10 Best Freelance Writing Jobs Online

If you are here, it means you a freelancer online, or at least you consider that option. In this post, I want to give you 10 best freelance writing jobs you can do online. Let me say this, once you freelance you will never want to quit but to continue building your business in various ways.

 

If you have been following me you know I talked a lot about Teaching Online as a freelance business you can do from home.  I have found so much financial freedom and I enjoy this business so much. In my last post, I talked about 5 Incredible ideas for freelancer teachers to make more money.  One of those 5 ways is freelance writing. You don’t have to be a teacher to be a writer.

Writing is an amazing skill that can make you earn 5 figures. I know of one freelance writer who earns up to 6 figures each month just from writing. I have followed Yuwanda for some time and I have learnt a lot from her business. In fact, my first pitch as a freelance writer was to her for a guest post on Freelancing during coronavirus.  If she made $169k in a month from writing, the, of course, this is a business to take seriously. After I featured on her site, I gained the confidence to pitch to different companies and my business is steadily growing.

I won’t delay showing you the 10 best freelance writing jobs you can do online. Let us dive into it.

 

 

 Best freelance writing jobs online

 

01. Content writing

Content writing is one of my best freelance writing jobs that I always pursue. Being a writer means you have the skill to be creative and so produce amazing content. There are many companies and organisations looking for individuals to produce content for them. There should be authenticity and prime quality in the work. Content writing comes in various ways. You just need to be creative and unique in your writing.

These are different kinds of writing:

• blog posts
• short stories
• poetry
• biographies
• news articles
• product reviews

 

02. copywriting

This is a combination of content writing and advertising. Freelance writers can engage in this and make money out of it. Copywriters make more money because they sell their skills to professional and established companies.

03. Proofreading other people’s content

If you can write, then you can read. When you are a writer, it is easy to see mistakes in writing work. So that makes you a qualified proofreader, right? Make money from it!

04. Tutoring

When you start a successful writing business, people will notice and want to do just as you have done. This presents you with an opportunity to tutor them. Show them how you have done it and share your success tips. According to Forbes, we expected the global tutoring industry to surpass $102.8 billion in 2018. This means this is a serious business that can bring a solid income to you. It is also one of my best freelance writing jobs Where I get to showcase both my writing and teaching skills.

Tutsplus is a website for tutorials for everything. Writers get paid to write tutorials on different topics. The best is to use your niche experience to write exclusive tutorials.

 

05. Create an e-course

Freelance writers can create e-courses to teach other people how to do their own freelance writing. You may have basic skills to write, but you need to fine up those skills and more. You can only do this through experience. Beginner writers always search to learn from experienced and established writers. Take advantage and provide that help through an e-course.

When I started freelance writing I did not know much. I needed helpful tips to launch my business. I took an e-course by Kristin Wong and Alex Webb, Come Write With Us.  Their course helps you escape these worst freelance writers’ trauma: Pitching editors and never hearing from them, writing “opportunities” that are just unpaid gigs, applying for full-time writing jobs and competing with a zillion other writers.

This move changed my business. It sharpened my skills and gave me more confidence to write more.

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06. taking surveys

Writers can make money by taking surveys. You get paid to give your opinion on a wide range of fun and interesting subjects. This kind of job is not even tiresome, who wouldn’t want it!

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You can even take surveys whilst you are waiting in a line or during your downtime. This is so cool.

You can get survey jobs from these websites.

Surveyjunkie – they pay in points which then you directly convert to cash. One cool thing about this website is that it pays instantly. So every day is your payday!

Survey voices – collects all high paying surveys available and offers them on their sites. In return, they pay high too.

SurveyMonkey– you can get tonnes of surveys here.

Swagbucks – you earn by doing simple tasks. These can be watching videos, playing mobile games and taking surveys. You can earn gift cards too, you can exchange for cash. Learn how to do that with this book.

Get cash for surveys App – this App gets you paid for taking surveys on your phone.

07. Online Research

For writers, researching is our greatest strength. To produce a high-quality article, you put in a lot of research. So if you already do this, then why not get paid to research for companies out there.

 

 

08. Do simple tasks and get paid

Writers can make money by doing simple tasks. There are websites that pay you to play games, read emails, refer friends and buy products online. What I like most about completing tasks is you can do all this during your downtime. At one point I took 3 surveys whilst in a line to catch the train in the busy area of Xiamen city. These surveys earned me $43. It’s not much, but a repeated process can make you a millionaire.

You can check for tasks on websites listed on number 6.

 

09. publish books

Many writers are making more money by publishing books.  Putting down tips, tricks and ideas on writing can make you develop a book. When you have the content, it is easy to work on how to publish. Books bring passive income for a lifetime. This is one area I am still working on. Soon I will have published a book on Freelance teaching.  I want that passive income.

Oh, by the way, Yuwanda’s course on How to Make Money Self-Publishing Non-fiction books  opens on 20 June every year. This is a great course if you are serious about making money publishing.

 

 

10. Write slogans for companies

If you have a unique creativity skill and can come up with catchy phrases and slogans, you can pitch for jobs and sell. Its obvious companies need a slogan and they are probably looking for one for their next product advert. Just a few words of awesome, customer-magnetic text can earn you even $1000.

 

10 Legit websites that Pay Writers.

• HubPages – is one website that pays you to write articles. They do this by giving you ad revenue from your posts.
• ProBlogger is another useful site that has job listings for writers.
• Bloggingpro- this website has blogging gigs for newbies. They pay very well.
• The Sun magazine– if you are good at non-fiction, fiction or poetry you can earn as much as $2000 for a story of 5000+ words. This website pays so well, I am still working on my 8000-word story to get that $2000 into my pocket.
• HostelGeeks – is a guide to world-class hostels and travel collection. They pay you to write about your experience in a 5-star hotel. This can help other people looking for that information. They pay $15 per hour, unlike other websites that pay per article.
• Wanderlust – is based in the UK. They pay for travel advice and country information. This is ideal for travel writers. Earn form sharing your pleasure trips. They pay 220 pounds per 1000 words published. They also pay for republishing.
• Great Escape Publishing – this is another travel website that encourages people to share their travel experiences by offering space to publish their stories. They pay up to $75 per article.
• Constant Content – this is a job board for writers. You register and complete a small quiz to assess your skills.
• Freelancer.com – This website works the same as Constant Content. You bid for jobs. Jobs are posted every day and you have to keep browsing and biding for suitable projects. In my early days as a newbie bid for jobs and was hired twice. I loved the experience. It prepares you to bid for bigger projects.
• PeoplePerHour – this website is very popular, especially with the high school academic niche. Here you find academic writing gig. If you are good with academic writing, you make so much money.

 

 

Where Writers can advertise writing services

• Craiglist
• Upwork
• Fiverr

Freelance writing is a lucrative business.

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But I won’t promise an evergreen flow on income. There are dry days, especially if you are still starting. You need to work at quality and consistency. This is the way you rise. Sometimes you agree to write guest posts for free just so that you get an online presence to refer to in your pitches.

In my next post, I will talk about 10 basic skills you need to be an effective writer.

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