5 Things You Have To Know About Freelance Writing
As a little girl, my dream was to be a writer. I was always incredibly discouraged by others when they told me I would never make a career out of it. Ever.
I grew up looking for more “realistic” jobs. Social work, anything education, health care…
Then I realized, I loved people and serving others, but I would always have that dream of being a writer stuck to me forever. When I had my second baby, I realized I needed to add a stream of income to our household. I tried everything.
everything.
MLM (hated), photography (loved, but childcare was hard to establish), babysitting for others in my home, and then I stumbled upon freelance writing….
My very first article, I was paid $0.02 per word (USD, so I little but more for us Canadians.) It worked out to be $70. I was almost in tears someone loved my writing enough to pay me, and it took about an hour to have a perfect piece for them!
Without further ado, let’s jump into what you gotta know about pursing freelance writing!
5 Things You Have To Know About: Freelance Writing
The pay doesn’t always seem substantial, but it builds up over time.
I used to think… dang. It is just $70. That isn’t worth the time. But what if it’s 10 articles @ $70 each? That could be 8- 12 hours of work for $700!
I truly had to work on shifting my mindset.
If you have never read the book “The Compound Effect”, go buy it. Second of all, you will know that all those little, teeny, tiny baby steps build up over time! They eventually create new habits, new accomplishments, and a big results.
Avoid websites such as: Freelancer, Upwork, and Fivver
Quick list of reasons why:
Large pay deductions from the site fee
Tons of spammy job offers.
You have to pay to get legit, high paying clients
If you create a connection off the platform, you are no longer protected under those sites policies.
Everyone is price shopping, so it is never about the value of you or your work, but how cheap they can pay.
There is a lack of respect for the freelancer, because true clients who want value, don’t look on these sites! Jorden said it herself on her blog: to clients, Upwork is like the dollar store of shopping for freelance writers. This does not reciprocate value in you, in any way.
hiremymom.com is the ONLY website I recommend to get started.
Facebook and social media groups are a really good place to network if done right!
*** Note: I did not say send a “Hey, girl!” message, and immediately spam people with your offer. no no no no no.
This means commenting and helping other entrepreneurs however you can, building true friendships with others, participating in “following/ commenting/ link sharing” threads, and posting casually in the groups!
I do not believe in building connections for only money. EVER. People are not your paycheque. I look at it as putting good karma into the world, and being positively known.
Entrepreneurial groups in general
Starting out means underpromising & overdelivering, especially if you want to start a long term clientele base
Why would you at least slightly overdeliver if you want long term clients who refer you?
you build good, solid connections with successful business owners.
if someone knows the value in investing in you, and see some sort of ROI (return on/of investment), they will likely purchase your services again OR refer you to someone who will.
good referrals and relationships are all around wonderful things to surround yourself + possible future business.
often, this can lead to a pay raise or a bonus. DO NOT put all your eggs in your basket, but I have had this happen multiple times. How to actually land a client…
This part is as easy, or as difficult, as you decide to make it!
There are TONS of groups on Facebook that allow you to connect with others who post job ads! I am not joking, type: Virtual Assistant Jobs and boom. Your first group will pop up.
Tell everyone you know what you are doing! Sometimes your friend might know a friend looking to hire! Sometimes your Facebook post gets seen by the right person!
Pitch yourself to your dream clients, tastefully! You see a local coffee shop that has the cutest shop, but not a lot of customer traffic? Offer to be their social media assistant.
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