What’s the best way to go about getting paid to do freelance writing?
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Submit your writing to various mags, agencies, etc... and hope for the best.
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Start with a blog and see if others are interested in what you write.  You can then spinoff to an emagazine with customers ready to read your material.
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A good answer depends on what sort of writing you want to do.\n\nA great place to hang out and get help from successful writers is http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl\n\nThe group is generous and supportive. Newcomers are particularly welcome.
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In your local library they should have something called the writers guide...in this there are all the magazines that accept contributions, what their requirements are and what and if they pay.\n\nThat is always a good place to start.
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I  have a business I do from home using the Internet. You can see my site at http://www.writershelper.com/index.html.\n\nI have a service business and the Web site primarily advertises my business, although it earns money in its own right as well. Some of the links on my site earn me money when people click on them.\n\nMy next step will be to create two other sites that simply earn money without my having to provide a service. A site like that, an information site, is created by an infopreneur.\n\nAll of this is quite possible without knowing html or being a designer or having any other specialized technical knowledge.\n\nI have done what I've done with the tools I got from the Web site below. That site has several high quality free e-books (and a few others that you have to pay for). The cost is more than reasonable. I'd gladly have paid 10X what I did.\n\nBest wishes as you pursue your goals.
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Agree somewhat with the first post. \n\nYou have to be very, very careful in the self-publishing market, especially with vanity presses. Do you know anyone who has self-published? Ask them for detailed, inside information. I did that after I learned my uncle knew a professor who had self-published his first book. If not, investigate the companies thoroughly.\n\nYes, you pay everything up front when self-publishing, and even have to buy your own author copies. Some companies, like Dorance (sp) Publishing, might require you to guarantee them that you can sell X number of books before they will print. Other companies like Author House (reputable - I know someone who has used their services, and considered it myself) will sell you publicity and marketing packages along with your self-publishing contract. That way, you can focus on what you do best: write. Unless you've got a mouthpiece of have tons of money to pay in newspaper ads, buying a package such as this might be better, since professionals do this for you, and you have a better chance of selling your books.\n\nI have not really looked into on-demand printing; I dismissed it as an option early on. I learned from someone with experience, that on-demand publishing does not generate a lot of sales. \n\nThe best way to start your journey to becoming a best-selling author is to do your research. Get books like The Novel Writer's Toolkit (if you're writing novels), books on book publicity (tons), and especially the Writers' Market series of books. Go to your library in the writing section and explore. There is tons of information, even how-to books on writing queries, synopses and proposals. You will still need a synopsis and/or propsal even if you intend to self-publish your book.\n\nI have thought about self-publishing my novel, but I have been directed into a different path. I'm working on finding an agent. Writers have much better success, in general, when an agent believes in their work and sells it to a publishing house. If you've never been published, it will be hard, but don't give up on the first no, because there might be a lot of no's.\n\nGood luck, from one author to another.
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I  have a business I do from home using the Internet. You can see my site at http://www.writershelper.com/index.html.\n\nI have a service business and the Web site primarily advertises my business, although it earns money in its own right as well. Some of the links on my site earn me money when people click on them.\n\nMy next step will be to create two other sites that simply earn money without my having to provide a service. A site like that, an information site, is created by an infopreneur.\n\nAll of this is quite possible without knowing html or being a designer or having any other specialized technical knowledge.\n\nI have done what I've done with the tools I got from the Web site below. That site has several high quality free e-books (and a few others that you have to pay for).\n\nBest wishes as you pursue your goals.
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You might wanna try contacting small companies and offering them ur work to them. Its really difficult to get money immediately, as u ll get money only when someone buys ur work. Once u contact some company, and they either buy ur work or use u to do their work for some clients, u ll get contacts, and ofter a period of time, u ll get the confidence to take clients directly, and BINGO
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Do freelance work (you get paid better that way anyway)... ScriptLance
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Get a website, set up a portfolio and start advertising. It might help if you did a few for free to get some good client testimonials and start the ball rolling.
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There are many routes you can take. I tend to send clients the route less traveled as you have a better chance of getting picked up.  Most say you need an agent, and yes that is true if you want to be published by Powerhouse or other Large Publishing company.  However, they often pass on great books because they have so many in progress.  I manage writers, poets, models, and musicians. For all my writers I send them to small publishing houses first. I currently have a client and friend signed to YinSumi Press (www.yinsumi.com) at first I was hesistant to send her but they gave the best long term deal.  It is ran by people who have worked in the entertainment industry for over 15 years. So they already have her doing speaking engagements and her book doesn't go to press until August. Plus she will earn more than the larger publishing house was offering her.  They are a small publshing house with all the connections of a large publishing house. You might want to check them out. But if you do choose to go to a large publishing house, please get an agent and be patient, it may take years before anyone picks up your story.
