Currently many online writers and would-be online writers, feel very much like folks in a ship that is out at sea somewhere but which has run out of drinking water. The fact is that although there is so much water everywhere, getting drinking water becomes a challenge because the water is salty and probably needs some sort of purification and processing to be made drinkable.
That is exactly what led the writer to pen those famous words, water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink.
The growth of the net cannot be described using any word that is weaker than the word explosive. Every day new websites are launched and new blogs started. All of them without exception require the services of a writer. In many cases the site owner does the writing for themselves but quite often, when the site becomes successful, they get so busy that they cannot keep up with the writing chores.
In many other cases, the webmasters or blog owners cannot write and require somebody to write for them from the inception of the site.
The other factor is that articles posted at article directories and other sites have grown in importance as a tool to drive traffic to any website or blog. Not to mention as a tool in search engine optimization.
The result is that today, we have the largest and hungriest market for writers in history. Still many writers are finding it extremely difficult to get any online writing work. I know because these writers write to me and visit my blog every day.
One of the biggest hindrances or obstacles standing in the way of writers securing writing assignments, is the fact that the online rate of payment is ridiculously low, more so when compared with offline writing assignments. Many writers fail to realize that the net is different and this huge market for writers is also different from the offline media houses typically paying out a minimum of $500 for an article. Read my article on this subject at http://100grandonlinewriters.com
But even writers who are prepared to make their money from the volumes required online to make good money, are having problems securing writing assignments. This should not be the case. All you need to do is set up a system for attracting clients who will gladly and regularly pay for your online writing.
I have a system in place myself that gives me loads of writing assignments from many different clients. There is no reason why you should not do the same. One of the key tools I use is a blog. You can read my article on how to do this at http://big-online-story.blogspot.com
Here are 5 key things you need to do to generate online writing assignments from clients.
1) Specialize in a certain area
The web is a colossal jungle where it is very easy for a general writer specializing in everything and nothing, to get lost and forgotten. The most powerful thing you can do online today is to specialize in a specific area. The smaller the niche, the better. Do not feel that you will be limiting your market. Remember that one of the wonderful things about the net is that you can profit from a tiny niche because your market on the net includes the whole planet.
In fact specialization has always been a very powerful strategy for business success whose importance has been magnified by the net. Look at it this way, the powerful sun, because it spreads its' powerful rays everywhere reaches the earth as a warm pleasant and mostly harmless source of heat and light. But when you concentrate the rays of a sun to one particular point, using a magnifying glass, you can create fire that can burn down acres of forest and bring damage worth billions, if not zillions of dollars.
How do you select your specialization? It is useful to look for an area where you have lots of interest in. Your hobby would be an ideal place to start because you are already an expert of sorts in that area.
Christopher Kyalo makes a living writing online. Visit his writer's blog to read the second and final part of this article; http://100grandonlinewriters.blogspot.com
family-safe home cleaners Lincolnshire ..It has become common knowledge that the smartest and most... Read More
Are you an Article Marketer? If so, you know that... Read More
Last month, I began promoting Jason Potash's "Article Announcer." I... Read More
A "Thought Leader" is someone recognized as an authority in... Read More
Writing articles for your site and for the use of... Read More
Article Marketing Connects you Directly to Readers Even brilliantly-written articles... Read More
There is no doubt that Spam has affected online business... Read More
"Ten Tips" articles are the easiest piece to write because... Read More
Yesterday I met a 13-year old boy with a devilish... Read More
Writing articles has proven time and time again to be... Read More
It is important for all webmasters to realize that if... Read More
Part 1 of a 2-part series To read Part 2... Read More
There's one key rule that every writer should understand before... Read More
A huge problem for many people who are working on... Read More
Whatever you're selling, writing articles to distribute freely amongst webmasters... Read More
Writing articles for magazines, the Internet or the local community... Read More
Good technical articles are challenging to write. They're time-consuming, demanding... Read More
In this article I will show you how to use... Read More
Writing articles is one of the best and most effective... Read More
Are you short of ideas? There are times when we... Read More
1. Participate in chat rooms related to your targeted audience.... Read More
A recent debate started me thinking about how some marketing... Read More
Proven and Exceptional Click-Through ResultsTesting has proven again and again... Read More
So how can you make your article worth reading?It's all... Read More
Who remembers the 1979 movie, The Jerk with Steve Martin?... Read More
maide service in Buffalo Grove ..Article distribution is currently booming on the internet. Authors do... Read More
This free way to promote or publicize your book or... Read More
[Disclosure: I went into ezinearticles.com very innocently. I... Read More
The Most Economical Way to Advertise online is to Submit... Read More
Yesterday I met a 13-year old boy with a devilish... Read More
How does a writing agency market itself effectively in a... Read More
This is a perennial question among writers and wannabe's. Many... Read More
A revolutionary marketing device that I call article marketing I... Read More
Every webmaster knows that to gain ranking positions in search... Read More
Write articles, be recognized as an expert, drive a surge... Read More
How to write an informative article?The following tips can help... Read More
You've got to start somewhere, but once you've created your... Read More
If you write web content, it may be a mystery... Read More
Not doing what, you ask.Writing and submitting articles.Writing articles is... Read More
In order to answer the question I've just asked in... Read More
There are many different ways to improve link popularity for... Read More
Good technical articles are challenging to write. They're time-consuming, demanding... Read More
You say, I can't write an article, I have no... Read More
Rejection is part of a writer's life. You must cope... Read More
There are times when I want to write an article... Read More
If your business has a website, you're probably searching for... Read More
As an article author, sometimes you can only pull so... Read More
Ever read one of those web articles written by an... Read More
Do you know one of the most powerful marketing techniques... Read More
In today's busy world, whether your business is large or... Read More
Article Writing |