So, you write articles for a living?
How does that pay? Well, sometimes it's very lucrative. Sometimes
it's not. What can you do in between article assignments to make a
little extra cash? You can write a little more. You don't have to
write articles. Write other things. Use your online skills to
generate a little extra cash. Here's a few ideas to get you started.
Social media management
Managing Facebook and Twitter accounts
for local businesses or fellow writers is a great way to make an
extra buck. Some larger companies pay the equivalent of a full time
salary for these services. They have a business to run. They don't
have time for social networking. You do. It only takes about an hour
out of your writing day. It's a win for both of you.
Writer website building and
maintenance
Surely you have a website for your
writing business. Did you build your own website? Many authors
haven't a clue how this is done. You have a large writing community
network. If not, you should. Advertise writer website building and
maintenance on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or wherever else you have
a social presence. Once a website is built, it takes just a few
minutes a day to maintain it.
Blog management
Most savvy
business owners have blogs on their websites. Unfortunately, they
know a lot about their business, but very little about writing .
That's where you come in. They feed you current events and topics
related to their business. They tell you some personal stories. You
blog about what they're doing. It's ghost writing, personalized.
Editing for dummies (No offense
intended)
Have you ever gone
to a business website, read their articles and sighed? Why not offer
your services to beef up their grammar, formatting or punctuation?
You do it every day with your own articles. Every website has a
contact form. Use it. Who knows? They may have been waiting for
someone like you to help them out.
Writing E-Newsletters
Some companies put
out monthly or bi-monthly newsletters to keep customers interested
and informed. Your word program likely has newsletter templates that
will allow you to easily format them. Email the finished newsletter
to your client. They forward it to their contacts. Charge a per-word
fee. It's that simple. Advertise this and other extra services you
offer on your writing website and social media pages. You never know
until you try!
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