I’ve been writing all kinds of different articles today – I even did ten pages of an eBook I’m writing for a regular client too. But I have also done a small bi-weekly job for a blog owner.
And that is what gave me the idea for this blog post. You see, people always say that earning money as a freelance writer is fraught with danger. You never know when your next job is coming in. You don’t know how much it will be for. And so on.
And that’s why it pays to try and find some regular jobs if you can. You know the kind of thing – five blog posts a week; one long article every Monday morning (that’s one of my regulars!), and perhaps a batch of ten articles on a specific subject every month.
Regular writing jobs can pay the mortgage
Those are the kinds of jobs you want to try and cultivate if you can. That way, even if you do have a quiet week you know you have a certain amount of regular work waiting for you. If I have a quiet period I either try and pull in a bit more work, or I get ahead of myself with the regular weekly and monthly jobs. Clients like it if you deliver early! And it frees up my schedule for when the next new lot of work comes in.
So think about doing this yourself if you can. Don’t make everything a regular job, but look out for them and grab them with both hands when they show up.
Footnote – I’m having a weekend off this week. We’re off to Legoland in Windsor (more fool us!) tomorrow, so I think I’ll need Sunday to recover! See you back here next week for more blogging. Have a good one!
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