The Growth of Freelance Writing as a Viable Home-Based Business

The growth of the internet, especially over the last tenprior commission, you will need to research your target
years, has lead to a huge increase in the number ofpublication or market. It's important to ensure that the
people turning to writing as a means of earning theirarticle you write would 'fit' with the style, type and
living. The ability to write a document electronically andsubject matter of the publication's other pieces. The
deliver it online within minutes to the customer, has leadarticle will need to be something that the editor would
to an explosion in the number of methods available towant to publish, possibly related to some current hot
writers to get work. The flexibility that a writing careertopic or significant anniversary coming up.
can offer when combined with working at home isIf you have received a commission for work, this
attractive, and so the competition is fierce with moreshould specify the subject matter, the length and some
writers entering the marketplace every day from allindication of the required style for the publication that
over the world.has commissioned the work.
It's imperative that you ensure your writing is of theAn excellent resource, well worth perusing regularly, is
highest possible standard to ensure you continue towhich has a comprehensive list of job postings that
attract customers with high quality output. As well asyou can look through.
good quality writing, you'll need to get a flavour of theFreelance Contract Sites
market that you're aiming for. Your forte may beA booming type of site is the direct contact/contract
fiction and so you may target magazines that publishsite. These sites started out as a means of sourcing
short stories. Alternatively, you may have a morecost-effective software coding but now carry all types
practical and informative approach to writing and beof work including content writing for websites and
more suited to technical writing or web copy writing.editing or proofreading contracts. Some of the most
Whatever your specialist area, it's essential topopular ones just now are: Getafreelancer.com,
understand what is saleable writing and what is not.Rentacoder.com, and
If you are taking on a technical writing contract, theYou will notice that there is stiff competition on these
subject, content, style and depth of treatment of yoursites especially from Asia and the Indian subcontinent
work should be entirely in accordance with yourwhere the prices quoted can be much lower than
customer's requirement and the commission you havethose of equivalent specialists in North America or
been given. For this reason, you would generally not beWestern Europe. They are well worth watching
able to produce a piece of technical writing and thenthough, as new projects are posted every day and
decide who to sell it to.the demand for native English speaking writers is very
Article writing, on the other hand, will require a differenthigh.
approach. If you are trying to sell an article without a