Once you decide what type of services your freelance writing business will offer, you will have to find clients. You need to know where to direct your sales efforts as to not waste your time.
Corporations are the biggest employers of freelance writers.
Manufacturers, utilities, distributors, insurance companies, banks, management consultants, service companies and professional organizations need just about every type of writing imaginable. You will be writing ad campaigns, annual reports, sales literature, speeches, technical writing, trade show publications, and internal communications such as newsletters. When approaching various corporations, you will want to target the advertising department to do brochures, sales bulletins, and new product announcements. The employee communications department is who you contact to do employee newsletters, training manuals, and benefit brochures. The public relations department needs people to help with press releases, media kits, and feature articles.