What do you want to achieve with your freelance writing work in 2010?

Do you have your writing targets set up for 2010 yet?

This is really a sequel to my earlier post about my own 5 writing resolutions for 2010.  Even as we are rushing around trying to plan for the big day on the 25th December, it’s good to set aside some time to evaluate how our writing careers have developed during the year.  We have just a few short weeks now to set new goals for 2010, and what you think about now could well become reality next year.

If you are stumped at finding new goals for next year, think about what you have achieved during 2009.  Is there anything you wish you had done but didn’t get around to?  That could be a prime goal for next year.  Did you achieve more than you thought you would?  It’s time to pat yourself on the back and ask yourself if you could do even more next time around.

Personally I think a good goal for any writer at any stage of their career would be to create more streams of income than they currently have.  For example I earn money writing for clients and I am beginning to earn more money writing for myself as well.  But this latter part of my career is one that I want to build on in different ways during 2010.  If you have read what my 5 resolutions are for the New Year, you will know that earning from Adsense on Hubpages is one of them.  Another one is creating a PLR site.  Both of these demonstrate good ways to earn additional streams of income from articles that I write.

What could YOU do to earn more money from your online freelance writing during 2010?  If you are stuck for writing goals to achieve, this is a good place to start.  Look at the fees you are charging.  Look at the amount of money you are accepting for the work you write.  Look at all the ways you could start to earn money from writing articles that you aren’t currently using.

Then make a list of goals for 2010 and see what you can do to achieve them.  I’ll keep you posted on my own efforts next year – keep me posted on yours too!

Related posts:

1. 5 writing resolutions for 2010
2. Do you set yourself goals to achieve as a writer?
3. Writing for yourself vs writing for other people – have you got the balance right?
4. What do you do when you set yourself a writing goal and fail to reach it?
5. My daily goals for online writing

Tags: freelance, goal setting, writing life