Do you really want to be a freelance writer in Nigeria? Are you that verse in the world of writing? Is your writing prowess up to standard? If yes, let’s embark on this little journey on how to be a freelance writer in Nigeria together. To be a writer is one thing, to know what to write is another thing.
Do you really know what to write? I ask you again. Do you write to impress or you write to express? To get fame or to get paid, just tell me at least, I need to know why you wish to write so much. To be a freelance writer in Nigeria you need to specify or let me say base your writing on a specific niche if really you want to be a renowned freelancer, being jack of all trade is something bad in writing and as such you may find it difficult to get a client who will be in need of your service.
If you have great passion for writing as a freelancer or let me say to get paid, then start writing instantly. There are some certain things you have to take cognizance of if you want to be one and I will definitely take my time again to explain them for you to your satisfaction.
I’m happy today to announce to you all that I’m a full-time freelance writer and I earn my money weekly and monthly. I surf the net and I write for bloggers and online journals though I still earn small but I’m on a mission of earning 100k plus per month, the mission is possible my dear. I’m looking after myself with the money I earn from my writing, I am a freelance writer who base his writing on business related issues but initially I wasn’t a business writer, my main niche was personal finance and online business.
It wasn’t funny at first when I started because you can imagine typing 850+ words with a phone, but today, from that same phone, I bought another brand new phone, a Toshiba laptop and a blog for myself. Freelance writing changed my life and financial condition.
Back to business, you don’t need to be engrossed with my story, you also have your own part to tell. The following though not exhausted are the steps you can trust on if you really want to be a freelance writer in Nigeria.
CHOOSE YOUR NICHE
GUEST WRITING
BE UNIQUE
GET A BLOG
How to be a Freelance Writer in Nigeria
1. Choose your niche
You need to define your niche, settle for one categories of writing. If you write for leadership today and Education tomorrow you will have difficulties in getting a client. Before I start writing as a freelancer, I used to write on finance-I have more than enough articles in my anthology but a friend introduced me to this, when I get to know what I have to write about, I asked my client a question that, do you only need a business writer? He asked me which area of writing do I specialized on but I skipped the response because I know that if I want to be a freelancer I need to redefine my niche, from a finance writer to business writer and I’m loving it. I’m enjoying the stuff for real. If you want to be a freelance writer, stick to a particular niche that the market needs.
2. Guest writing
Your client will not come to your house and look for you but you will only be recognized through your contents or write-ups. There are some blog in Nigeria or website that give room for visitors to write, try any of them and post something unique there, from your writing prowess, client will start coming to you on their own interest.
There is this blogger in Nigeria that read one of my Facebook note and called me to be writing for him as a guest writer but I turned the offer down. Why? He admire my writing ability yet he needs me as a guest writer when I wanted to be a freelancer and earn money (the holy Bible says, “there is time for everything”, it was my time to start getting paid from my craft).
3. Be unique
You claimed to be a writer but your contents are 55% plagiarized, red everywhere, that is very bad of you. If you mean this business then youve been writing as a freelance writer my contents are always 98% unique if not 100% and that is what your client will always want from you.
You won’t be happy if the work you dedicated all your day to execute is being rejected by your client. To avoid this mess, you need uniqueness to be qualified as a freelancer.
4. Get a blog
Yes! Get one if you want to start a freelance writing. You may along the way get a client or introduce to one by a friend, he will need to know how good are you and to put his doubting to shame you will need to direct him to your blog. If you can’t get one for now, you can as well make use of your Facebook Note. That was how I started, I used Facebook Note and guest posting sites as my blog so I can build my writing portfolio.
If I had a client that needs me to write for him, I easily direct him to my Facebook Note and my guest post. That’s all, so simple!
First Published by Okon Joseph, on Enterprise boom.com
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