Build Your Writing Career
I know that bidding sites are not for everyone. However, if you decide to give it a go, you need to be aware of some things:
Get the First Rating
It will be much easier to gain further work, once you have received some ratings from clients. That is why it is not useful to worry too much about what you earn in your first few projects when you bid. Completing them and getting a rating (which are positive in most cases anyway) is far more important.
That is why our freelance writing job feed includes all bidding sites. Bid on every jobs that comes up, bid low so that you get some ratings.
Concentrate Your Ratings
Once you have a few ratings on one or two bidding sites, it might be best to concentrate on that one site (or maybe two). That way, you concentrate you ratings.
Many sites show the providers with more rating higher up in the results for the client.
Carve Out a Niche
Once you have completed a few projects, concentrate on specific topics. Why?
- Clients will trust your expertise when they see that you have done similar things before.
- You will be able to write a lot quicker with less research. That increases your hourly rate.
Marshall wrote a post that outlines why niching reduces your writing opportunities. However, there are two main approaches to making a living through writing: quantity and quality.
Think about who earns more money, the factory worker who produces widgets (quantity) or the highly specialized professor who researches atomic physics (quality).
Being a specialist will draw quality clients to you. Being a generalist makes you have to compete with low wage countries. That competition cannot be won.
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