To gain
private clients, you need to have samples that you are willing to share with
them. The best way of doing this is to have a writing portfolio. The articles
that you put in your portfolio need to showcase your work and the topics that
you are knowledgeable about. It means taking the time to create a great
portfolio.
Start Your Own Blog
One of the
best ways to create an online writing portfolio is to start your own blog. This
will give you the chance to write about topics that interest you and you have
knowledge in. You can also make the choice over whether you want to monetize
your blog through various methods or make it non-profitable and purely for
samples.
When writing
for your own blogs, make sure you optimize posts for search engines to help
potential clients find you – after all, they will not know your name yet! You
may want to start various blogs on different niches to help attract specific
clients to your work and keep topics separate from each other.
Write for Article Directories
If you do
not want to start a blog then you could write articles for article directories
or revenue share websites. These websites will already have the page rank to
help you with search engine results. The problem with some of these is that you
will be limited to the topics that you are able to write about and you will
need to stick to the websites’ guidelines. If you have your own blog, you can
write to your own guidelines.
Offer to Write for Free
I often tell
people to stay away from this but it could be something for those who are
struggling to find high paying clients. Employers are more likely to accept
your work if it is free of charge – and there are many websites that will allow
guest blogs. The benefit to these is that you gain your name on the work and
the websites often already have a higher page rank, meaning you are noticed
quicker than starting your own blogs.
The people
that you offer free material for may be willing to pay for material in the
future. If they like your work, they may also pass your details on to others
who are looking for writers – and willing to pay for the work. Word out mouth
is a great way to get noticed in the online writing world.
Whatever way
you decide to start writing your online portfolio, make sure that you have one.
This will help to prevent you needing to write samples for every client that
you contact. Make sure that your writing samples are full of information, free
of all spelling, grammar and punctuation errors and written in a way to make
people want to read them. This will help you gain more clients and start
earning money writing online quickly.
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