| Looking for writing jobs? Don't bother - you'll make | | | | unsolicited proposals to companies with which I |
| more money creating your own jobs, rather then | | | | wanted to work. This worked brilliantly, for two |
| than scouring the online job boards. You'll enjoy your | | | | reasons. The first reason is that I could decide |
| writing more too. | | | | exactly what I wanted to write and when; the |
| There are two primary ways in which you can create | | | | second reason is that I could decide exactly how |
| your own writing jobs: create proposals, and/ or | | | | much I wanted to charge. |
| create your own products. | | | | If you're spending hours every week scouring the |
| 1. Create Writing Proposals and Create Your Own | | | | job boards, start writing proposals. You be amazed at |
| Contract Job | | | | the difference it makes when you create your own |
| If you've been writing for a while you know how to | | | | writing jobs. |
| write proposals. Perhaps you've written proposals | | | | 2. Create Your Own Writing Products |
| (also known as queries) for magazine articles. Or | | | | The second way to create your own writing jobs is |
| perhaps you've created a proposal for a book, and | | | | to create your own products. These products could |
| sent it to an agent or to a publishing house. | | | | be Web sites, blogs, ebooks, or other information |
| A proposal is essentially an offer. While many writers | | | | products. The benefit and creating these kinds of |
| know that they can make proposals to magazines | | | | jobs for yourself is that the work that you do will |
| and book publishing companies, most writers are | | | | continue to pay you for years to come. |
| unaware that you can make a proposal to any | | | | Let's say you spend a month of your spare time |
| company at all. Occasionally you'll make a proposal | | | | writing an ebook. If you've chosen an evergreen |
| after having phone conversation with a buyer of | | | | topic for your ebook, that ebook will continue to sell |
| your writing. The buyer is intrigued with your ideas, | | | | for the next few years. This brings you a complete |
| and asks you to write them up in a proposal. | | | | hands-free source of income. |
| Most proposals however you'll create completely on | | | | If you're a brand new writer you won't have the |
| your own initiative, simply because you have an idea | | | | experience to use the strategies in this article. |
| of what a company needs. For many years I created | | | | However if you've been writing for a couple of |
| mini proposals for prospective copywriting clients. | | | | years, you do. Get creative and innovative, and start |
| They were less than one page in length, and took | | | | creating your own writing jobs now. |
| me around half an hour to create. I sent these | | | | |