Take a look at Elan Cain’s latest post. If you’ve ever worried that you’re not good enough or experienced enough or skilled enough to become a freelance writer, Elan provides some honest advice on what it really takes to be a successful writer.
You don’t have to be a great writer to become a successful writer
Giving Your Vision A Voice. Letme help you express your message. Visit my Contact page to get started today.
Re-blogged from My.Copyblogger.com
Finding my identity as a freelance writer has been my biggest challenge. I “like” to write about a lot of different topics. However, sometimes I feel as if I “need” to write about products or services in order to fulfill a client’s requests and to earn money. What I haven’t quite figured out yet is how to do both. This post presents some insight into how to accomplish that by:
“Zeroing in on Your Business Identity – What’s Your Positioning?“
Take a look, follow the instructions, and let me know if it helped you more clearly determine who your real clients should be.
Your business needs to stake out a position in the marketplace — a unique spot that couldn’t be held by anyone else but you.
…the audience you serve is probably the most important, but it’s not the only element. You need to put yourself into the mix, too. Think about who you are, what you contribute, what qualities you bring, and who you do (and don’t) want to work with.
Reblogged from CopyBlogger.com
Even if you’ve established a large following through your blog posts, how many of those contacts are actually clients? If you’re anything like me, you’re always anxious to make new business connections but often struggle with how to send the proper message.
Check out the “4 Simple Steps to Writing A Blog Post That Floods Your Inbox With Inquiries” to find out the secrets successful freelance writers use every day.
Let’s check back here in a few weeks to compare notes. Ready, set, go!
Re-blogged from We Teach Social.
Re-blog from Sue Anne at Successful Blogging
I don’t care what your background is, there is going to be something about blogging that frightens you, and that’s okay. It’s not the fear that’s relevant, it’s moving PAST your fear to achieve your goals.
The thing I had to learn over and over is that as soon as you move past your fear and do the thing that worried you so much, you realize there was no reason to worry at all.
Re-blogged from Dana Sitar at Beafreelanceblogger.com
