A Guide For Starting a Freelance Writing Business
Posted: March 13, 2018
When starting a freelance business it's important to have a game plan. Becoming a freelance writer can be confusing and overwhelming as it is, and not having some type of guidance could potentially make it worse. If you're looking to take the leap to becoming a freelance writer, this guide can help you take the right steps.
James Johnson, writer for The Write Life, shares a guide for starting a freelance writing business.
Starting out as a freelance writer can be confusing and overwhelming.
There are so many options and there’s no traditional path to follow meaning you’re on your own to figure out the
right first step.
But the truth is that first step doesn’t need to be as complicated as it seems.
You just need to take one action that gets your business off the starting line and moving in the right direction, giving you a little momentum.
Here are eight of the simplest first steps you can take
right now to start your freelance writing business and finally get the ball rolling.
1. Sign up for a free WordPress blog and publish a short post
The simplest and easiest step you can take to start today is to create a blog and publish a post about a topic you care about.
This doesn’t cost any money – you can sign up for free — and a simple 300 to 500 word post is enough to get started.
Don’t get caught up in the self talk that says it needs to be a
perfect blog post, or that you need a
professional site. All of that comes later.
Read the entire article
The 8-Step Guide to Starting a Freelance Writing Business on
The Write Life.