When it comes to freelance writing jobs, I will pretty much take on anything that I can handle. This is not to say that I know everything about every last topic, but I am always willing to try. With that being said, there are some niches that I seem to write for time and time again. They were not my favorite topics upon starting my freelance writing career, but over the years they have definitely carved out a special spot in my mind. After all, you cannot help but to learn about certain topics after writing about them for months on end.
Here are my top three freelance writing topics at this time.
1. The insurance industry is hopping, and I have been cashing in on it for a couple years now. It seems that both agents and insurance companies are interested in increasing search engine rankings through quality content. One of my biggest clients that accounts for $800/month is in this industry.
2. Gambling has always been of great interest to me, but even then, I have only been to the casino a hand full of times. Additionally, I never gamble online. But all in all, this has not stopped me from writing hundreds of gambling related articles this year alone. There are a lot of people who are attempting to cash in on online casino affiliate programs. In turn, they hire me to write content which will increase their odds of success.
3. Investing in real estate may not be as popular as it was a few years back, but I have not noticed a difference in this niche of the freelance writing arena. I have several clients within this industry including: webmasters who run real estate sites, agents, and companies.
One of the biggest benefits of freelance writing is that you will learn a lot about industries that you never paid attention to in the past. Before I became a freelance writer I did not know much about any of the niches listed above. But as of today, I can confidently say that I have an above average amount of knowledge in these areas.
Do you know what it means to be a productive blogger? If so, you are halfway home. But guess what? Just because you know what it takes to be a productive blogger does not make it easy to fit this mold at all times.Â
There are many bloggers who try hard, but when it comes down to it, a lack of productivity never allows them to succeed at a high level. Does this sound familiar? Do yourself a favor and try out the three tips below. They should help you to increase productivity in one way or the next. And if you are serious about blogging, it is imperative that you are as productive as possible at all times. In fact, that statement holds true no matter what type of career you have.
1. If possible, turn blogging into a routine. In other words, write your posts and market your blog at the same time every day. Once you do this for a week or so, you will find that you always leave time for blogging. And when this happens, your productivity is sure to increase.
2. Do you ever find yourself in a writing groove? This is when all the right words come out smoothly, and ideas are flying out of your ears. The next time that you hit a groove like this, go with it. Instead of writing one post and quitting, keep going until you have compiled several quality articles. I am not a big proponent of this, but when I am in the writing groove I always push my limits. After all, this is a much better situation than running into writer’s block.
3. The biggest way to become unproductive is to become distracted. This goes along with number one which states that you need to set time apart for blogging. When you are working on your blog you should turn the television off, put away the potato chips, and get to work. The bottom line is this: if you have an excuse to not concentrate on your blog there is a chance that you will get off track.
You may be surprised to find out that increased productivity will do a lot for you. Not only will it make you feel better about yourself, but it will also go a long way in increasing traffic.
For the second month in a row, posting my freelance writing income stats has resulted in an increased number of emails in my inbox. This time around, after only a day, several readers have asked why I do not attempt to monetize this blog. As I have mentioned in the past, monetization is important to me, but not until I reach certain traffic levels.
Now that I have built a solid readership, surpassed my traffic goals, and have the okay of my readers, I think it may be time to add some Google AdSense blocks. For the most part, when I decide to do this it will be more or less an experiment. There are two things that I will be looking for.
1. How much money can I make with Google AdSense? Is it really worth adding, or will it do nothing more than make me a few pennies every day?
2. My readers are important to me, and although they are known as “traffic stats†they mean more to me than that. Will Google AdSense affect my reader base either negatively or positively? This is what I will really be keeping my eye on.
With no technical skills, adding Google AdSense to this blog is not going to be easy for me. In fact, it will be a trial and error process. While I do have other blogs that use this advertising program, I have always paid others to help me out with adding the code, etc. But on this blog, my goal is to learn this kind of stuff on my own. So bear with me if there are some changes along the way that are not as they should be!
Related Link:Sabahan.com offers plenty of information and tips on Google AdSense.
