day, someone my just be getting theirs started. Figuring out how to juggle and use your time effectively is therefore critical to any freelance writing endeavor.
Lots of people get out of the rat race when they choose to take up freelance writing as a full-time career, but many others find they just can’t make it on their freelance writing earnings alone. You’ll probably have to have some other type of job on the side that ensures a steady flow of money, which freelance writing can’t always guarantee. Consider a job that has you work nights, or in a setting where you have lots of free time. If you can bring in your computer or notebook and get some writing done, you’ll really make your extra freelance writing jobs work.
Great Sites for Freelance Writing
Freelancer.com: By far my favorite site for freelance writing is Freelancer. This great site has made me thousands of dollars, and the work is often easy, and plentiful. Setting up an account is simple, and I recommend you upgrade to a standard or premium account so that you can reduce your commission charges.
Guru.com: I set up a profile on this page and filled up my portfolio with samples. I got an offer from a guy in America that I could tell was from the Middle East, even if he was in America. He wasn’t really clear on what he wanted other than for me to fill out a contract which would have had me working for him for some time, at little pay to boot. It might work for you, but I moved on.
Fiverr.com: This site gets the most press in the US, and for good reason; the people who post projects really have all the power. Searching for jobs as a freelance writer is difficult, and you really have to wait for someone to seek you out, which can be difficult when they want people with more jobs completed. Reminds me of the old high school student problem of you can’t get experience until you get a job, but you can’t get a job until you get experience. Joseph Heller would be proud of Fiverr.
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