5 Ways to Find Freelance Writing Jobs (As a Beginner)

Are you interested in working from home and becoming a freelance writer?

But, you don’t have to do that. I’ve found 5 ways a beginner can land freelance writing work. And good writing work too! I’ll go through each of them in detail for you today!

1. Start Cold Pitching

What is cold pitching?
It’s when you contact bloggers, entrepreneurs, companies, small businesses or startups and let them know how you – a freelance writer – can help grow their business.
Once you locate these places, all you have to do is draft up a cold pitch and send it off!
In your pitch make sure to include:

• How you found out about them
• Who you are
• How you can help them

• 2. Pitch to a Job Board Ad

  If you’re new to freelance writing and you want to find quality jobs, responding to job ads is your best bet. It’s also the main way many new writers use for finding consistent work.If you’re new to freelance writing and you want to find quality jobs, responding to job ads is your best bet. It’s also the main way many new writers use for finding consistent work.

  Here are the job boards to start pitching to:
  
• Problogger
• Blogging Pro
• Canadian Freelance Writing (you don’t need to be Canadian to apply to these jobs)
• AllIndieWriters Job Board
• Contena
• 
  

  3. Follow Tweets From Job Boards

  Twitter is a great place to find freelance writing jobs quickly and it’s a great way to build relationships with potential clients.

  Want to know which job boards I follow:
  
• Write_Jobs
• WahJobAgency
• WhoPaysWriters
• JJobs_tweets

4. Use Your Website

The best way to attract high-paying clients is to have a professional looking website. But, if you are just starting out, this may not be an option for you right off the bat.

Eventually, though, to really ramp up your business you’ll want to invest in a self-hosted WordPress site and create a professional looking writer website.

And if you want to get away from churning out 500 word posts for a measly $20, this is the route you go. I teach in-depth the precise pages to have on your site and the type of copy that attracts prospects in this course – since I know having a strong writer website is essential to a successful business.

 

5. Network With Other Freelance Writers

The best thing you can do for your new freelance writing biz is to network with other writers. Remember, we are all in this together and it isn’t a competition!

So, if you’ve been following a freelance writer go ahead and reach out them.