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Some of you may or may not know that I am a freelance writer and pro-blogger. So many times I get asked for advice or tips, so what is better than to post them right here on my blog?

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Freelance writers are in more demand now, than ever before in history. Why?  Because the internet is growing-the need for fresh, new content is consistent for any blog/site or business to survive. But with all this being in such a  huge demand, it’s easy for freelancers to accept jobs that are not worth their time for the little pay they offer in return. Most “gigs” that are post posted are not real jobs, they are ad revenue sharing sites that you may or may not earn anything from. Basically that means you will only earn a percentage of the ad revenue that the site makes-if you make anything at all based upon page views. You will not be able to live off that at first if you even make anything off it. So I will am giving you some basic tips in order to help freelancers who are just starting up in this type of work.

1-Create a blog, yes a free and simple blog about the topic you are passionate about and want to write about. You can create one for free via Blogger or WordPress, that can be customized. You can buy a domain for them, they can be cheap and you pay only once a year or for even up to 10 years. Start writing content for it and promoting your site. This blog will help you build your portfolio and for you be have some published works.  Also you can place ads on it, so you can start making a little bit of money prior to getting paid gigs. But be warned, it does take time to build up a readership and good amount of traffic for your blog to become a big money maker.

2-Write for Helium, Associated Content,  and other paid content sites. While they don’t pay much, it does give you some leverage in job search.

3-Once you have enough content saved(that takes about two months), you can start applying for writing gigs at last. Start your search with Craigslist.org writing ads, then work your way to writers communities that post job leads. Apply and look every week day as you would for a outside the home type job, for the best chance.

4-Also check out sites like Media Bistro and Performancing.com, they also have listings with that type of work.

After you start applying for these gigs, you will start getting emails back from the ads you responded too, respond back to them as soon as you can for the best shot. At first you will get for some not so hot gigs, but don’t get burned by that. You will get some better paying jobs and as you build up your work experience up more, you should be able to earn more over time.

Good luck and keep trying. It is a rewarding career to work in.

Please feel free to ask questions, email me at s_peel00(at)yahoo(dot)com.