Become a Productive Freelance Writer

Many people advertise for a freelance writer needed, but they do not give you many details about the keywords or the topic. Giving quotes for these jobs can be harder to do. Many advertise that this is easy work with little to no research needed. It sounds like a dream job or is it your worst nightmare?

Learn from someone else's experience that there is no easy writing job if you do not know more information about what you will be writing. For instance, one potential client asks a writer to write twenty 500 words articles for $8 a piece, which if it is easy with little to no research needed, could be profitable.

Then the floor drops out. You get the list of keywords after accepting the job only to find out that the keywords are the hardest you have ever had and you know nothing about the subjects. For instance, graphic designer, wed developer and other technical words are part of the list. Your first response is shock and the second is to politely decline the assignment because you know nothing about this area.

Your third response is that you should have asked for a list of keywords before accepting the job in the first place so you could avoid having to decline after finding out what is needed. Never bid or price a job without knowing the niche or keywords. Just because you need money is no reason to write about or try to write about things that you are not familiar with or comfortable writing about.

You are only setting yourself up to fail and make less money for your time than what you thought. Pick and choose your jobs, but price them accordingly for the amount of time it will take to research and write. Freelance writing is not about throwing an article together and hoping it is good. It is about knowing what you are writing about and providing quality content.