Right now, my number 1 money making source online is online article writing. This is a great opportunity that is not hindered by where you are located. If you are a good writer and you can deliver top quality on time, you will definitely find clients who are ready to work with you.
These days, the internet is recognized as a top medium of showcasing products and services at little cost, so people realize that they need websites with top quality content to be able to grab the attention of people. That’s where writers come in.
A freelance writer is given the desired topic and or keywords the client wants him or her to write on and the writer does the job. He gets paid and enjoys repeat business from the client.
It is not just good enough that you know how to write you must know how to deliver what your client wants.
Some of the writing opportunities available for writers online include:
Keyword/SEO articles- Articles written based on certain keywords. SEO means Search Engine Optimization. And SEO articles are written for that purpose to be able optimize the use of search engines.
Since one of the criteria that determine how results are listed on a search engine is the frequency of the keyword in the article or on the site, website owners now make it appoint of duty to have articles that are rich in the keywords of the services they offer. Like a dog resource site having articles on dog food, dog toys etc.
General Web Content- What you read on websites, the content of the homepage, about us etc.
News articles- For news sites, I write for a few.
Essays- Academic essay writing is a very good source of income for writers online as there is a high demand of good writers that can write Academic essays in different writing style or formats.
Resume Writing- is also a great money maker. It pays more than keyword articles or essays most times as people who can’t really articulate their potentials well pay good money to have good resume writers help write job nailing letters.
I also write keyword articles for 3 different writing companies in the U.S. and I also teach writers how to make the best of online writing, getting the jobs, getting them done satisfactorily and getting paid.
I also give writing jobs to those who I teach how to write to start off until they find their feet.
So when I say that it Online writing is great money making opportunity, Believe me I know exactly what I’m talking about.
OJ Fagbire is a successful freelance writer and online entrepreneur who mastering the challenges of getting and making use of genuine money making opportunities is dedicated to sharing the good news of scam-free money making opportunities that is available online.
Friday, August 31, 2007
Friday, August 17, 2007
Tips for freelancing
I believe freelancing is one of the most easy ways to make money online, if not the easiest, and although some people think it’s not the best way to do it since it’s not a source of passive income, it still is a good choice to quickly start making money on the internet, and therefore it can be used as a baseline for other, more business-like ways to make a living.
This list was written for people looking for telecommute freelancing jobs to work from home, mainly in the internet, although some of this points can be applied for local freelance jobs too. So let’s start with what interests you:
1. Trust in people: If you can’t trust in other people then freelancing is not for you. Here you will hardly sign a contract, they will pay you after you do all the work, and I bet you will never see their faces, so unless you can’t believe they will pay you as they said, then you better send your resume to some job on your local area and forget the freelancing option.
2. Apply to as many jobs as you can: There’s a lot of freelancing jobs, and there’s even more people who want them. So don’t get short and apply for as many jobs as you can using some kind of email template that helps you to send as many emails as possible (don’t forget to always put some kind of customized reference to every recipient).
3. Don’t send your resume as an attached file: Surely you have heard this one a lot of times: attached files are annoying, they can even carry some virus with them, so if you want to please your possible future employer, make them a favor and send your resume as simple text in the body of your message. Don’t forget to add the corresponding headers in the beginning telling them for what are you applying and why, and let them clearly know where your resume begins.
4. Have something to show: Freelancing is all about trust, in their side too. And although your resume counts, and maybe they will even believe what it says, you will dramatically improve your odds to be chosen for the job if you have something to show them now.
If you maintain a blog, a website or you wrote something in the past and it can be viewed on the web, then you have to tell them. Now, you will increase even more your odds if you show them something related with the job you are applying for, so if you are applying for a programming job, show them some public working code, if you are applying for a writer job, show them your blog and if you are applying for a designer job, show them some graphics. Is that easy and logical, you don’t need past working experience as long as you have done something useful by yours.
5. Maintain a variable hourly fee: When negotiating your payment, manage a variable hourly fee, i.e. a maximum hourly fee which you want to reach, and a minimum one that you will accept in the worst case. The hourly fee you can charge to your new employer depends on the size of the company, the kind of work to be done and their geographic location. So although the most logical decision is to try to charge the maximum hourly fee sometimes it will be just too much for your possible employer and therefore they won’t choose you. If you are in a great need for a job be very smart negotiating your hourly fee in order to maximize your chances to be chosen.
6. Know your employer: Make a lot of Google, Yahoo and MSN search for your employer’s name and company to be sure they are respectable people. Also try to speak with their past employees just to know if they have a good opinion about them. If you don’t find anything bad about your employers it’s a good start but once you are in you may try to speak with fellow coworkers about them or look for documents or other things than can warn you about some bad behavior. Particularly, if you are a freelance programmer, take a look at pre-existent code and search for comments about your employer (if they have failed to pay there are chances that past programmers have written something about that).
Some Links for u:
http://www.freelancewriting.com/newsroom/creative-freelancing.php
This list was written for people looking for telecommute freelancing jobs to work from home, mainly in the internet, although some of this points can be applied for local freelance jobs too. So let’s start with what interests you:
1. Trust in people: If you can’t trust in other people then freelancing is not for you. Here you will hardly sign a contract, they will pay you after you do all the work, and I bet you will never see their faces, so unless you can’t believe they will pay you as they said, then you better send your resume to some job on your local area and forget the freelancing option.
2. Apply to as many jobs as you can: There’s a lot of freelancing jobs, and there’s even more people who want them. So don’t get short and apply for as many jobs as you can using some kind of email template that helps you to send as many emails as possible (don’t forget to always put some kind of customized reference to every recipient).
3. Don’t send your resume as an attached file: Surely you have heard this one a lot of times: attached files are annoying, they can even carry some virus with them, so if you want to please your possible future employer, make them a favor and send your resume as simple text in the body of your message. Don’t forget to add the corresponding headers in the beginning telling them for what are you applying and why, and let them clearly know where your resume begins.
4. Have something to show: Freelancing is all about trust, in their side too. And although your resume counts, and maybe they will even believe what it says, you will dramatically improve your odds to be chosen for the job if you have something to show them now.
If you maintain a blog, a website or you wrote something in the past and it can be viewed on the web, then you have to tell them. Now, you will increase even more your odds if you show them something related with the job you are applying for, so if you are applying for a programming job, show them some public working code, if you are applying for a writer job, show them your blog and if you are applying for a designer job, show them some graphics. Is that easy and logical, you don’t need past working experience as long as you have done something useful by yours.
5. Maintain a variable hourly fee: When negotiating your payment, manage a variable hourly fee, i.e. a maximum hourly fee which you want to reach, and a minimum one that you will accept in the worst case. The hourly fee you can charge to your new employer depends on the size of the company, the kind of work to be done and their geographic location. So although the most logical decision is to try to charge the maximum hourly fee sometimes it will be just too much for your possible employer and therefore they won’t choose you. If you are in a great need for a job be very smart negotiating your hourly fee in order to maximize your chances to be chosen.
6. Know your employer: Make a lot of Google, Yahoo and MSN search for your employer’s name and company to be sure they are respectable people. Also try to speak with their past employees just to know if they have a good opinion about them. If you don’t find anything bad about your employers it’s a good start but once you are in you may try to speak with fellow coworkers about them or look for documents or other things than can warn you about some bad behavior. Particularly, if you are a freelance programmer, take a look at pre-existent code and search for comments about your employer (if they have failed to pay there are chances that past programmers have written something about that).
Some Links for u:
http://www.freelancewriting.com/newsroom/creative-freelancing.php
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