Sunday 18 September 2016

3 Reasons A Freelance Writer Should Choose A Niche




As a Freelance writer, should you choose a niche? Absolutely! If you intend to continue in the freelance ecosystem and want to stand apart then you must choose a niche and specialize.

If you are freelancing for a while, you must have observed many others, they have a niche and specialize in it. To stand out and thrive you must specialize, as there are too many freelance writers, in general, and very few who have specializations.

It may be true that many clients of yours do not care about your experience, they care about how well you write and your professionalism. However, you must know who are your clients. If you target everybody then you get nobody, but if you target somebody, then you get someone.

Freelance Writers Niche
As a freelance writer, you could be not just any writer, but an SEO writer and Proofreader. Here is a list of several niches that you may want to take a look at:
  • ·         Write Blogs
  • ·         Be a Freelance Copywriter
  • ·         Write for a Magazine
  • ·         Write Books and eBooks
  • ·         Ghostwriting
  • ·         SEO Copywriting
  • ·         Write a Product/ Performance /Service Review
  • ·         Write Product Content
  • ·         Write a Speech/ Script
  • ·         Write Fiction

If you are a freelance writer and have not yet chosen a niche, do it today and specialize in it. Everything needs content if a business is selling information or products, services, including affiliate programs.

3 Reasons you must become an expert
  • You can offer something extra than what a general writer can because of your expertise
  • You have a precise USP (unique selling point)
  • Find your audience and target them for better rates

If you are freelancing, moonlight and discover yourself, the way you work and your niche and specialize in it. This will help you grow your business faster.

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