Web Content Writing: Getting Started
It’s been two months since I quit Inno and now I am flying without a safety net beneath me. Did that scare me? Only every 5 minutes, initially. Then I realized that I have been focusing on the “no safety net” part of that statement, and failed to focus on the more relevant part… “flying”.
I. Web Content Writing: Knowing Your Strengths
I have been blogging for a year before I went into content writing. Breaking into this business is difficult, and I was quite daunted at the MASSIVE amount of competition. However, because I am technically jobless, I had no choice but to go for it.
I had to do quite a bit of self analysis before I started writing for others. I realized that my strengths include:
- Brainstorming
- Discussing a topic from a different perspective
- Paraphrasing (a talent which I honed during my employment at Inno)
II. Identify the Industries you want to write for
Owning several blogs taught me one thing: There are niches that I can write about all day long, and there are those that I don’t know anything about. When you go to elance or GAF, you will get blown away by the myriad of industries that need content.
Be patient. Do not bid on work that will take too much effort (research) on your part. Even if a writing request pays cheaply, if you know the topic by heart, it will be less time consuming.
I wrote more on this topic in my Freelance Writing Page
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