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Freelance writing is a great way to start a home based business. It's fast, easy to set up, and you can start making money almost immediately. There's never been a greater demand for content online. Even though it said that by 2020, over 75% of all internet traffic will be by video. It is the well written article on a web page that attracts the attention of the search engines such as Google. For this reason alone, there will always be room for good quality freelance writing, and writing SEO articles in a well structured format for websites is just one of the lucrative niches that you can explore it as a freelance writer.

I want to take a couple of minutes just to outline the structure of the course. Before we move on to the detail tuition. Let's take a look at the structure of the course and identify the LM elements that you're going to learn about. Every professional freelance writer needs a word processing tool. Some tools are essential, and some of us streamline the overall process. In this part of the course, we're going to learn about a couple of useful word processes Microsoft Word, and open office.org.

We're also going to look at an application called Evernote, which is a very useful supplement to both they both work processes. Quality is vital to beginning and ongoing success. All the word processes normally feature spell checking. proofreading goes much further than this. small errors can make all the difference between the good and the bad. Review affecting the appeal of your online presence.

Communication and project management tools are just as important as the craft of writing itself. Once you succeed in winning a project, good communication with the client is crucial. As you progress in the business, and find yourself juggling several clients, it becomes necessary to efficiently manage your work. In this section of the course, we take a look at the different content styles and the different niches that you will be asked to work on. website articles with structured SEO content will be one of the staples of your business. Search Engine Optimization is the term used to describe the structure and content of a web page design To be easily found by a search engine.

In this video, you'll learn how to write an article correctly. The sales letter is a form of writing that has one objective. To get the reader to take some action. You will learn how to structure the writing into a persuasive argument and understand the vital elements that will sales letter needs to be successful. The press release is widely used by webmasters and marketers for both SEO and sales. It has specific requirements and a standard format required by the industry.

It's also intended to be SEO orientated. It's an important resource and should be one of your targets. With the advent of Kindle and self publishing, more and more people are writing and publishing their own novels, and how to books. novel writers often have difficulty in condensing their novel into a few short sentences. This is called the book blurb, and appears normally on the back jacket cover. blurb is a condensed form of an entire novel, but it's different in a couple of ways.

Firstly, it's intended to engage the readers curiosity, so that they want to buy the book. Secondly, it gives nothing away. It doesn't reveal the important plot twists. Writing a blurb for a book is a skill that often gives authors trouble mastering this skill and skills ongoing work for a freelance writer More and more writers are turning to the movies to create scripts instead of writing novels. Like the book blurb, the description of the movie is a particular skill and if so write a movie synopsis represents a condensed version of the film, but it doesn't give away the secrets. To more aspects of movie script writing can be offered to paying customers writing the logline, which describes the film in one sentence, and creating a title.

The logline describes a movie in one or two sentences, and is designed to hook the reader and making one to watch the film. ebooks tend to be nonfiction how to guides and they are in hot demand as information giveaways or for marketing purposes. Typically, a customer is too busy to write 10,000 words themselves, and so the freelance writer is a valuable resource. Once you're prepared and ready to start making money, it's time to make yourself known. Choosing the correct sites and creating a winning profile are crucial to success. Give them the chance to submit a proposal to an interested client, you need to ensure that it's the best it can possibly be.

In this lecture, you will learn how to craft a winning proposal. Obviously, the first tool that a freelance writer needs is something to write with a word processor. In the next lecture, I'm going to look at two powerful word processes and also a third option to help you make the right choice.

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