How To Make An Income As A Freelance Blogger?
The best way to make money blogging is to take on as much work as you can in the amount of time you have available. Get started by doing a Google search on writing jobs, blogging or bloggers. There are many companies and individuals looking for freelance bloggers.
There are also a number of freelancer websites such as GetAFreelancer.com and ELance.com where there is a lot of blogging work to be found.
Be sure not to take on more articles than you can do, and be very selective as to who you write for. Many professional bloggers have listings of good and bad employers so be sure to read the comments that everyone has about a particular individual or company.
Blogs can be categorized in different ways. A blog post could consist of 300 words on your thoughts and opinions on a particular subject or it could be a 300 word news article. Several companies are now calling articles blogs.
Whatever you are blogging on, you will need to build up a knowledge of the subject. Of course, it is best to aim for subjects that you are already familiar with. If not, you will have to spend some time on researching what the particular article is about.
You need to be sure that you write only facts about that particular subject and not false statements. Even more important is to avoid plagiarism. Copying other people’s work will ruin your reputation and cause all kinds of trouble for your employer.
In most cases when doing research you can just do a Google search on the exact topic and most likely it will display other articles for use as information. You can read a few of the other articles and before you know it, you will have a lot of ideas in your head as to what to write.
While there is plenty of blogging work out there, it will take some time and effort to build up a decent income. However, once you establish a name for yourself you should be in a position to ask for a reasonable amount per article or post.
It can be a good idea to take on small projects initially so you can feel them out to see if they are legitimate and are going to pay. Once you establish a good relationship with a client or clients, you will be ready to take on bigger projects for them.
It does take a while to make money from freelance blogging but you can do it with enough determination and time. Start your own blog for practice and even see if you can make some extra income from that.
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February 14th, 2008 at 12:50 am
Great advice, I am still doing a bit of freelancing myself and love blogging as part of it. It gives me an opportunity to earn money and write.
March 4th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Thanks for the post. I could really use the extra money. Starting my own blog has been a long process. Thanks for the tips .
March 15th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
I’m still trying to figure it all out. Thanks for the tips and please check out my blog to see if you like the look and feel and post a comment to let me know.
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March 18th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
One thing to watch out for though is the problem of Google wanting to make sure your website doesn’t pass link value on to the people you write for… Unless you start using “nofollow” for links within your paid writing.