Online Writing Income

I came across a site today that could help folks who are looking to become technical writers. Check out Online Technical Writing. In essence it’s an online book with plenty of free information on how to put together a technical document.

It provides information, samples and an explanation of the process from the initial strategizing through to the final peer review. If you want even more detailed information, they encourage you to purchase the text book “Power Tools for Technical Communication” by David A. McMurrey. However, if you prefer not to purchase the book and want some solid information on technical writing, I suggest you visit the website and gain as much free information as you possibly can.

When it comes to writing online, its best to develop a rhythm. Find a few sites for which you can get paid to write, and set the number of articles you want to place on each site each day, week or month and then develop your writing rhythm.

The good thing about writing for more than one place is that you can change your rhythm as your feelings change. Some sites are easier to write for because you’re allowed to use your natural writing voice, while others are a bit more difficult.

It’s been my experience that writing for sites where I have to write in the third person is more labor intensive than a site where I can write in the first or second person. Taking this into consideration, I develop my rhythm accordingly.

I write the fun, easy to write stuff as a warm up, the more difficult to write articles as the workout and then I bring it all home with more delightful first person writing. My natural tendency is to forgo the more difficult writing, but if I force myself to take on the challenge. After all, I’m still learning and growing as a writer. What better way to develop writing muscles than by doing a bit of resistance writing (sorry, took you from the dance floor to the gym weight room).

Developing an online freelance writing rhythm has helped my income to steadily grow. I switch up the rhythm every once in a while, but I still keep writing to the beat. Do yourself a favor and develop a writing rhythm.