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Getting Started As A Writer
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Many people come online and wonder if they can become a writer. Well simple answer is yes, lots of people have enough writing talent to jump into a full fledged career as a writer online. The thing that leaves them hanging and unsure of where to go is getting started so here are some quick tips to help you in beginning your online writing life. (This is directed at those who wish to write for others.)
My first piece of advice is to set up a site with samples of your work on it as well as a contact form. On the site you can decide whether or not to advertise your rates. Many do not and still get plenty of offers. You can include samples of work as well as testimonials on the site to entice people to purchase your articles. Use your sig file in forums that allow them, advertise your site, your rates, and you will be amazed at the amount of sales that come from this alone.
Another thing I would say is RAISE YOUR PRICES, there is no reason to write for peanuts. I charge myself 5 cents a word and I know many other writers here in the forum that charge even more then me. The last thing you want to do is set yourself up for burnout. I believe Bev Clement (another warrior forum writer) has a course for Writers that may be of use for you to help understand how to price, get clients etc. You don’t have to write for peanuts, especially if you have a good grasp of the English language.
Put out the $20 to take an ad in either the classified section or the WSO section (classified means same price as you offer on your website, WSO means a better price then on your site.) of the Warrior Forum. This can help you to establish a client base with which to work with and gain testimonials from.
Another option that means less work more pay is to sell article packs with PLR. This means that they can edit and use it how they wish with their name attached. If you set a base amount to be sold like 30, you can increase the price because it is limited PLR. On average in the WSO forum you can sell them in packs this way for about $1 an article. So each article in this example would make you $30, instead of the peanuts you were thinking about writing at.
The biggest key to making a living as a writer online, is to find ways to leverage your efforts so that you make the most from every word you write.
Another example of this comes from the PLR example above. Instead of selling all 30 licenses, sell 29, use the additional one for yourself to populate your own sites, your own blogs and build your own virtual real estate empire. Or take the articles and compile them into a little report (10 articles at 500 words gives you a great start of 5K words for your report!) add a little more info, a good cover and you now have a report you can give away for getting people on your list, or even turn around and sell that report!
Being a writer really gives you limitless chances to make cash online, you just have to ensure above all else, you think outside the box and don’t sell yourself short.