The internet has enabled us to be connected on a whole level. We can find any and every type of information, we just have to google it. To succeed as a writer, it is necessary that you show up whenever anyone wants something written or searches your name.
I have broken down the process into 10 simple steps.
1. Get Yourself An Authors Website
To start, the course of action should be to get yourself an author website.
It will highlight who you are, project your vision and it will become the platform where all your patrons can reach you.
It will also be used to showcase your portfolio of written content.
To do that you will need to write engaging content.
2. Content Matters The Most
The simple way to go about this is to write what you will love to read. Research the trends of the industry and find your niche. Write blogs, articles, and posts in that niche.
Try to write content that follows different tones and caters to different industries of the world.
When you have built up a sufficient portfolio, it’s now time to market yourself.
3. Make Yourself More Visible On Social Media
The world gathers around social media in an instant. It is the best way to showcase your work to them.
Use prominent platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Medium, Reddit, Quora, and Instagram to showcase your work. Engage with those who leave comments on your content.
This will give you credibility and help you reach the masses when people will share your posts.
To take this up a notch, focus on forums.
4. Start Writing On Forums
Forums are the platforms where your content will be the most engaging. They have a writing element that normal social media platforms lack. Notable ones like Quora and Reddit are purpose-built to engage their audiences.
These platforms will enable you to be a better writer by giving you real-world engagement.
5. Create A Brand
When you feel that you are ready to mature as a writer, it is time now to develop your business. Choose a proper and catchy brand name. It can include your personal name or it can be entirely something you have created. Better yet create a pen name.
This will establish you as someone who is unique in their approach and will be a factor that separates you from the clutter.
When established, it is time to further your writing skills.
6. Find Your Fellow Writers On The Internet
All over the internet, you will find communities that are full of people who support or follow specific topics. Enroll yourself into different communities of writers.
The best approach to this would be to create your own Discord or just join relevant subreddits. The people here will help you when you are stuck with something or just suffering writer’s block.
Incredible ideas can be siphoned from here. On we go.
7. Post Articles and Blogs As Guest Authors
Why just use your own site to increase your web presence, when you can leverage the outreach of other sites?
Blog sites and publications are always on the hunt for exceptional content that can increase their traffic.
Send expertly curated samples to them and surely, they will take you on board as a guest author.
Make your name in the game.
8. Publish A Newsletter
Your presence can be further expanded if you opt to publish a newsletter after every intervening period. It can even be monthly only, no need to do this on a daily basis.
Offer a signup option to everyone when they open your website. This will have them coming back whenever they will receive your newsletter.
Now it is time to earn.
9. Start Freelance Writing At Minimal Rates
As a writer myself, I know it is quite absurd to accept low payment for your work. But in the beginning, this is exactly what we are going to do.
Signup on Fiverr and Upwork, and offer your writing services at lower than market rates.
This will increase your portfolio and the number of clients you have catered to. It will also give you valuable knowledge about the processes involved to satisfy and understand the wishes of the clients.
The final step now awaits.
10. Get Endorsements And Reviews
Finally, it is time to get endorsed and reviewed, by influential publications.
Doing this is simple, add a request after every project you complete, to review and endorse it.
This will help people understand and evaluate your worth as a writer.
Now get on with it and write that bestseller circulating the depths of your mind, and if you require the expertise of a professional, Book Writers is the place to go! Good Luck and Happy Writing!
