For every person jumping into the freelance writing ring there is another giving up. Are you thinking about quitting on this career path? If so, you have the right to do so. But before you make a final decision, step back and take note of what you are doing. Giving up on freelance writing is not something you want to do on a whim. You need to think about every aspect of this decision, as well as how it will affect your career and financial lives.
Here are three questions to ask before you call it quits:
1. Where did I start? It is important to look back, consider where your career started, and see if you made the progress you were expecting. When you reflect on the past you may be surprised at what you find.
2. Where are you right now? After you look at where you have been it is time to consider where you stand at the present time. Are you earning enough money? Are you having fun with this career? This should be an easy question to answer.
3. Where can I go in the future if I stay on the same path? It is important to look ahead and determine where you will end up if you stay the course. If you see that you have a very real chance at reaching all your goals, now is not the time to give up.
Some people give up on freelance writing before they consider how much time they have put into growing their career. You may find that continuing to work hard will eventually lead you towards all your goals.
There may come a time when you have to stop working as a freelance writer – this happens all the time. Just make sure you are 100 percent sure of your decision.
As a freelance writer you will take on a variety of jobs. Some of them are big, some of them are small, and some may not end for a very long time. Along with the size of a project, you also have to think about what is being asked of you by the client. In other words, what is the job description?
It is important to know which types of freelance writing projects you like most. This way you can concentrate on them, and in turn have a more enjoyable time – day after day. To give you an idea of what I am talking about, some of the most common freelance writing projects include: keyword articles, feature articles, sales letters, marketing content, and website copy. Do you enjoy any of these projects? Do you have experience with any or all of them?
Don’t pass on a particular project because of how it sounds. Time after time I speak with freelance writers who are afraid of writing sales letters because of the word “sales.†They think they have to do something special. While it is true that writing a sales letter is a bit different than other types of content creation, it is something you should try if you are given the chance.
Hopefully you get to a point in your career where you can pick and choose which types of projects to take on. For now, experiment with many project types to see what you do and do not like. You may be surprised at what you find and how you decide to move forward.
Do you expect everything to go as planned within your freelance writing career? Even though you are always going to hope for the best, it goes without saying that you will run into some failures from time to time. If you are the type who will quit at the first sign of adversity, you will not last very long as a freelance writer.
There is no way around the fact that you will face tough times when you work as a freelancer. After all, you are in charge of every aspect of your career. Along with this come both good and bad experiences. You may be on a high today, but as soon as you know it things can change and you will be facing a major problem. It is how you deal with these situations that will determine whether or not you succeed.
It is important to learn from every experience that you face. If you fail, ask yourself why this happened and what you can do in the future to avoid the problem again. You know that you are going to fail from time to time. What you may not know is that you can learn a lot about yourself during the process.
You have to be willing to take the good with the bad. There are times when you will feel like another failure will put your freelance writing career on the rocks. But always remember that this is not the case. Dealing with ups and downs is a big part of achieving long term success as a freelance writer.
