Freelance Writing

Q how do I go about becoming a Freelance Writer?

A good place to start if you are serious about getting paid to write, is to put together a Portfolio of your writing work, either published or ready to go, and keep it handy.

If you have not been published before online, it is a good idea to join up with Helium and/or Associated Content, and/or Constant Content so that you can publish some articles and get feedback on your writing style. Both will pay you in different ways, but there is a lot of money to be made on the Helium Marketplace and Competitions, for a good writer.

Helium is very useful in other ways too as the community is supportive, and it runs a free mentor programme which well help you to develop your writing style.

Another place worth joining up with, is Digital Journal. You can be a community journalist on there, and earn money at the same time. Writing on these places will enable you to present your own published work to a prospective Freelance Client.

Once you have collected your portfolio together, you can think about applying for Freelance jobs on any number of free sites. You have to provide examples of your writing, and apply for the job by bidding on it.

There is a huge list of Freelance Writing resources here

Also remember to watch out for scams, you should never pay for work. If a job asks you to pay up front it is probably a scam.