How To Land A Freelance Writing Job With No Experience

Do you want to begin a work at home career to make money online? Then freelance writing online is one of the best options for you if you have a love for writing.

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These are the best ways for writers with no experience to start a freelance writing career online and land your very first job.The main benefits of freelance writing are that it allows you to work on your own schedule and that you can start making money immediately. However, if you have thought about writing online but you have never gone for it because of lack of experience, read on to learn how to become a freelance writer with no experience.

Research

Go online and take your time to learn more about freelance writing. You can find guidance and valuable information online that will help you greatly to become a freelancer with no experience. There are some great resources I recommend checking out:

Searching the internet for information will improve your research skills which will be valuable later when writing on topics you are not so familiar with.

Have Samples of Your Work

Many clients want to see samples of writing work before they hire a freelance writer. Now that you have learned how to write an article, blog post, etc, do your best to write a high quality article or another writing piece.

Once you have written a few articles or blog posts on a topic or more you are knowledgeable about, use them as samples of your work. You can showcase them to your potential clients. Many clients will want to see your samples of work. Include them in your job application to private clients.

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Start a Blog

You can find writing jobs even without having your own blog or website. However, starting your own blog is a great way to improve your writing skills and land writing jobs. You can learn how to use keywords, research online for getting information to help write your blog posts, and gain more skills. Your blog will become a sample of your writing skills. 

Here are some additional ways to showcase your writing skills on your blog:

Market Your Freelance Writing Service

Marketing yourself is crucial to becoming a freelancer online with no experience. You need to spread the word about your writing service and you can do that in a number of ways. Social media sites are a great place to start. Another way to market your writing services is to join writing and freelancing communities to find opportunities, meet people, and learn new things as you socialize.

Write Guest Posts for Others

If you love blogging for your own blog, you can also write blog posts for other blog site owners. Write guest posts for reputable sites with your author name and bio included at the bottom of your article. This way you will be able to build an online portfolio to showcase your work to potential clients.

Build a Strong Network

You can create social media accounts on sites like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, etc. These will be great places to make connections with other freelance writers and employers. You can offer to write free articles or blog posts. Networking with your key followers and others via social media sites may lead to a bulk of writing opportunities.

Start Looking for Jobs

Now that you have at least a good sample of articles and a blog to demonstrate your writing skills to your potential clients, start pitching to potential clients. Explore the various writing job sites, freelance sites, job boards, and niche sites to seek freelance writing jobs. Some reliable places to find writing jobs for freelance writers with no experience include:

Write for Content Mills

Content mills are writing job sites where typically clients post jobs and freelancers grab them directly. The writers then submit the articles and if the clients approve them, the writers get paid instantly. Content mills are the quickest way to earn money from freelance writing. Rates for writers vary based on the level of writer they are and site to site. Everyone starts at the beginning. Some content mills give you a rating for each article you write for their clients while some allow their clients to give ratings to each article you write for them.

Payments are made weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or any specific day or date of the month depending on the site. Most writing jobs require writing SEO articles but they are easy to do because as you do a few of them you learn along the way. Here are some reputable content mills you can sign up to:

Content mills provide quickest way for freelance writers with no experience to make money online. You may be able to start making money from day one after you have joined one of the reputable content mills.  Then you will be able to withdraw your money every week.

Pick Up a Writing Gig on Freelance Sites

There are plenty of writing jobs posted under different categories on these sites. Apply to those that best match your skills. When you sign up for these sites be sure to complete your profile. Upload some samples if you have any. Here are some of the most reputable freelance sites that have many writing jobs for freelance writers with no experience:

Visit Reputable Job Boards 

There are some job boards on the internet where clients post various types of writing jobs. Freelance writers can browse these job boards and apply to jobs they are interested in. You do not have to even sign up to these sites. If you find a job that you want to apply for just send a cover letter and samples of work (some jobs do not require you to submit any sample) via email to the client.

You do not have to pay any fees to these job boards unless of course you sign up to one that charges a monthly or yearly membership. Here are the best job boards online you can browse online writing jobs for free:

Looking for more places to find freelance writing gigs?  Freelance Writing Jobs: Top 30 Online Writing Sites

Final Thoughts

So, there you go! These are the best ways for freelance writers with no experience to start a writing career online and land your very first job. As you gain some writing experience, you will find more writing opportunities and access to high-paying writing jobs.

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