Write your way to more money

Fed up of earning a pittance? With so many writers on the Internet, you need to separate yourself from the hoard of mediocre and not so great writers out there. How? Brand yourself. A simple concept and one that  really works wonders.

Do you have a website? No! That will never do - get yourself a website - I recommend starting with one from www.weebly.com - they are free and you can upgrade to a dot com any time. Never try to be too clever. I have seen some sites that play on words with the name and you have no idea what it could mean. Truth be told, you are branding yourself. I would suggest sticking to your own name first. Mine right now can be found at www.arfawrites.com.

Get the word out - submit a press release announcing your services. Using a tool like www.prfire.com will allow you to do it for free. Submit your press release to your local paper about your services. Think long term - get business cards and postcards advertising your services and use every opportunity you can to get the word out.

When people come to your site, it should be clean looking and highly professional. List your clients if they do not mind and get some testimonials on your work. All these things increase your value and will allow you to market yourself as someone who is highly competent and able to charge more.