How to Land a Writing Job and Work at Home

Many individuals dream of working at home, especially as a freelance writer. As a writer, the mind stays active and you gain a great deal of confidence. This type of work can not only be a great second income and a fabulous way to pass the time, but can even lead to full-time work. But how do you go about it?



Well you don’t need to have a university degree to write an article. Just start to practice by writing about something you like. Maybe you love the town that you live in or the place where you work? By writing a brief article of about 250 to 500 words you will gain some practice skills at writing. Many article directories online and online magazines accept content and articles with this amount of words.



The Opening Paragraph



When writing an article about, for example the town where you live, begin by opening your story with an opening paragraph. Describe in the first paragraph where the location is. For example, you may say "Colborne is a quaint little village of about 2,000 people located east of Cobourg in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada. The Apple Route Drive with lovely rolling hills begins the route along the beautiful shoreline of Lake Ontario." You can continue to describe some of the highlights of your location describing other closeby larger cities. In addition, you can explain how there is always somewhere to visit or something to do.



The Body



The rest of the article can be broken down with subheadings such as:

Things to See and Do, Nightlife, Great Restaurants, About the People, Weather Conditions and maybe Home Costs.



The Spell Check and Read-Over



Once you complete your article, do a quick spell-check and correct any misspelled words. Do your best to assure that it is written grammatically correct and that the writing flows naturally. Always be professional. A little bit of slang is fine to seem genuine, but not too much to appear sloppy.



Submit Your Article



Submit your article to online article directories who offer free online article submission or to an online magazine. Some individuals utilize article submitting software or article writing services. As you write and send more articles, you will gain a great deal of confidence and will become an expert writer. I remember sending my first article to an online real estate directory for agents and second home purchases. They responded with the request to make a few changes with the formatting, and after doing just that, I received an approval with the permission to print my article. And guess what, I sold my first article! So, not only was this a learning experience, but I got my work published online and got paid.



Since then, I wrote several articles and content for different websites. I even landed an assignment a few years ago for a website offering job tips that paid a few hundreds of dollars for a couple of weeks worth of work.



One year ago, I happened to have noticed a request for writers online for a company in California. I live in Ontario and wondered if this could still be possible? I bit the bullet and applied with a copy submission of my favorite piece of writing. A few days later, I was offered a job to write on a regular basis.



Because I have a background in nursing and travel, I write health news articles as well as bed and breakfast articles and information. In order to keep my contract, I must agree to write a weekly amount of articles. A number of assignments are there for me to choose. I do the research and write the article. These can vary from 250 to 500 words. Payment is sent through PayPal on the same date every month.



You see, writing can be fun and financially beneficial at the same time. Try writing a little about something you like, and it may be your new beginning to a writing job and the opportunity to work at home. You may find helpful advice and tips about working from home at www.WorkingFromHomeTalk.com.