I don’t make a bunch of money from my blog. In fact, if I have $50 a month from affiliate sales in a month, I throw a party.
A very tiny party. Hey, it’s only $50.
Still, my blog is one of the most profitable pieces in my business model. How is that possible?
In short, I get a ton of freelance writing work from my blog. Here’s how:
I get clients through blog-based social networking
One of my biggest clients is one of my blog readers. She followed the blog for a long time, and we eventually struck up some conversations on Twitter. After a while, she trusted me well enough to offer me some writing assignments. For the past several months, I’ve brought in anywhere from one third to one half of my income from this single client.
I use my blog to showcase my best material
When I using a bidding site to compete for freelance writing gigs, the competition can be pretty fierce. After an initially strong run on one particular site, we saw our bid acceptance rates drop dramatically. We couldn’t figure out why it happened that way. Eventually, though, we discovered that bids we put in that included a link to The Writing Journey sold better – by a factor of about 5 – than bids that didn’t link to The Writing Journey. This was the case across the board, whether it was for an ebook, blogging, website copy, or even technical writing gigs.
I earn credibility and prestige through my blog
Without The Writing Journey, I probably wouldn’t have a post at Freelance Switch, and almost certainly wouldn’t be a regular at Freelance Folder. I’m not a superstar, by any means. But my blog is strong enough so as to support a reputable presence around the blogosphere. This, in turn, leads to credibility in my writing business.
So, what about you? How do you use your blog to support your freelance writing business?
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Those were helpful words, thank you. That’s what I wrote about today. I’ve yet to make anything from writing, and I was feeling discouraged. Have a great day.
Good Post. I am leaving a comment on your blog to ask you if it will be ok to add your link to your blog on my blogroll. I am new to blogging, but I love trying to help anyone I can help.
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I’ve actually gotten a couple of freelancing offers because of my blog, which would be great if I freelanced or, you know, wrote about it.
But, yes, building up a blog and speaking with confidence on your topic would certainly be a great way to get business. Congrats on your success!
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I haven’t gotten any offers yet for freelance gigs from my blog, but I would like to. Here’s hoping.
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Hi! I’m a novice blogger, new to the blogosphere.
I can’t even remember where I clicked on your blog link but as soon as I saw the content I subscribed. Today I was reading this article, and several others, and I was floored! I have already stared 3 of your articles because they are so dang good! In a matter of minutes I have downloaded a book from Yaro Starak, and learned a ton of information about how to do some serious blogging! I had no idea there were this many possibilities with blogs. I have been writing as a hobby but I am now thinking about making this a serious success. Thank you so much! I totally want to mention you on my blog!? I’m not sure what the etiquette is for doing that but I’ve got to tell people about your writing. It’s fabulous. you can contact me @ laceysliving.blogspot.com
Thanks again! Can’t wait to read more!
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Very Interesting post! Thank you for such interesting resource!
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Your, Raiul Baztepo
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