26 Mar 10 How Much Experience Do You Need to Start As a Freelance Writer?

None. Zilch. Nada. Zippo.

You do not need any experience to start with your freelance writing career. All you need is writing ability and determination to make it big. You need a lot of determination because I know many freelance writing aspirants who left the field just after a handful of failures.

No, it is not tough to break into this career, but it takes time before you start making significant sum of money. Initially, the growth rate may be slow, but eventually it will pick up. This is not the right career choice for those who want overnight success, as success comes slowly. I think it happens in every legit field.

What role does experience plays?

Although it does not matter if you have any experience of writing or not, but experience does play a part in your freelancing career. Experience does two things:

Get you higher pay rate.
Help you complete the assignment in significantly less time.
It also helps you know beforehand how much time one project will require. You can use this knowledge to properly bill your clients.

Lack of experience will only result in lower rate and more assignment completion time. And I think, when starting out you can adjust with this. Do not give up, if your rate doesn’t increase in a month or 2 month or may be even in 6 month because the more time you are spending in this career the stronger is the chance of your success. Do not quit it now.

And who said you do not have experience?

Even if you have not written professionally, you must have written a lot of stuff—term paper, assignments, school and colleges essays, or even for school or college publications. Won’t you call it experience? I certainly will. After all, writing is writing is writing, no matter for what you write.

In terms of writing ability, you may already have what it takes to make it big in the freelance writing. If you are not sure then show your written pieces to someone whom you know is good at writing, and go by his opinion. If he says you need improvement then work on it. Nothing is here that you cannot do. All you need is sheer determination. Keep pushing, you will soon be there.

For your free writing success!

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20 Nov 09 Supplement Your Writing Income

Increasing your writing income is something that most writers are looking to do. Actually, probably all writers are looking to increase their income. Not many people would complain about being more comfortable financially. But as a writer that can be tough, especially if you’re having trouble finding work. The key is managing your opportunities to earn a residual income, in addition to your main writing projects.

A residual income keeps a steady sum of money flowing into your account. This you can save for a rainy day, or spend as you need to, to keep the career going. Residual income’s usually don’t earn as much as your mainstay, but they are a good supplement.

Think about the opportunities before you. If you haven’t created a personal blog, you really should consider doing so. It’s a good way to speak your mind, get noticed, and sell some ad space to make a little extra money. Every writer should have a personal blog, and even if you don’t have the full time to invest, at least a simple blogspot.com one would suffice. Combined with Google’s Adsense program, you can make yourself a nice little cash cow.

Try some seasonal opportunities. There’s always someone out there looking for writers to write copy for season specific events, or advertisements. Those are decent jobs that are fairly easy to complete, and they pay pretty well most of the time. It’s a nice easy job that won’t detract from your main projects, but that keeps you writing, as well as earning.

If you have the sort of degree necessary, you could consider teaching other writers. Many universities offer opportunities for independent teachers. As long as you have the credentials, you can get paid for your time. Plus you get exposed to new styles, and have a chance to communicate with other writers. Now you’re not only earning some side money, but also helping your own writing to grow.

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26 Mar 10 How Much Experience Do You Need to Start As a Freelance Writer?

What role does experience plays?

And who said you do not have experience?

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