Freelance writers are in high demand. But landing new clients can be the hardest part of the job. For each project, you might be vying with dozens of other candidates, which puts the onus on you to prove that you’re better than the competition. The solution: Post a portfolio of your best work and link to it when you send a pitch.
“Receiving a portfolio or clips is always preferred when bringing on new contributors,” says Samantha Netkin, senior editor at wedding website Brides. “As an assigning editor, reading published examples of a writer’s work allows me to get a feel for their voice and style, and it helps me to assign content that aligns with the writer’s interests.”
When it comes to attractive remote gigs, writing has few parallels. You can work when you want and where you want. Myriad sites promise to pay writers for web copy — or connect them with clients who will.
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