Want To Be A Freelance Writer? Let Me Make It Easy.
5 steps to launch your freelance writing business in a day, then grow it.
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Freelance writing rocks.
There are writers making millions on freelance platforms, writers charging 5 figures for ghostwriting on social media, and even writers who charge 6 figures for a single landing page.
With a freelance writing business…
You can make a lot of money. I made $80K from freelance writing in 2023.
You can choose the clients you work with.
You can focus on industries you’re interested in.
You can design your schedule.
You can work from anywhere.
It’s easy to find clients — content is still king.
If you’re considering starting your own freelance writing business, but don’t know where to start, I’ve simplified it for you in the next five steps.
But first…
Let’s address the elephant in the room.
AI.
Is freelance writing still a lucrative career with AI in the picture?
The short answer: yes.
The long answer: AI still lacks the creativity and the human perspective to create high-quality content that is relevant, meaningful, emotional, and powerful.
Let’s take SEO writing, where AI supposedly trumps all. It can incorporate keywords and best SEO practices with simple commands.
Yet, SEO experts say ChatGPT written content does well for a few days and then disappears into the void. Why? Because it’s generic and unhelpful. It doesn’t offer new information, and it’s not interesting to read.
Because of that, people either don’t click the result or close the page quickly, which signals to search engines that the writing isn’t relevant.
Long-term, AI-generated content could hurt a website’s ranking, not to mention Google and other platforms announcing they’d take measures against AI-generated content.
But what if it’s not for SEO purposes? Let’s take copywriting. Can AI write a great website copy or a sales e-mail? It certainly looks that way now that AI models have been integrated into website-creation platforms. Soloist.ai, for example, creates new websites along with the copy. Now, any solopreneur can have a website in minutes.
So why would people need a copywriter? Two reasons:
They’re not happy with their fast-generated AI content and don’t have the time/skill to play around with prompts.
They know the value of good copy and want help from a professional.
So, while freelance copywriters, have experienced a drop in orders over the past year, now, we work with better clients. Clients who understand the value of what we offer.
So, can you still start a thriving freelance writing business in 2024? Yes! And here’s how.
Secret to Success: Launch Your Freelance Writing Business In a Day
In this newsletter:
The niching down myth most solopreneurs believe and how to niche down so you attract a bigger audience.
Why “trying” to start a freelance writing business will get you nowhere and what to do instead.
The one simple decision that will make it easy for you market your business.
How to outsmart the competition even if they have more experience than you do.
Two simple strategies to get the clients you want; broken down to manageable steps.
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