How to Start Freelancer Writing

The Basics of How to Start Working from Home as a Freelance Writer.
 

If you want to start a freelance writing career, it's as simple as sitting down and taking the steps listed below. You can literally do everything you need to do in 24 hours or less - and it won't cost you a cent. The only thing it costs is time - eg, sweat equity.
If you want to start a freelance writing career, following is a three-step plan of action to you're your there. By tomorrow, you can officially say, "I'm a freelance writer."
Put Up a Blog: You need a web presence as a freelance writer. So, instead of putting up a website (which has hosting fees and may require skills beyond your level), simply throw up a blog. A blog and a website are both web presences. They're just used differently. For now, what you need is a web presence, and a blog will do just fine.
Start with a free one you can get from blogger.com or wordpress.com. By putting up a blog, you can't use the, "I don't have the time, knowledge, money or skill to build a website" excuse. Once you get an official website, you can move everything over later.
On your freelance writing blog, list three things: your writing samples (which we'll discuss below); your professional profile/bio (make it short and relevant); and your rates. That's it. Nothing more, nothing less.Writing Samples: This is the one thing that stops most wannabe freelancers dead in their tracks. Don't let it.If you don't have writing samples - simply sit down and write a few articles for each niche you plan to target. I recommend three to five to start. All potential clients want to see is evidence of your writing ability. Whether you've been published before is irrelevant to 90-95% of clients.Cost: $0; Estimated Time to Complete: 3-5 hours, depending on how many samples you plan to write. Figure on average one article (400-600 words) per hour.Marketing List: Once you have your writing samples and your web presence ready to go, it's now time to start prospecting/marketing for clients. This is perhaps the most difficult part of starting your freelance writing career.Hit the web, the best way to find contact information. Target anyone and everyone you think can use your writing services - web design firms, internet marketing firms, ezines, magazines (although these take forever), advertising agencies, etc.Compile a list of 20-25 prospects you can contact each day. Marketing for writing jobs is simply a numbers game. Before long, you will land a client - I practically guarantee it.If you spend a full day of 10-12 hours doing everything listed here, you will have pulled together everything you need to start a freelance writing career. Market religiously every day to 20-25 prospects, and before long, will have a successful, work-from-home career that you can do from anywhere.