Elna Cain is a B2B freelance writer for SaaS businesses and digital marketing brands and the co-founder of Freelancer FAQs. She's been featured on Entrepreneur, The Ladders, The Penny Hoarder, Leadpages and more. If you want to learn how to freelance write, check out her free course, Get Paid to Write Online.
There are over 57 million freelancers in the US alone.
If you are suddenly faced with working from home indefinitely, how can you ensure that you will actually make it and land a freelance job when there’s competition?
If you’re new to freelancing, then you probably know that being productive is a challenge since you have to motivate yourself to work.
Writing is no different – especially if you’re a freelance writer.
Since I have been freelance writing for over six years, I have written over 2,000 (if not more) articles. When your words pay the bills, you don’t have time to mess with poor time management.
Feel you have bad writing?
When I’m not writing, blogging or building my business, I enjoy supporting others in their journey to become freelance writers.
The world of freelancing is new for many people.
Most of us start out with a job and stay with that job for years. Or, we bounce around from one job to another, working for someone else.
So, when the thought about becoming a freelancer pops into your head, you’re bound to make silly or sometimes, stupid, mistakes at no fault of your own!
So, you landed your first client! Woo-hoo!
All that pitching and negotiating finally paid off. You two settle on 2-3 articles a month and your first project is due in a week.
You need to show prospects your value if you want to earn your worth as a freelance writer.
There — I said it.
You will earn your worth as a writer and make a living from this if you can show it.
Do you go to work wishing you didn’t have to endure one more day listening to your demanding boss?
Or, are you a stay-at-home mom drowning in tea parties and fort building, hoping to have some adult interaction?
Why not become a freelance writer? The demand for writers is expected to grow 6% between 2010 and 2020.
It’s a fantastic time to be a freelance writer.
In the last 10 years there has been a 300% increase in hiring writers and it’s continuing to rise.
