Freelance Blogging
So I have been looking for ways to better my blogging techniques, skills, and so on. But mainly I’ve been looking for ways to get my name out there and I think I’m gonna go with freelance blogging. I’ve read a lot about the topic so let me enlighten you about this exciting and fun way of blogging.
Freelance blogging is a way you can earn money and build reputation by writing on other peoples blogs instead of your own. Starting out you’ll probably earn the minimum, which should be around $10. As your reputation goes up and your writing skills improve you’ll be earning 10 to 20 times that amount.
First step should be, once you think you’re ready (and your audience as well), then on your blog set up a page stating you are for hire. People that read your blog are probably the first ones that will hire you, seeing as they know you better than the rest of the people that randomly enter your blog and thus have some sort of trust in you.
Second step, apply to online job ads. There are quite a few job boards, but I’m just going to present you with some of the best I know.
But site owners don’t just search for any old blogger, they often ask themselves these questions:
- Can they write original content?
- Does their style suit my audience?
- Will I get more value back than what I payed?
So its your job to fit… the job!
Now, maybe you’re asking yourself, why would they hire me? Here’s a detailed list of why:
- Simple, they want to increase visibility, traffic, and search engine rankings.
- Increase sales and repeat customers
- To supply constant content
- Build credibility and authority
To sum it all up, freelance blogging is basically a great way to build netowork with other site owners, build reputation, and make money. If you’re just starting out, you might not want to charge anything but instead do a guest post. Else, you’ll look like you’re just a money-hungry writer. Which isn’t cool! Just do things patiently and step-by-step and you’ll see how it works out.
Now go search blog directories, search for the most promising blog that suits you and start blogging as if it were your own blog.
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I’ve had few freelancing offers since I started blogging. Not taking them so far because they are usually pretty big (3-5 posts weekly required) and I don’t really need that money.
Still it’s networking and if fellow blogger considers you good enough to offer you work then pitching him few guests posts for publicity is extremely easy.
How much does a usual freelancing job doing say 5 posts a week on a semi-sized blog pay? I have always been under the impression that freelancing is very low paying and not worth the time and effort.
Sounds like an interesting way to make money! Im heading over to check some of those websites!
I’d pay a blogger to write on my sites, but it would have to be top-quality writing - not filler rubbish. For that, I’d happily pay $30-$50 per article. I’m sure most serious website owners (who struggle for time writing articles) would invest this kind of money per article - just have to hone your skills and charge more.
This is something I’ve never really tried yet. I guess it’s time to look further into this.