From A Career to An Internet Business
Starting your internet business will require next to no money, and you will need a plan to follow. If you’ve considered your own business or don’t have a plan, be sure to check out these opportunities.
- Website or free site through one of the listed companies.
- Setup as a sub-domain or get your own domain from Godaddy.com
- Start a blog and setup your writing samples, pricing and bulk discounts so that when people come to your site, you can present a buyer’s package.
- Promote your site through various paid and unpaid sites as well as forums.
- Continue to build a writing portfolio and learn more about the higher paying web content jobs like press releases and sales pages.
- Find online jobs through various sites including auction/bidding sites, job boards and other places where writers work.
- Keep accurate notes on where you go, and where you’ve been so that you can find your way back to good resources that you find online.
- Set a pricing structure for your articles and web content.
- Avoid freelance scams and scammers who will try to undercut you at every turn.
- Build a client list, but keep it simple. You don’t need 100 clients to have a freelance career. 10 good clients may be enough.
- Stick to the basics and avoid being distracted.
- Get a blog. With your blog/website, you’re the boss. You can build up quite a following with your blog/website as you update it with helpful information that will build your credibility.
- Build a portfolio on paying sites like Associated Content so that you can earn while you learn.
- Network with other writers as you work, including signing up for as many newsletters and e-zines as you can around the subject of freelance writing.
