The life of a freelance writer is pretty varied. You never know what is going to land in your inbox each day. Some people might think that this uncertainty is a bit scary, but I love the varied subjects I write about for my customers, as every day is different.
Another thing I love about being a freelance writer is the freedom and flexibility I have. This keeps me motivated to do the best job I can to continue as a freelance writer. Sometimes business is slow or very quiet, but it is at these times when I can concentrate on my other business ventures. I also spend my spare time snowboarding or mountain biking as much as possible. In this post, I am going to give you an outline of what freelance writers do and how they can help a business.
How A Freelance Writer Can Help Your Business
Help With Your Time Management
There is only so much you can do in a day, and there are only so many things you can learn to do effectively. Often you can complete specialist tasks yourself, but if you don’t have the right tools or knowledge, they can take a long time, especially writing.
Freelance writers can fill in the gaps in your knowledge while saving you time. For example, if you are launching a new website, a freelance writer can write captivating and engaging content for your pages and posts. If you are trying to attract new traffic to your website, a freelance writer will be able to write SEO optimised blogs for you. You may have a new product that needs an enticing description that will make people want to buy it, this is also something a freelance writer can help you with.
Flexibility
By using a freelance writer, you have an emergency team member that you can use on a short term basis to complete a project. Using a freelance writer can improve your workflow and take the pressure off yourself and your team.
Freelance writers will do what is necessary to deliver their work in the required time. An employee will generally only work in their allotted working hours.
Fresh Pair Of Eyes
A freelance writer can bring their perspective to a subject or project. They could also be the breath of fresh air you need to add a new dynamic to your website content. The fact that they are slightly removed from the day to day running of the business means that they may be able to bring something that wouldn’t be possible with your in house team.
Focussed
Bringing a freelance writer in to focus on a particular piece of work that is critical to a project gives you a huge benefit. The fact that they are going to deliver the work to you means that you and your team are free to work on other aspects of a project. In small to medium businesses, where the team is relatively small and where time is precious, you know that the writing is being taken care of and you don’t need to worry about it.
Less Cost To You
By using freelancers, you can keep your overheads down. This is because you don’t need to worry about payroll and the Human Resources aspect of hiring people. Freelancers will work on individual projects or short term contracts. This means you don’t have to work with them again if you don’t want to too.
Less Risk
When an employee leaves, it can be challenging and stressful to find a suitable replacement. You also have to deal with the HR side of things when they leave. But, using a freelance writer, means that you don’t have to worry about these things. Also, freelancers can’t claim unemployment insurance.
Finding a good freelancer or an even better one for your next project isn’t difficult with websites like Fiverr.
Its All About Research
It is unlikely that a freelance writer can be an expert in everything. But, you would be surprised on how versatile we are. For example, here are some of the topics I have written about recently:
- Ski boots
- Electric bikes
- Snowboard holidays
- Mountain biking
- Marketing
- Coaching
- Webinars
- Sustainable food
- Condoms for her pleasure
- Hospitality
- Electric scooters
- Catering
- Brexit
- COVID-19
- and many more subjects
I am knowledgable about some of these topics, namely mountain biking, snowboarding and marketing, meaning I don’t have to do as much research. Therefore, I need to do lots of research on the various subjects my clients hire me for.
Research is the most significant part of a freelance writer’s job. It is very time consuming, but it can be super interesting. I learn a lot about all sorts of things, and my knowledge benefits my future customers and me.
Sometimes research can be challenging and take a long time. Therefore, good communication between both freelancer and customer is essential to ensure that the customer gets what they want and the freelancer can get the job done efficiently and to a high standard. This is why I always request a set of requirements from my customers before I start writing. Check out my guide on how to use a freelancer, to make sure you get the results you want.
Where To Find Freelance Writers
It has never been easier to find freelance writers, thanks to the abundance of online resources. Freelancing websites are great tools for businesses to get work done that will allow you or your business to stand out from the crowd.
Some businesses use websites such as Craigslist to find freelance writers. But, if you use a good freelancing website such as Fiverr, you can hire a writer with some peace of mind.
I will stick with Fiverr, as this is where I have the most experience, both as a seller and a buyer. Fiverr has a vast number of freelance writers to choose from. Freelancers on Fiverr all have a rating, and you can see comments from their previous customers. This information gives you an idea of how reliable they are and what their quality of work is like.
Sellers are put into categories depending on how experienced they are and how well their customers have rated them. It is challenging to meet the requirements to move up to the next level. Therefore, you know that the freelancer has done a lot of consistent good work to move up to the next level.
That Is What Freelance Writers Do
Whether you want a simple product description, a blog or even an eBook writing, a freelance writer is a great way to get it done.
If you would like to work with me, check out my Fiverr account, and contact me to see what I can do for you.