My online adventure began with freelance writing. Although that was more than 3 years ago, my freelance writer gigs helped me quit my full time job and launch my Internet marketing business as well. You should try freelance writing as a way to get cash flow.
Although there a really good freelance writing guide available, in this article let me give you and idea of what you can do:
- Gost write for other people’s books and ebooks
- Write content for website / blog owners
- Become a regular writer for offline / online media in various topics
- Become a paid blogger using paid blogging services like PayPerPost
- Become an editor / proofreader and help finalize someone else’s work
- Become a web copywriter and charge for every web copy written
Being an editor requires more of a critical eye and amazing grasp of grammar and writing styles. This is a skill that even some world class writers don’t have. Since copywriting involves a lot of creative thinking, you may not be able to get opportunities easily. If you can write a proper sentence in English, most other types of writing is good for you.
Therefore ghostwriting, paid blogging and content writing is what you have to work with.
Ghost writing can potentially add between a few hundred to a few thousand dollars into your bank account every month, but the flip side to this is that no one will ever know who you are or appreciate the work you’ve done. A lot of content publishers and ebook sellers are on the lookout for ghost writers or ghost writing services.
Writing articles and web content for blogs / websites is another great opportunity, plus in most cases you also get a “byline” for your work. If you write for blogs, chances are you get a link back to your own site. This gets you more exposure than you can dream of, especially if the blog gets a lot of traffic. It’s much better for your career if you write on blogs or anywhere else where your name is published.
The final type of freelance writing you can do is paid blogging. The basic idea is you set-up your own blogs and start accepting writing offers in networks like Pay Per Post, Review Me or Sponsored Reviews. Advertisers want to create buzz about their products, and they will pay you to participate in doing it. Your blog’s popularity and reach determines how much you can charge.
The great part of this is that technically you own the blog posts you have written, which means you can always make money from your growing blog with Google Adsense or even affiliate offers.