Online Writing Income

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.

If you think the economy will negatively affect your freelance writing income, it will. If you think your freelance writing income will continue to grow in spite of the economy, it will.

The old saying, “Whether your believe you can or you believe you can’t you’re right.”

Before you look at your earnings, look in the mirror and have a talk with yourself. What is your mindset? When you begin the self-conversation, do you begin by acknowledging all of the problems that can occur? Google ads are down, people aren’t surfing the net anymore, no one wants to read what I’m writing about, etc., etc., etc.

Well if that’s the way you begin your conversation, you might as well give up now.

Instead of letting the outside forces dictate your earning potential, decide what you want and go and get it. If you are determined to be the beacon in these dark economic times, then change your thinking and get going.

I don’t know about you, but last year I increased my freelance writing income by over 200% (225% to be exact). Not only that, I don’t have any special writing skills or talents, just tenacity. I couldn’t have done that if I sat around and lamented over the poor state of the economy.

Try spendinga little less time complaining and commiserating and a lot more writing. You’ll find that the state of the economy won’t affect your ability to increase your freelance writing income. After all, the Empire State Building was built during the height of the depression. I guess someone forgot to tell them that it wasn’t financially possible.

I’m not too sure of any other line of work where there is such a sense of helping others than the online freelance writing community.

I remember a while ago when I stated one of my other blogs, my brother read a few of my entries and asked if I wasn’t giving away the store. In other words, if I shared all of my freelance writing secrets wouldn’t that is some way be like shooting myself in the foot?

Hmmm, I thought of it for about ½ of a second and said no. The more I help other freelance writers, it seems that the more help I get. Think about it for a minute. How many blogs are there in the blog-o-sphere that help freelance writers? Here are a few blogs to take a look at in your spare time.

aboutfreelancewriting
thegoldenpencil
catalystblogger
thewritersmanifesto
allcotmedia
freelancefolder

I’ve worked in a few different industries, and I’ve found being an online freelance writer to be one of the best gigs yet.

It’s a New Year and time for new resolutions…or maybe not.

It all depends on how well you did with your last years’ resolutions. If you haven’t achieved your last year’s resolutions, why make new ones?

Here’s my theory:

A new year’s resolution is not completed until December 31st of the year. If you vow to quit smoking and quit by the 3rd of January only to pick it back up by February 2nd, then you didn’t quit. However, if you slowly reduce your cigarette intake over the year until you are down to zero by December, then guess what. Success!

Writing is the same thing. Making unreasonable goals at the beginning of the year only to find that it is unattainable and unachievable does nothing but discourages you. Why not make small monthly goals. Make a vow to improve your writing by 10% each month, or increase your article count by 10% each month or increase your query letters by 10% each month. If 10% is to aggressive a goal, vow to increase it by 5% or 2% or 1%, just make sure to make improvements.

I’ve been around the block a few times and realize that the year includes the months of February through December. Therefore, there is no need for me to make my life as uncomfortable as possible in January only to regret falling off the wagon in February, March and so on. Take it slow, measure your success and you’ll be able to cross off your resolutions this year in favor of new and improved resolutions for next year.

If you’re serious about becoming an online freelance writer, you’re going to have to spread your love around. What I mean is that you cannot afford to place all of your eggs into one freelance writing basket. You’ve probably heard this before, but it’s worth repeating it. Find several freelancing income streams.

In the short time lifespan of this blog I’ve mentioned a few online writing resources. They all vary in the way in which they compensate their writers. Some compensate writers based on page views, others on ad clicks while others pay up front for each article or post. No matter which one you prefer, I would suggest that you add one or two of each to your basket. Variety is the spice of life, so keep your writing opportunities spicy.

I’ll continue to share writing opportunities as I come across them, or remember them (at my age, I tend to forget things unless I write them down). In the meanwhile, get out there and spread your freelance writing love (or love of freelance writing).

It must be near the holidays, my posts are getting cornier and cornier. Bear with me. I’ll pull myself back together for the New Year.