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Increase Freelance Writing Income by Broadening Your Income Sources

There are so many writers around complaining about how hard it is to make a decent income from writing articles these days. Unless you've signed up to a site paying pennies-per-hour for your time and effort, nothing could be further from the truth! I’ve been writing full-time for 8 years now and I´ve learned that a good writer can easily earn a full-time income from their writing efforts. In order to break away from the low-paying ranks, you’ll need to treat your writing as a business proposition – and this means learning to make sure your business has as many streams of income coming into it as you possibly can. The key to making this work for you is to treat your writing skills as a viable, marketable product - and then go out and find the right customers for your particular products In business terms this is called “broadening your debtor base” but it simply means making sure that there is always money coming in from someone, somewhere, all the time. If you rely on just one source of income, then you’re really in trouble if that one source dries up! The more sources of income you have coming into the business, the more chance you have of getting your business to grow to a six-figure income. Here are some of my favorite options for keeping my writing business strong: 1) Write Articles Offline This is the main income source for my writing business. I’ll write about whatever topic comes into my head. Selling articles to magazines and newspapers is fun, challenging and rewarding - and pays a whole lot MORE than any writing market you'll find online. Do a Google Search for “Writer’s Market Listings” and search out the high-paying magazines actively looking to pay big dollars for quality articles. 2) Write Articles Online This has become a secondary form of income for me in the last year because the pay is about 1/10 of what you could earn by writing for offline publications. Even though the pay-rate is lower, the potential for quick, easy, repeat-business means quick cash into your writing business.

3 Secrets to Quickly Grow Your Freelance Writing Income

Does it seem like it’s taking forever to get your freelance writing career to where you want it? While some writers have the knack of getting clients in weeks flat, you still struggle to make enough income. And time is short, and the bills keep coming. For many writers, a clock is ticking. If you can’t figure out how to make an income, soon you may have to scan the classified ads and find a day job. What makes some writers build a real income fast, while others can’t seem to cover the gas bill with their writing? Over the years of coaching more than a thousand writers, I’ve found there are three basic things freelance writers who ramp their earning rapidly are doing that starving writers don’t do. Those three things are: 1. Use What You Know I often meet former professionals — lawyers, accountants, insurance brokers, nurses — who are switching to freelance writing. To them I say “Great — you have a built-in lucrative niche you can get started with, where you have demonstrated expertise.” The only catch? Many of them say, “Oh, but I don’t want to write about X. I want to write about [homeschooling/raising Schnauzers/quilting/battling mental illness/other low-paying niche here].” There are two factors at war in the world of freelance writing — the desire to follow our writing bliss and write about whatever we feel passionate about this week, and the desire to make this a full-time living. In general, they don’t both go together. At least not at first. To earn the most the fastest, identify the best-paying markets where you have expertise, and write on those topics. You know the hot-button issues, the lingo, the experts to interview. It’s like water rolling downhill. If you don’t like that niche, switch later on, once you’ve established a base of good-paying clients. That will give you the breathing room to explore other topics. When your business plan out of the gate is, “I want to dabble and write about whatever I want,” that is not the straight shot to the big cash. 2. Use Who You Are Many freelance writers labor under the misimpression that they know nothing of value to the freelance marketplace and so cannot command good rates. But whoever you are, there is a way to capitalize on your uniqueness. Turn what you think of as a weakness around and realize that whoever you are, there are magazines written for your demographic, and companies trying to sell you stuff. Been staying home raising kids and now you’re back to working? Career transition is a popular magazine topic and there are companies that help people change careers and re-enter the workforce, too. All potential clients. What you read, where you shop, those corporate newsletters you get in the mail — those are your easy, obvious markets. Think how many products and magazines there are aimed at 20-somethings! And also how many now market to the over-50 set. If that’s you, then you are tapped into the mindset that client wants. You speak their language. Stress that when you pitch, and you’re on a fast track to landing clients who will pay well for your inside line on their audience.

Can You Make Money Writing For Examiner.com?

I’I've been getting a lot of questions lately about where freelance writers can work online to actually make money. I’ve been writing for Examiner.com for about a month now and am already very pleased with what I see. Writing for Examiner.com is fairly easy. You select a topic you feel passionate or informed about and that will make it even easier to create a solid body of content. Individual posts do not have to be very long so I can take one 600 word article I would have published somewhere like Suite101 and turn it into two or three posts for Examiner. While they do ask you to publish 3 or 4 posts per week, I am able to write all my posts for the week in a single day, save them as drafts, and then it is easy to go and set them to publish every other day. The hardest part for me has been finding photos to go with my articles! *laughing* What does Examiner.com pay? OK – that sounds good, Angela. But what does Examiner pay? The exact rate varies according to what they bring in from advertising. They pay strictly based on pageviews, however, the exact rate isn’t known upfront. I will say, the amount of pay per page view hugely trumps what I am making at Suite101.com right now and after only 1 1/2 months writing there I have already earned my first payout at the $25 minimum. What Rights Does Examiner.com Keep? None! That’s the other thing that I love about Examiner.com. I can repost my material to my blog if I ever decide to leave, send a feature article to a print magazine, or compile the pieces into an ebook.

Immigration Law writer

Nolo, the oldest and foremost publisher of self-help legal books and software for consumers, and Internet Brands, a leader in online publishing for vertical markets, are seeking writers with a strong legal background to contribute well-written, informative articles on immigration law. These articles will require the ability to read and understand specific legal issues and statutes, to draw on interactions with immigration clients and the U.S. immigration authorities, and to translate all of this into plain English for a general audience. Current or very-recent practice of immigration law is required -- recent law grads or lawyers just entering immigration practice will, unfortunately, not be considered. Seriously. This is a 100% freelance, telecommuting position. Assignments, writing, editing, and submissions are all handled through our online system. All you need is a computer, Internet access, and the ability to deliver clean, concise copy on a variety of immigration law topics. Requirements include: Ability to write in a professional yet conversational tone. Originality; able to present immigration-law matters in a way that doesn't rehash what readers will find on the USCIS or similar sites. Deep and broad experience in the immigration law field. (Lawyers only; sorry, no paralegals.) Strong research and fact-checking skills. Strict attention to detail and accuracy. Apply here

Apply to be a Corvette Writer

Do you bleed Victory Red? Then share your enthusiast take on news, rumors, special editions, forum threads, performance bits, brand heritage and anything else in the exciting world of Corvettes! IB Publishing is seeking writers with a strong automotive (specifically Corvette) background to contribute well-written, informative articles for Corvette Forum, one of the web’s best resources for fans of the General’s halo car. These articles will include a fair amount of automotive terminology and must provide accurate information on everything from industry news, event coverage, and racing updates to daily events impacting the Corvette community. This is a 100% freelance, telecommuting position. Assignments, writing, editing, and submissions are all handled through our online system. All you need is a computer, internet access, and the ability to deliver clean, concise copy on topics like "Will the General Ever Make a Mid-Engine 'Vette?" or "Would a V6 Turbo Signal the End of Days?", along with tutorials about chasing down electrical gremlins or changing the oil in a '74 Stingray. Requirements include: • Ability to write in a professional, authoritative tone while still injecting the appropriate level of personality. • Experience with automotive trends and terminology. • Strong research and fact checking skills. • A passionate enthusiasm for the Corvette brand, and the ability to connect to the Corvette-loving audience. Apply here

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