Many authors start their copywriting journey by working on stock exchanges. But exchanges are far from the only place where the author of articles can make money.
Of course, the copywriting exchange has its advantages: the ability to start from scratch, relative protection from fraudsters, and others. But when a beginner gains some experience in writing articles, masters the basics of skill, as a rule, it becomes cramped for him on the stock exchange: there are not so many interesting tasks, as a rule, the same customers, and the prices are not always pleasing.
But the good thing about freelancing is that no one keeps you in one place of work: if one does not suit you in something, you can look for another. But where? Sometimes you don’t want to lose your “home”, that is. account on the exchange, and where to look for new opportunities to make money online is not always clear.
Nevertheless, there are a lot of such opportunities. Here are some of them.
- "Old acquaintances" on the stock exchange. Perhaps they will appear already in the process of fulfilling orders on the exchange. Someone for whom you write articles from time to time may assess your abilities and offer to work with him directly. If you enjoy working with this person, are interested in the topics that he offers, and are satisfied with the payment - why not?
- Webmaster forums. Here you can also try to find both one-time and permanent orders. Register on the forum, carefully look at the topics on which the forum users communicate. It will be nice if you also have something to say about certain issues discussed. As a rule, such forums have sections where copywriters themselves offer their services, or customers are looking for performers to implement their projects.
- Groups in social networks. You may be able to find customers through the ads that site owners place in specialized groups of social networks. Here you can also offer your services. If you do not have your own website, then your Vkontakte page or in Odnoklassinki can also be turned into a kind of author's business card.
- Free search. You can do it even easier: using a search engine to find sites on the topics you are interested in, for example, women's sites, sites for mothers, a site for fishermen, etc. And, in turn, opening each of them, evaluate how "live" the site is, whether it is interesting to you, you would like to write for it. You'd be surprised how many sites are looking for authors for their articles and publishing offers of collaboration on one of their pages. Typically, it contains the terms of publication, requirements for authors and content, and contact information for future authors. You just have to send your resume and wait for a decision on your "professional suitability". It is possible that you will be of interest to the creators of the resource as a permanent author!
Naturally, in order to use these and other opportunities, you should already have a more or less solid portfolio, a certain amount of experience and experience in copywriting. Unfortunately, it is much more difficult for a beginner, even a very talented one, to find regular customers.