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Work as a freelancer translator. English <-> Native Tongue if your English is pretty good then you will work from home and earn good money at home confort.
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There are so many variables to be addressed with regard to this question.  They include some of the following:\n\n> How long have you been editing?\n> Are you doing it full-time, or as a side job?  If it is a side job, is your goal to move into it full-time?\n> What is your general area of expertise?  Are you talking fiction, nonfiction, sales copy, books?\n> How good are you?\n> How fast are you?\n> How much do you charge?\n> Where are you located?\n> What is the market for editing like where you are?\n> What kind of competition is there?\n> Are you able/willing to work virtually, with people in other parts of the country/world?\n\nSome steps I suggest you take are finding some good marketing resources in your area.  Great online resources include www.themarketingmentors.com; www.petermontoya.com (branding expert extraordinaire), www.wdfm.com (Web Digest for Marketers), and www.wizardacademy.com.  Look into a virtual membership with Shared Vision Network - www.sharedvisionnetwork.com - it will give you access to some of the best marketers in the country.\n\nIf you are willing to work virtually, I'd spend some time learning about Internet marketing, make sure you have at least a basic Web site, and then pour your energy into marketing via the Web.  Craigslist.org is an unbelievably good resource - look at the column on the far right for your city...or advertise to all of them.  You can also build an account on myspace.com and advertise there.  You also can place bids for work on www.elance.com and www.guru.com - although the consumers there often tend to be shopping for rock-bottom prices.\n\nIf you'd prefer to stay local, hit the Web and locate the networking groups in your area - then start selectively visiting meetings.  If you are a skilled book editor, natural fits are groups, events, and organizations that draw speakers, coaches, and authors - such as National Speakers Association or your local book, author, and/or publishing associations.  If you're new to networking, it does require planning.  Research the organizations to see if the members appear to be a fit for your work.  Networking can take a lot of time and eat a lot of dollars (many groups have annual dues, on top of the weekly or monthly meeting fees), but there are some good free and/or inexpensive groups out there.  You just have to take the time to do some thorough research.  \n\nYou ask whom to market to - but that goes back to the question of your expertise.  Virtually anyone in any industry who does any form of marketing themselves needs a good editor - however, the challenge lies in convincing them of the value of your service.  Figure out where you want to niche and go for it!\n\nI suggest you take a look at the difference between editing and proofreading, as I think it's very important that you be able to distinguish between the two.  I am an outstanding editor, but only an adequate proofreader.  To say you do both may mean you are not sure which is your strongest skill set, and I promise you that you are stronger in one than the other.\n\nI work exclusively with small-business owners and entrepreneurs, and I limit my work to Web copy, articles, books, and e-books.  I offer editorial consulting for an hourly fee.  I do not ghostwrite, and I do not proofread.  I have people to refer to or contract with for those aspects of the business.  It does not matter in which form clients bring their original copy to me...but they've got to come with something in hand.  Transcripts from an audio recording, bullet points, or one giant 5-page paragraph...but they must bring me something.  This does two things for me...it lets me know they have an idea about their own content and what they want to say, and it preserves their voice.  If I create the words from scratch, they're created in my voice - and that does nothing to help my clients project themselves as the experts in their fields.  I am among the most expen
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you could register with guru dot com and go to google.  There are lots of communities for freelancers.  I actually do higher out work to guru so try there.
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Good typist? type manuscripts for authors, college professors and college student's  reports.   If you are good at using search engines offer to do  their research for them. Easy work and pays fairly well.  .Advertise to call senior citizens without families every day to  say hello and make sure they are OK (charge a small fee but only takes a few seconds) Senior centers will give you leads. If you are talented on computer, and know Publisher, make flyers, brochures and business cards for small business people and college students. Public bulletin boards at colleges  etc can generate work for you.Slow at first but can build up. Do not fall for work at home advertisements, they are usually phony and just want money from you.
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post a listing on www.craigslist.com thier are some listing for grant writers on contingency.  I have wrote grants for a contingency fee, good luck keep me posted.
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Like any writing, this depends on the market and your experience.  A great place to meet and learn from other freelance writers is http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl  This is a very open-hearted group.