Be a Content Writer
Tips to Start a Content Writer Career
Start a Blog
A blog is a great way to start a writing career. Your blog could be “your own writing school”, where you can practice and exercise your writing, improving your style by each article you publish on your blog. A blog gives you total freedom as a content writer, when it comes to what to write about, as well as the length and the frequency of your articles. But you should focus your articles on a specific area of topics, on those topics that interest you the most, on those topics you want to write about once your writing career grows, and once you become famous as a writer.
Choose a Professional Writer Name
If you want to be a writer, you should decide upon a professional writer name from the very beginning, from the very first article you ever publish. Either you decide to write under your real name, or a pen name, it should sound like a professional name (first name – last name), and you should stick to it throughout your entire writing career. It should be (i.e.) John Smith rather than LuckyMan2010. And you should decide upon one writing name rather than multiple names, because it will be easier for everybody to remember one single name of yours as a writer, as opposed to a series of names. So, when you start developing your writing career and applying for multiple publications as a content writer, use the same name to sign your writing everywhere.
Refer to Yourself as a Writer, and Not a Blogger
Many blog authors call themselves bloggers, which is not incorrect, of course. But this term is used by those to whom blogging is a hobby. If you want to become a content writer, you should perceive your writing work in a professional light from the beginning to the end. Refer to yourself as a writer, and not a blogger. If you want other people to consider you a writer, then the first person who should do that is yourself. Also, use professional language when referring to yourself as a content writer. Your pieces are articles and not blog posts, you publish articles and not post them.
Let People Know About You
Market and popularize your blog and your articles as much as you can, both online and offline. All your friends and your family should know about the fact that you write, that you are a content writer, that you publish articles on frequent basis. Spread the word about your writing work. Bookmark your blog and your articles on Facebook, Twitter and other social sites.
Another way to let people know about your blog and your writing is forums. Log on forums with discussion topics similar to your topics of writing. Get in touch with other forumists who have the same interests and hobbies with you, and develop discussion threads where you can let people know about your blog and your writing. But keep in mind that each forum has its set of rules. Some of them won’t allow you to commercialize your blog, as it may be considered promotional content. Before posting the link of your blog on a forum, read the Terms of Use carefully and make sure you don’t break the rules.
Another way to make yourself known is the blogosphere. Read and comment other blogs, and those bloggers will read and comment your articles in return. Follow other blogs, and you will be followed by other bloggers in return. Build your audience by making yourself audience to other bloggers and writers.
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