Learn more about personaldevelopment with this collection
How to find purpose and meaning in life
How to cultivate gratitude
Techniques for managing negative thoughts
5. Network
Asides from visiting websites where jobs are listed, as a freelance writer you have a lot to gain by reaching out to other websites owners and writers. The more people you know, the more jobs you learn about, you’ll also get first-hand information and industry secrets.
34
119 reads
MORE IDEAS ON THIS
4. Learn the Art of the Pitch and Start Pitching
Research on how to pitch- the right way, learn about your potential clients, ensure that you have the right email address and if you can, try to find out who is at the other end, their role in the institution and finally remember to be brief.
36
100 reads
2. Build a Portfolio
For your next step, you need to have samples of your work ready –a portfolio- to show your potential clients that you really do write and you do it well. Many writers prefer to use a blog as a portfolio; but you can also seek out portfolio sites like clippings and contently or guest posting
36
99 reads
1. Decide What to Write
To start out as a freelance writer, picking what you want to write about is an obvious first step but this does not necessarily mean you should have a niche pinned down immediately.If you do have a niche especially one you are enthusiastic about, it would save you spending a lot of time on resear...
35
107 reads
3. Practice Writing and Pursue Continuous Improvement
In other to be a successful writer, you have to be a good one you don’t have to be the best but you must be willing to constantly improve your skills and practice whether you are getting paid or not.
36
87 reads
How To Get Started As A Freelance Writer
- Decide What To Write
- Build A Portfolio
- Practice Writing And Pursue Continuous Improvement
- Learn The Art Of the Pitch and Start Pitching
- Network
38
546 reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
Writer, artist, Accountant and a forever learner. Learning, loving, Hoping.
Related collections
Other curated ideas on this topic:
How to start freelancing
- Make sure you want to work for yourself. You have no one to rely on but yourself.
- Network with other people in your industry and come up with ways you can help each other out.
- Get over your fear of rejection.
- Learn to write effective cold emails. Cold emailing is ...
Sticking with it is more important than the method
You’ll hit this wall no matter what “learn to code” program you follow, and the only way to get past it is to persevere. This means you keep trying new things, learning more information, and figuring out, piece by piece, how to build your project.
You’re a lot more likely ...
Learn From Them
Your employees also had a first day and they know how it feels to be the fish out of water.
So during your first few weeks, sit with each of your employees, watch their daily routines, and ask about what they’re doing and talking about. They’ll enjoy demonstrating their knowledge, an...
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates