Elna Cain is a B2B freelance writer for SaaS businesses and digital marketing brands and the co-founder of Freelancer FAQs. She's been featured on Entrepreneur, The Ladders, The Penny Hoarder, Leadpages and more. If you want to learn how to freelance write, check out her free course, Get Paid to Write Online.
Working from home, setting your own schedule, determining your own prices – it all sounds wonderful, doesn’t it?
Well, it really is!
However, to make money as a freelancer, you have to know how to sell your services.
It’s no doubt that freelancing has drastically grown in popularity over the last few years, especially since so many companies have moved to working remotely.
If you haven’t started freelancing yet and wondering if it is still a viable option, then keep reading (and don’t forget to share your comments at the end).
While many years ago people either held a full time job OR freelanced, there is a good portion of the American workforce, as well as internationally, that are currently doing both.
As a brand new freelancer, what is the one thing you need to land clients?
Guess what? It’s your portfolio.
As a new freelancer, there are many services out there that can help you work from home and make a living out of this.
One such freelance service is copywriting.
By definition, copywriting is “the activity or occupation of writing the text of advertisements or publicity material.”
No matter what freelancing niche you’re starting out in, we all get our foot through the door with the bare minimum when it comes to equipment.
For writers, that can be as little as a computer and an internet connection.
Are you ready to make your living as a freelancer?
You have the skills and the passion – now you just need clients so you can make money!
It seems that nowadays the “go to work, get paid” formula simply isn’t cutting it for a lot of people.
With so many options out there – working from home, being self-employed, the gig economy, etc. – many employees are not as hesitant to walk away from a job if it’s not satisfying and meeting their needs.
Deciding on working from home with a side job?
The benefit to working a side job is that you can make extra money while doing something you enjoy!
The cherry on top is that you can eventually grow your side job into a full-time business.
