How To Become A Freelance Writer

When you intent to persue a career as a freelance writer there are a few things to consider. First and foremost your resume should always be professional and easy for your potential clients to read. If you don't have published work online you can create a blog to have an online portfolio. That will give your potential clients a larger view of your writing style and abilities. When you have done this, the next thing to do is search forums and work boards such as Craig's list, Freelance writing Gigs to find jobs to apply for. When you obtain writing jobs it's essential to go the extra mile for new customers and alway be courteous and professional at all times. When you accept an assignment  complete it ahead of schedule, this will help you to build long-term relation ships with clients.
While you are getting work there are some companies that will pay you per article you write, so you can earn a little cash in the mean time. The better your writing is the better rank they will give you and more compensation you will receive per article. These assignments are on a wide variety of subject matter and come with detailed instructions on how to complete them. However they pay on the very low-end of the scale. The rate of pay per article written is usually $3.00 per 400 words. There are several of these companies out there like Associated Content and Textbroker are two such companies.
One last point you need to consider is when accepting large writing jobs 3,000 and above always keep the last 10 percent of the work and request full payment then send the client the last 10 percent of the work. This is vital to protect your self as a freelance writer. When you create your resume include this condition for large writing jobs as well as if you enter into a contract with a client you need to stipulate this condition in your contract. Also when entering in a contract for large jobs have the employer put an amendment in there that states if changes become needed or requested.  Then  you will receive more compensation.