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Break Into Freelance Writing With No Experience


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Summary

Price
£69 inc VAT
Study method
Online
Duration
Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification

Overview

Learn How to Break Into Freelance Writing with Little to No Experience. You could start making money within 90 days!

Description

Make real money as a non-fiction freelance writer and live out your dreams of flexibility and redefine your career!

You don't need a big blog following with loyal fans, be well-connected, or even have much talent to break into freelance writing.

You also don't need dozens of clips to launch your new career to potentially command $1,000 a month as a new writer. And that's with the possibility to double your income as you gain experience. But it won't happen overnight.

All you really need is to know how to come up with irresistible ideas, market them to the right people and be the type of freelancer everyone wants to work with. You also need some patience, ambition and determination.

That's exactly how I earn between $100 on up to $1,500 an assignment. I can show you the ins and outs of breaking in, navigating your way to a client's inbox and landing work.

So stop wasting your time paying dues and playing the "send and wait" game with query letters. There's a better way to launch a successful freelance writing career for magazines, websites, newspapers and more.

I've been a freelance writer for 10 years and have also worked as a video editor and Multimedia Director.

And while I am persistent, none of the following worked for me in breaking into freelance writing and staying there.

  • I DIDN'T have connections in the publishing industry.
  • I DIDN'T have impeccable talent and writing skills. I didn't wait around to gather a lot of clips before breaking into markets like The LA Times.
  • I DIDN'T get an MFA or take a lot of writing workshops.
  • I DIDN'T break in with a bunch of high-end, glossy magazines. But I was also able to leverage clips in huge newspapers and big magazines in just a few short months (once I finally broke in).

It took a few years to perfect my approach, but I've gotten to a point now where I can just introduce myself and land work. And it's not just because of my clips, though I have those now. And it's not because I languished around in content mills.

There's a reason why most reasonably talented writers spend years breaking in instead of just taking command and getting there. And the ones who seem to break through early all know the same thing about why talent is underrated and action is everything.

MOST writers struggle for so long because it's completely overwhelming to know where to start and when to have enough faith to take bigger leaps into new markets. It's hard to think you can quit writing for peanuts and start landing lucrative clients to give you that flexibility and creative outlet you crave.

Are you a frustrated freelance writer who is still:
  • Sending out queries and waiting for weeks or months only to be rejected by a form letter?
  • Trying to break into tiny markets with no success?
  • Drowning in a sea of information with no idea how to track down the right people?
  • Getting advice from everyone around you - even though they've never tried to be a freelance writer? Or maybe got a few rejections and gave it up?
  • Wondering why "real" writers consistently come up with irresistible ideas everyone wants?
  • Afraid you'll never get ahead of your competition?
Let's get brutally honest. It takes a lot more than talent to break into the world of freelance writing and more importantly - stay there.

The most talented writers may never see their name in print without a few key steps to keep them ahead of the game. In fact, it's often less talented writers that continually land clients. What do they know that you don't?

Learn how to develop a lasting craft that includes:

  • Breaking into the industry without clips.
  • Getting quality clips from reputable businesses and publications lightning fast!
  • Learning what makes an intriguing query letter that commands attention.
  • Leveraging creativity and flexibility to get ahead instead of writing talent.
  • Stopping the cycle of fear and rejection and using your competition to do your homework for you.
  • Studying a publication in minutes to determine if they're a good fit for your voice.
  • Taking advantage of rejection and turning it into a success story.
  • Tracking down the right people who will buy your work and learn who they really want to work with.
  • Leveraging your life experience for success. It matters way more than your writing talent.
  • Client building and pricing your way to potentially earning over $1,000 a month as a new writer and continually increasing your income.

This course is delivered in animated video format with easy to use PDF transcripts. PLEASE watch the free videos before purchasing to make sure you enjoy the delivery format first. Everyone learns differently :-)

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I'm a freelance writer with over 10 years of experience across travel guidebooks, iPhone app content, magazine articles, newspapers, websites and commercial scripts. I've also worked as a naming consultant and video editor on national commercials and films. I earn a living freelance writing and thrive in doing creative work every day. But at the end of the day, what I really love doing is:

Helping new writers crush obstacle and break into freelance writing - even if they've never been able to before.

But I didn't walk into my career with a roster of clients and assignments in hand. Instead I came stumbling into the arena and spent nearly 10 years breaking through with my first big clip and getting my freelance writing career rolling. Sure I had a few hits, but mostly misses, and couldn't figure out why I hadn't "made it." It was endless years of frustration. I nearly lost hope that I would ever figure it out.

Like many struggling freelance writers out there, I followed all of the traditional advice like sending out query letters and endless waiting.

Nothing really worked. It felt like I was missing key pieces from a jigsaw puzzle. I could see the big picture, but not the pieces to get there.

It wasn't until I stumbled upon a few key methods that I ended up skyrocketing my freelance writing success.

It took a lot of trial and error that took years to perfect. I pulled all that knowledge together in one place to help you crush barriers (and your competition) in just a few short months.

I write for a living and if I can't get my idea from A to Z then my whole family suffers. This is the livelihood I picked (and love!) to stay home with my daughter and still make ends meet. So I really didn't have a choice but to light a fire under myself and take some action.

There's no sitting around waiting for an assignment to come to you, at least not in the early months and years of freelancing. You have to go out and take control of your career and build the life you want.

Here's more to think about. Is writing...

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