Making money as freelance writer an overview by Jenny
As manufacturing has been out of US and very few companies run production and design centre in the United States, many skilled people are jobless, they are looking for high paying jobs and are applying on daily basis, at the end they are getting discouraged, Obama administration is doing all it can to reduce further outsourcing of technical, skilled and engineering jobs to countries like China & Korea. America was once a manufacturing power house now it's difficult for companies to compete these low wage markets, in China people are paid less than $1 an hour.
If you love to read and write, making extra income from Freelance writing is not an bad idea at all, better than sitting home with no work, freelance article writing can keep your mind engaged, it's not everyone cup of tea to be a Freelance writer, you need some amount of communication skills with excellent grammar and proof reading, and should be able to use Internet and MS office package, a person who is skilled to write 2 to 4 articles each day can make as much as $250 every day, $7500 every month not a bad business proposition, but as a freelance writer you should follow certain rules before you start writing articles, the most important thing is the quality of content, it has to be unique and meaningful, not copied from any book, magazine or news paper.
Digital copyright rules are very hard, if you break them you can face 2 year prison or fine up to $100K, the content and thought has to be original. Several magazines & News paper pay good money for original researched content; many people write on weekly basis based on their town and the local hot spots, supporting colour pictures with text is a great idea to increase popularity of your article.
If you are new to writing the best thing is to read some good books where you can learn article writing guidelines and even work with some writers who can give you insight about quality writing. There are several website where you can also register as freelance writer, this is the best way to check your writing skills, you might like to write some sample articles for the website and see how people rate it, and don't forget to search for freelance writer's jobs posting on national job portals.
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