No B.S. How To Secrets to Finding Web Writing Jobs for Pay (5th in a series of how to work from home.)
A very effective way to make money from home is by writing content for the web, but how can you find such jobs: The good thing is, when you become a content provider, there will never be a shortage of jobs. You success at finding work depends on where you look and how much you are willing to research the field.
Content writing can be broken down in to several different categories. Before plunging in, you need to decide whether or not you would like to get credit for you content. Should you insist on a byline, be aware, you may run into difficulty finding many paying jobs. Such jobs do exist, but you must look for them specifically. By and large, the most earnings will come from being a ghost writer.
There are many WAHMs who have found success as ghost writers. As a ghost writer, you provide writing services to clients who then have the right to use the content as their very own. This is a very lucrative opportunity for WAHMs who have the skill set; the Internet is mainly a text and image based medium. Companies and individuals who run online businesses are in constant need of fresh content in order to keep their visitors interested. Being that writing is a task most people would rather avoid, this creates plenty of opportunity for those who love to write.
Content writing WAHMs only need an Internet connection, an email address, and a good word processing program to get in the game. Having your own website, at the beginning, is not a prerequisite; it does, however, add a touch of professionalism to your image as a content provider. But, at the outset, you can still get more than enough work without a site.
Web writing encompasses several different categories. Content writing, as the job is called, refers to providing text for either existing websites, or for a brand new one. Your writing must be clear, concise, and interesting for your client's readers. Content writers, for the most part, provide articles for sites, blogs, and newsletters; the acceptable length of articles is between 400 and 800 words each. Anything longer than that, defeats the purpose as most readers will not read through it all. The most lucrative branch of content writing is copywriting; their objective is to get readers to make a buying decision. Another interesting branch is ebook ghostwriters; as the name implies, they write full-length books for their clients on a variety of topics.
WAHM who opt to be content writers, will need to establish a professional online presence. Using a personal email address with a silly name will detract from your professional image. You should create a email address that is dedicated specifically to your career; your first and last name, or some combination thereof, should prove a good choice. All communications with clients and prospects should be spell checked, and should utilize good grammar practices.
There are distinct difference between writing web content and writing essays for your high school English teacher, or writing for print magazines, for that matter. Online readers, especially those using mobile devices, are well known for having short attention spans; your sentences will need to be concise and your paragraphs to the point.
Another main difference among the different forms of writing is the use of "keywords" in online content. Keywords are words, or usually phrases, that your client wishes to have you use in the articles. They are selected because your client knows that these are exact match terms used by Internet users, and the client would like to make sure his site shows up for these terms. Ordinarily, with this kind of assignment, you'll be expected to use the phrase a certain number of times in the article; this is not easy without making in sound repetitive or unnatural. Good content writers have ways of doing this by making the keywords flow naturally.
After completing a few different writing assignments, you can make a decision about the type of writing that appeals most to you. For finding work, you can visit writing message boards, freelance writing job sites, and classified ad sites such as Craigslist. Always post samples of your very best written work in order to lure new clients; a very simple way of accomplishing this, is to build a small web site on which you post all your best written work, and then direct any interested party to the site; in this manner, you avoid having to post and repost your work when seeking work.