Introduction to Becoming a Professional Freelance Writer

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REBECCA SATO: Hi. I'm Rebecca Sato at RebeccaSato.com with ExpertVillage.com. And today, we're going to talk about how to start a freelance writing career. And it's a lot of fun. Freelance writing is a great market. There's a lot of work out there. You're going to hear people say, "Oh, you can't be a writer. It's so competitive." Well, like any other field, yeah, there's competition, but there's a huge market for it. If you think about who needs a writer, it's pretty much every company in the world needs a writer to do their pamphlets, their media, even if it's online they need someone who's writing that copy. There's a huge market for writers. There's a big need for writers, so there's definitely enough work out there for everyone who wants to write if they're good. So first of all though, that's kind of the question now, "Are you good?" And I think anyone who wants to be a writer needs to be honest with where their current abilities are. That doesn't mean if you're not good right now that you can't be a freelance writer, but it means you need to be realistic about how good you are and what you need to do to get better. So start with that. If you want to be a freelance writer, don't worry about getting jobs or getting a portfolio, figure out what you need to improve on first. And one way to do that is to ask friends and family to read some of the things you've written and let you know what they about it. So that's a good start. And now, we're going to find out some of the more technical things that you need to worry about as you embark on a career of freelance writing.

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