Feast and Famine Cycle - Making the Best Use of Time

Making money is something we all need to do to live. But, as a freelancer, you will experience what is known as the 'feast and famine' cycle, where you will go through good times and lots of work...to bad times when you simply can't find anything. This cycle can be depressing when it hits a low, but how you deal with it makes a huge difference to your morale.

Instead of getting down and depressed, move on and keep yourself busy. Two things I do a lot of when I am short of work (The longest is 4 weeks without paid work) is market myself and learn more about writing.
Since I started freelancing several months ago, I have completed numerous courses on writing. Any good business who wishes to do well and expand will always invest in training for it's employees and will invest heavily in marketing and promoting itself. You should be no different.

In order for you to succeed, always market your services to fresh clients. Your typical working week will need at least one morning/afternoon dedicated to marketing. If clients do not know who you are and what you do, you will never find work. Always start local by advertising in the local paper and approaching businesses directly offering your services. Leave a business card and always be professional at all times.

Be patient and the work will come. In the meantime, improve your skills and make more money by completing courses. Throughout these blogs, I will share valuable resources with you to help you get the most from your writing.

One of the first eCourses I took was called 'The Wealthy Writer' and this course on it's own is full of ideas and resources that can help you get up to speed with what is available out there. I still refer back to it because it is packed with useful information which all new writers can use. It took me three days to get through the  material and by day 4 I had a plan of what I was going to do. Within a week I had my own website up and running and within 3 weeks I had secured my first writing contract.

If you want a head start with your writing, then the Wealthy Writer is definitely for you.