Olabanke OlanrewajuHave you been selling your services and no real results? You don’t get it, you constantly check job portals, hustle every day and night and want to get paid for your writing.
As a newbie freelancer, you may think that all you need to “make it” are good writing skills and a knack for researching any topic, but you’re missing some important part to making a living from writing and we’re going to list some of them.
Here are five ways you can promote yourself as a freelance writer and get a regular stream of work:
1. Create a Portfolio
A portfolio would help you to showcase your work to your clients with a quick link. The first step to create one is to get published on some of the existing blogs or magazines as a guest author.
Once you have a bunch of published articles and client work, (including websites, and newsletter content, etc.) you can make use of portfolio sites like Contently and Clippings.me to put up your published clippings.
2. Promote Yourself on LinkedIn
LinkedIn is an excellent place for professional networking and publishing. The platform helps you to connect with potential clients to display your work and grab new assignments.
You can publish articles and post updates to get visibility among connections.
3. Put Your Stories Out There
Update your social media with your stories as they are published. With time management in mind, I say “as they are published” so that you don’t sit down one day at your computer and have 20 stories that need to be tweeted out. By constantly adding to all your channels (I’m talking all channels – Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.) you are increasing your clout and letting people know that you are creatively rich and busy doing your job.
4. Get Started and Get Going
It can feel like a daunting task to market yourself as a freelance writer. But the initial effort will surely reap long-term benefits in terms of regular and well-paying clients.
5. Make It A Habit To Write Consistently
The only way to sharpen your writing skills is to write daily and consistently, this way when people see your work they’re convinced that you’re dedicated and can take up any challenge.
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