How to earn good money as a freelance content writer in 2024

Updated and Edited with New Content on December 27th, 2023

Freelance content writing is the zenith of achievements in this industry. Although this statement is an individual perspective at the affair, each writer is aiming for the same.

Content writing itself is a booming industry and being able to reach a point where you earn solely based on yourself credit is huge. Instead of operating with an established name, the self-worth of the writer receives more value.

To be honest, this business is actually being preferred by many entrepreneurs today as it involves less people in the process and a cohesive line of thought between the writer and the company or product being written for.

One is to understand that if a writer is beginning to opt for freelance content writing as a medium of earning, then he must have at least 2 years of experience in the industry. This is the first advice one would have to think upon. The freelance market is far more competitive than the corporate content writing market and it will gobble up a novice writer. The perspective of competing with writers from around the entire globe can be very daunting for a writer who is yet to understand the techniques and tweaks to survive in the industry.

However, once acquired the relevant experience and learnt the manner to cater the client’s request and bidding, a writer is set to earn freelance.

Nonetheless, this list is a guide to each such writer beginning to wonder of this path as a medium of livelihood and how could one earn a handsome remuneration through this. It is important to grasp that all these tips and guides are only relevant once you have cleared the time in the industry and that you have a very strong and comprehensive understanding of content and how it caters to customers and clients alike.

Set up a portfolio

Having exhausted considerable time in the content writing business, it is befitting to say that a writer will have tons of work at their disposal. A portfolio is a culmination of all the writer’s best work in this time encased within a document so that it serves as testament.

In the freelance business, clients often ask for a portfolio, or a proof of work and being able to furnish this builds confidence within a client. Besides, having a set of documents instead of one lousy document as a sample of work, is far more benefitting as there is scope of versatility, diversity in thoughts and such relevant issues that would receive prominence.

Start writing A Blogpost

Blogposts are a mammoth presence in the content writing industry.

There was a certain point of time that these were very famous and even today, blogs that highlight and speak of relevant issues and topics receive a lot of attention. However, that perspective of the business comes later. At the very onset of planning a career in freelance writing, a writer should begin with a blogpost.

Be it on any platform, or any famous blogging websites such as blogger, tumblr, wordpress and more, the writer should begin to publish blogs every once in a while. Even if the blog does not acquire sufficient views online, it would be the form of a digital presence for the writer and the blogposts will also add to the sample work list for the client.

Fix on a Specific Niche

It is always advisable for a content writer in the corporate industry to discover new and novel manners of producing content. Writing for a single industry or only one nature of product might restrict the creativity of the writer and he would remain constricted to one single field of operation.

The time spent in the corporate field, one must traverse each and every option of writing content understand their strength. Accumulating that information, one must also deduce which industry or genre is he/her most comfortable of writing. The essence of this thought being that comfort would come from knowledge and this would ensure a better quality of content. Having decided on that, it is important that the writer designs his portfolio and blogpost around that genre so that it is convenient for the client hiring on that basis.

Although the writer must be adept in all forms of content, his flair for this genre should be exceptional.

Build your account on fiver and other freelancing websites.

Fiverr is one of the most easily accessible platforms for freelance content writers to make money. Having created a portfolio, and established a niche for operating, one is to market and promote their own skills over the website.

On creating the account, fiverr would host your profile on its website and you will have a global presence and a pool of clients.

Now it is important to create an appealing description, profile bio and portfolio so that the clients are attracted by the profile. Being one of the most essential elements in this industry, being appealing, one must make sure that they can grab the attention of the client with their profile bio itself. They will need to create such similar profiles in such other freelance content writing websites and follow the similar procedures.

Know your Worth

It is very important for a writer to have the knowledge of the market rates in the industry. They should be aware of the per word rate, per page rate and rates that vary according to the industry of work.

In such a scenario, while fixing their prince on websites, one must also consider their experience in the industry and deliberate on the issue accordingly. However, it is also important to understand and not offer services below the standard rate.

Things to keep in mind

Besides all this, there are few important traits would be adhering to deadlines, having perfect knowledge of communicating with clients, and time management that are important to learn and once coherent with them, it becomes convenient to work freelance.

All the points are not an immediate solution to earning money as the process takes time while working freelance. The main part is to not loose hope and keep building and sustaining until finally successful. The guide is definitely a start but the eventual result is directly proportional to your patience and effort.

Updated and Edited with New Content on December 27th, 2023