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If you’re looking for a second income, and you’re good with words, you will find that there are numerous freelance copywriting jobs available. Within this article we look at a couple of the different freelance websites and how you can set yourself apart from all of the other freelancers out there.
Our first task is to identify the different marketplaces where you should have a subscription. The first website to consider is www.elance.com. This particular marketplace has a very strong following, as more than 100,000 potential customers come by the website each week. You are able to sign up to offer your services, and the system allows you to upload your best work to sell yourself to potential clients. There is also a search agent in place so that you can have jobs that meet your criteria e-mailed to you on a daily basis. The cost for a subscription to this particular website can range from eight dollars per month up to one hundred twenty dollars per month.
The second website which you should consider is www.guru.com. This is actually the largest online freelance marketplace on the Internet for online jobs, including freelance copywriting jobs. The capabilities of this website are similar to those offered by elance.com. It has a service provider base of over 481,000 people. If you live in Europe, you can use both of these websites as well as a European challenge to these two, which is found at www.getafreelancer.com. There are many other websites that also offer a freelance online marketplace, for example www.directfreelance.com.
These sites can get you started on finding projects, but you need to do more than make a simple bid. When you are bidding on projects, companies that are looking at the bids will not be looking just at price, but also at how their work will be done. To do this you will want to set yourself apart. Include copies of your best work, and also include testimonials, along with a sales letter explaining why you will are the best writer to do this particular project.
By doing this, you will be tailoring your message to the advertiser, and you will be showing them examples of your past work, along with messages from happy clients. This will help improve your credibility and firmly anchor you as a potential candidate who can get the job done. Many copywriters do not have a website today, so if you take the time to create a website, you will find that you could have a competitive advantage in the freelance copywriting jobs market.
Remember, too, that the skill of writing can be the foundation for multiple streams of income. You are not limited to simply completing writing tasks for a fee or an hourly rate. As a writer, you are ideally placed to earn a second income from affiliate marketing, as a pay-per-click publisher, or as a producer of information products.
If you want to earn a second income as a freelance writer, it is important to know which websites you should use in finding work, but it is also important to find ways to set yourself apart. By creating a website, and creating an advertising package which shows off your best side, you are setting yourself up to stand apart from other freelancers. You are selling yourself when you create this package - your writing about yourself should be the best, most well-crafted writing you have ever done!
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