Getting Freelance Writing Gigs Online

This week's article in Fab Freelance Writing Ezine is: "Get Fast Freelance Writing Gigs On The Web's Out-Sourcing Sites". The issue is out on Wednesday.

Here's an excerpt from the Editorial, "Getting Freelance Writing Gigs Online":

Whether you're a new freelancer or an established pro, I know you have questions about how to get writing gigs online.

Getting freelance writing gigs online is incredibly easy, BUT it's very different from applying for a job. Unfortunately, freelancers persist in the "job application" technique. They send resumes and CVs to people advertising for freelancers, and then wonder why there's no response.

There are two ways to get writing gigs online.

The Two Ways You Can Get Freelance Gigs Online – Branding, And Applying (AKA getting the customer to come to you, versus going to the customer)

The first way, branding, means that you get your name out there online. It's the easiest way to get people to come to you and offer you work. This is why I hammer the promotions/ blogging/ get famous theme in ezine issues, and on my blogs and sites. It's because it’s easy, and the effect is cumulative – it starts with a trickle and before you know it, you turn away much more work than you accept. You cherry-pick the best offers people make you, because you can. You're well paid for writing.

Many writers take the view that this is "too much work". This is incredibly short-sighted, because if you fail to follow this route, you will always be hustling for work, and low-paid work at that. Please realize that unless people know you, they won't pay you decent rates – which is why you take the trouble to brand yourself online.

The second way of getting freelance writing gigs is applying for them. You're going to the customer, who's stating what he wants. You'll find most of these freelance writing gigs on the out-sourcing sites, Elance et al, although there are other ways of finding them.

As you might expect, the competition on the out-sourcing sites is fierce, and many freelancers shy away from these sites for this reason – because the only way they know how to compete is on price. This is fatal. It's easy to get great gigs on these sites at the rate you want, if you know how. This week's article shows you how.

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