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| To ensure a steady flow of work and income, a | | | | Advertising |
| writer should promote himself constantly. Not | | | | Advertising pays is as true today as it was |
| everyone knows you are a writer and the | | | | decades back. As we said earlier, nobody knows |
| competition for work is very high. Not only do | | | | you are there or you offer writing services. Your |
| you compete with publications regular staffers | | | | website is online. You can advertise your services |
| and commissioned writers but with more learned | | | | in the many free classified ads sites and safe lists. |
| and skilled freelancers. | | | | You can also put paid ads on high traffic sites, |
| Marketing should be on top of your priorities after | | | | writers sites, job boards, ezine ad networks, etc. |
| production of your writing. You need to adopt | | | | Signature File |
| various strategies to get your name out there | | | | A one or two line reference of what you do |
| and display your prowess. | | | | together with your website URL can be added in |
| Here are a few useful ways to promote yourself | | | | a special section of your e-mail address so that all |
| and achieve success: | | | | e-mail messages you send out will contain the |
| Website Promotion | | | | signature file is another good way to |
| In this information age that we are in, it is | | | | promote yourself especially if you are sending out |
| necessary for every business person to have a | | | | many e-mail messages to newsgroups and online |
| web site to display his/her wares as well as | | | | communities. After reading your message, people |
| communicate with potential customers. You should | | | | would want to know who you are and what you |
| consider yourself in business and adopt | | | | do. When they click your website or |
| appropriate business practice in order to succeed. | | | | auto-responder address they will be led to what |
| You need a web-site where you explain what | | | | you do or offer. Set up a signature file in your |
| writing services you offer, your writing credentials | | | | e-mail, participate in discussions by sending e-mail |
| and samples of your published work is essential | | | | messages and watch enquiries grow. However, be |
| not only to provide information to would-be clients | | | | careful not to advertise directly when you post to |
| but to show them your writing competence. Of | | | | newsgroups as that may offend others and that |
| course there are other add-ons such as | | | | is not the main purpose of newsgroups. |
| auto-responders, ezines, etc to supplement your | | | | Sending out Queries |
| site. Your website should be optimized for better | | | | Sometimes, even after using other means to |
| search engine ranking and its URL displayed in | | | | promote yourself you have to use this one also. |
| your business documents so that people are | | | | It may be considered the most common way of |
| informed of its presence.. | | | | finding work for freelance writers. Querying is an |
| Articles Submissions | | | | art in itself and there are many do’s and |
| This is a good strategy for publicizing yourself and | | | | don’ts. Some publications accept e-mail |
| its effects may last for quite a long time. This | | | | queries while others don’t. Some do and |
| strategy works best online. | | | | others do not accept work from freelancers. You |
| In this strategy you select subjects and topics in | | | | need to read market guides such as the Writers |
| your area of specialization and post the complete | | | | Market or submission guidelines from |
| articles to article submission websites for free | | | | publishers’ websites as well as practice |
| publication. Each article will contain the | | | | writing query letters. |
| writer’s byline at the beginning and a brief | | | | The more queries you send the better as they |
| bio at the end. The bio will include your name, | | | | increase you chances of acceptance. |
| email address, website URL and what you do or | | | | Other |
| who you are. | | | | Word of mouth promotion/networking are also |
| If your article is good it may be accepted for | | | | other ways to promote yourself within your |
| publication on the website and read by hundreds, | | | | locality. Attend seminars on writing or your area |
| if not thousands of people on line. Among these | | | | of specialization and inform others that you are a |
| people are editors and ezine publishers who will | | | | writer and you can assist them in their promoting |
| republish the complete article in their publications. | | | | their businesses in one way or another. Put your |
| The interest that your article generates and the | | | | name, your occupation and contacts as a writer |
| information you provide in your bio will market | | | | on business cards, calendars, and diaries and |
| you as a good writer and people will click on your | | | | distribute freely locally. Ask your friends to |
| website URL. The multiplier effect of this will be | | | | recommend you to others. The possibilities are |
| increased enquiries on what you offer orders for | | | | many and are only limited by your ability to |
| your services or more visitors to your website. | | | | explore them. |
| You will also have earned credits for publication of | | | | Writers need to market themselves in order to |
| your article, which you can send to prospective | | | | keep the business coming in and ensure a steady |
| publishers. | | | | flow of income throughout the throughout the |
| Some of the websites that accept and publish | | | | year.. |