Why Freelance Writing Is Set To Explode

If you are thinking about starting a freelance writing career, then you are definitely in the right place, at the right time. If there ever was a ground floor opportunity, this is it. Freelance writing is going to be the gold rush of this generation. And better still, you’ll be able to capitalize on this without ever leaving your home.
Of course, once you’ve gotten yourself established with a nice book of clients, you can pretty much work anywhere. But you definitely won’t have to join some wagon train and hoof it across the desert.
Why is this? More and more people need content. The economy is in a tailspin, and companies are looking at any way possible to cut corners and save money. One way they are doing this is moving their operations online. Even long established stores are closing their doors and going virtual.
What does this mean for you? More opportunities. If there’s one thing a website needs to stay competitive is new content. Think about it this way, if you are a business, and you’ve got a decent shop in a decent town, once you’re set up, you don’t have much work to do.
Everybody knows who you are. When they think of the particular product you sell, they naturally come and by it from you. Unless a competitor moves in and starts taking away market share, you’ve got nothing to worry about.
But online, it’s a completely different story. Every website is in competition with every other website. And one thing that makes websites stand out is having new content added on a regular basis.
This is becoming more important than ever in the growing world of social media. In the old days, people would just go to Google, type in what they were looking for, and just hit up the top few sites until they found it.
But now, people check all their social media accounts, check in with their friends, and get their recommendations. They ask around, and find out what’s the best widget for their needs.
Ranking in Google just isn’t going to cut it anymore. If a website has got to stay alive, it’s got to have some really compelling content. The kind of content only a skilled writer can come up with.
That’s you, by the way.
And not just one or two articles. They’re going to need a couple articles a week for as long as their in business. And they’re going to consider this an important part of their business.
An important part they’re happy to pay plenty of money for.
Can you see where I’m going with this?
If you get just a few of these clients, and you are an integral part of keeping their business competitive, you can pretty much write your own paycheck.
All it takes is building up a decent portfolio, getting your name out there, and getting some clients.
Does that sound like something you’re interested in?