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Jul

Traits and Conditions that Make Great Freelance Writers

There a few traits that makes people great freelance writers. Some are innate and others are acquired. Today we  outline a few to encourage new writers to stay the course.

Perseverance

This is one can be acquired, but it is most often something that comes from within, because the reality is that you will have to continue to work on your writing as well as constantly pitch for work.

Writing Skill

This is definitely an acquired skill, there are many freelance writers out there that are successful simply because they work at it and continue to improve their writing and become better and better at their craft, thus making them sought after in their respective niche.

Expertise

As you work in the freelance industry, you will find your knowledge of a particular industry will help you make a name for yourself as well as helping potential clients trust and respect your industry knowledge as they will trust that you know your stuff, in particular if you have worked for an industry before your transition to freelance writing.

Research Skills

This is helpful, in particular for those longer assignments that require loads of data, and accurate information. If you are known as one of the freelance writers that backs up their data with sound research, as well as the ability to make the knowledge easy to understand, you will continue to be a sought after writer.

Storytelling

The ability to tell a story is an amazing talent. It will help you capture the reader’s attention as well as hold it as they follow along. This is great for content writer as it will aid in boosting traffic and once you are known for that, word will get out, and you may end up with more work than you can handle!

Communication Skills

This is super important as freelance writers will often be working on several items at once, and will definitely need to be in contact with their clients and keep them aware of what’s going on. This also helps to encourage rapport and strengthen relationships.

Self-Motivation

This last is the most important. If you don’t have this, you will never get beyond the content writing level as well as not being able to get your work done because you cannot motivate yourself to do so.

Mainly, it takes inner toughness, some knowledge, desire, and belief in yourself to be a successful freelance writer.