How To Find Freelance Writing Jobs From Home
By: Priya Florence Shah
Tags: Freelance, Freelance Writing, Freelancing, Freelancers, Freelance Writer

Did you know that working as a freelance writer is one of the 21 highest-paying freelance jobs from home?

Once you’ve decided that a freelance writing job is the best work from home job opportunity for you, you’ll need to figure out how to get writing assignments so you can get paid as a writer.

Web writing can break down into several different categories. Before you begin looking for work, you’ll have to decide whether or not you want to get credit for your writing.

If you insist on having a byline, you may have difficulty finding a lot of online writing jobs, but byline jobs are out there if you look. However, the most money to be made is from working as a ghostwriter.

Many freelancers find success with ghostwriting. When you work as a freelance ghostwriter you provide writing services for clients who will then use the work as their own. Ghostwriting as a freelancer is a lucrative opportunity, especially when you focus on web writing.

Companies and individuals who run websites constantly need web copy to make their websites attractive to visitors. Since writing is something that a lot of people would rather not do, this leaves plenty of opportunities for people who do love to write.

When you’re applying for freelance writing jobs from home, you only need an Internet connection, email address and word processing program to get started and you can get plenty of work without having your own website or blog.

Although having your own website is not absolutely necessary, becoming a blogger gives you a platform to showcase your own writing and adds a touch of professionalism to your writing business.

There are several different categories of web writing. When you see the term “content writing” you’ll normally be providing text for an existing or new website. Your writing will have to be engaging and clear for website visitors.

Article writers concentrate on providing articles for websites, newsletters and blogs. Generally, articles for the web are between 400 and 800 words each.

Any more than that is difficult for readers to sit through while looking at a screen, although long-form content does help websites rank better on Google.

Freelance copywriters write sales copy for Internet sales letters and marketing sites that put readers in the mood to buy. EBook ghostwriters provide clients with full-length books on a variety of topics.

Freelance writers also need to be professional in their online presence. This means spell-checking all writing and using proofreading and editing tips and tools including for emails to clients.

It is also a good idea to get an email address that is specifically used for your writing. A personal email address with a goofy handle will make you appear unprofessional. Your first and last name or a combination is a good choice for your web writing email address.

Readers online have short attention spans, and you’ll need to keep your sentences and your paragraphs short and clear. The other difference is the use of “SEO keywords” in certain writing assignments.

SEO keywords are words or phrases selected by your client to be used in the article because they are internet search terms and your client wants their website to show up for those search terms.

SEO content articles will require you to use the word or phrase a certain number of times in the article. Sometimes it can be difficult to use keywords without making it sound forced. Experienced SEO content writers have developed ways to make the keywords flow naturally into their articles.

Writing for the internet has a few differences from writing essays in school or writing for print magazines, although you can get a lucrative job as an online essay writer, a freelance resume writer or even as a freelance screenwriter.

Once you’ve got a few freelance writing assignments under your belt, you can decide what type of web writing suits you best and learn how to keep clients happy in your freelance business.

Whenever you apply for a freelance writing job, make sure to include your contact information and a few well-selected writing samples.

For a good freelance writer, there’s no shortage of job opportunities. You can find work on writing message boards, freelance writing job sites and classified ad sites.

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