If You Think You Can, You Actually Can

Do you ever feel like you've completely lost it while trying to be a freelance writer?

 It is hard work, I know.

 Wherever you find freelance writing jobs, the pay is just peanuts. When you put in time and effort to provide a quality piece of writing, you naturally expect to be paid well for it, but you just don't!

Freelance networking sites like Upwork, Fiverr, Guru and other similar websites feature plenty of jobs but the clients are looking for the cheapest quotes, and on top of that these freelance websites take away a major chunk from your already low pay.

 Not fair, right?

That is exactly what I felt when I was working for these freelancing websites some years ago. I had work alright, but there was no real satisfaction in it at all. I wrote and wrote but I didn't enjoy it much. I wasn't rewarded for my time, my effort and most importantly the sleep-deprivation I was going through to meet deadlines. 

I had had enough. 

I knew I had to move on. 

And I did!

 Freelance Writing Work is NOT all Gloom

I set up Ghostwriters' World back in 2013 before having written tons for peanuts for my clients on freelancing websites. It is a platform where we fulfill all the writing needs for our clients. We only provide high quality content in the shortest time frame possible. While I am writing this, it has already been 5 years since Ghostwriters' World was born, and I couldn't be happier with it.

 When I can do it, so can you. Dreams do come true!

As I have said in my previous blogs, to start your career as a freelance writer, freelance websites are great. They will give you the work you need but not the pay you so badly crave. That is why you need you have a more positive outlook and move on. 

Once you have established yourself a good writer, go ahead and set up your writing business. Build a website or a blog. Market yourself and your skills on them or on social media platforms. Go out there and show the world what you can do. Claim your own rates and earn what you think you should.

I did exactly that too. 

 Until now, my rates were low as compared to the market rates. I was told that over and over by other experienced writers working with me. I knew that  somewhere in the back of mind too but was just afraid- afraid of losing my regular clients if I charged them more.

Well, guess what? 

I was so wrong.

I increased my rates last year (2017) and once again this year (2018), and I still get plenty of work. In fact, there are times when I am swarmed with so much work that I struggle to handle it alone, but still somehow manage to with the help of other writers working alongside me. This is only because m good clients keep coming for the great quality and service we promise to deliver each time. You promise them that and they will pay you what you ask for.

Think Positively and Go For It

Thinking that freelance writing does not pay well is all what you have in your mind. Get this thought out of there because there are freelance writers like me out there who earn a decent living only through their writing alone. If you know you have the true potential, great writing skills and provide high-quality service, you will be able to find clients in this vast marketplace who will pay you top-notch rates. 

Writing is needed for everything: books, websites, blogs, articles, ebooks......the list can go on and on. That's where you, as a freelance writer, can help. There will always be a need to write and a need for freelance writers like you. Trust me, you can earn a decent through your writing. All you need to do is change your mindset and outlook on things. Believe in yourself, in your skills and in this exceptional talent that you have, and there is no stopping you from attaining the success you need.

I will be back with my next post with more tips for freelance writers. Until then, THINK POSITIVELY and KEEP WRITING!