The Freelance Writer's How To Guide: Become Your Own Boss Find Success and Earn a Real Living - Softcover

Calder, Allan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1520769342 ISBN 13: 9781520769349

Publisher: Independently published, 2017

Synopsis

Do you want to become your own boss, walk away from your 9 to 5 job, and enjoy the freedom of working anywhere in the world? This book will show you how to earn a real living with a successful writing career so that you can set your own hours. In this book Allan Calder shows you how to become a successful writer by using lessons he has learned on his own personal journey. He encourages you to be determined, persistent, and passionate about your pursuit of writing as a career. You have to be prepared to work hard, but if you're a good writer and you follow the techniques laid out in this book you will become a successful freelance writer. The Freelance Writer's How To Guide will show you how to make your writing journey a success. It's all about the passion! Table of Contents About the Author 5 Chapter 1: Where Do I Start and Do I Need to Have Formal Writing Training? 6 Start Writing 8 Free Article Platforms and Blogs 8 Find a Contribution Platform 9 Blog and Be Your Own Boss 10 Guest Blogging 11 Chapter 2: Dealing with Self Doubt – I Just Don’t Think I’m Good Enough 12 Practice, Practice, and Some More Practice! 12 Build Your Resources 13 Don’t Be Afraid to Sign Up for an Online Course 14 Be Your Own Professor 15 Chapter 3: Now That I’ve Built a Bit of a Portfolio What’s Next? 16 Stay Away from the Content Mills 16 The Freelance Marketplace 17 Upwork 17 Freelancer & Guru 19 Better Paying Alternatives 19 Professional Job Boards 20 Major Publications 21 Networking 22 Don’t Discount the Random Search 22 Chapter 4: How Do I Set My Pay Rate? 23 Don’t Be the Lowest Hanging Fruit 23 What Are You Writing? 24 Who Are You Competing Against? 26 Is There a Lot of Research? 27 Hourly Rate vs per Article Rate vs per Word Rate 27 Chapter 5: I Don’t Know What My Niche Is 31 I Already Know My Niche 31 I Don’t Even Know Where to Start 32 Should I Just Choose a Profitable Niche? 33 Remain Versatile, Avoid Pigeonholing Yourself 33 Research Can Help You Overcome 34 Don’t Be Afraid of Change! 35 Explore Your Niche (Read Articles Find Popular Topics) 36 Is This a Hobby or a Business? 36 Build a List 37 Chapter 6: How to Market Yourself 38 Consistent Social Media Voice 38 Spreading the Tentacles: Online Networking 39 Living Life: Offline Opportunities 40 Engaging the Experts: Other Networking 40 Creating Backlinks 41 The Query or Pitch Letter 42 It’s All About Hard Work and Passion 43

About this edition

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1520769342
• ISBN 13: 9781520769349
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 44