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If you’re interested in becoming a freelance writer, your timing is excellent.
With organizations more than willing to decentralize their content creation efforts, it’s never been a better time to take the plunge.
That said, there’s one big catch: You’ll want to get paid what you’re worth.
As someone who’s both written professionally for a while and had the privilege of hiring freelancers for several different projects, the secret sauce isn’t talent alone.
You need to put your best foot forward with every submission.
Otherwise, recruiters and potential employers will hit the Delete key faster than you can finish reading this sentence.
With that in mind, these tips represent the fundamentals you need to cover before sending in your applications.
Every writer’s strengths and journey in this industry are different, so where you take either of those afterward is entirely up to you.
But, if you follow this short checklist before submitting, you’ll be better equipped to receive job offers instead of rejection emails.
