There's an expression in the West Indies-Cheese and Bread! It's used anytime someone is frustrated by the way things are going (or amazed at how stupid something is).
At times as a writer, you may have felt frustrated by the way your writing career is going.
Sometimes the short-sighted viewpoint of your clients seem so stupid.
You'd love to move on to dessert.
Instead it seems like you are struggling to just make it to cheese and bread.
Maybe it's time to rethink your strategy as a writer.
Don't put all your efforts into one type of writing, especially when you are starting out.
I've discovered that even after you have established your strengths in a more lucrative writing genre, you will find yourself turning back to some of the other areas to fill in gaps between clients.
Dependable Writing Incomefrom Resumes Resumes might appear to be boring work on the surface, but to write a really good resume takes skill.
In today's marketplace, the bar for a resume is set very high.
It needs more than good resume style writing.
It needs to have a really good layout! Dependable Writing Income from Articles Getting on oDesk, Elance or VWorker and bidding on articles is a great way to find article writing work.
You will find a lot of jobs listed where the employer wants to pay $2.
00 per 500 word article.
Pass these by.
You will end up frustrated! Instead, you want to look for employers who are willing to pay at least $7.
00 per article.
At this pay scale, it can be possible to make at least minimum wage if you use voice recognition software and develop a system for quickly researching then writing up articles.
Dependable Writing Income from Websites Websites are another potential source of writing income.
One strategy that can generate work is to search for local businesses who may need the content on their websites rewritten.
There are real advantages to being able to offer a service where clients can meet you.
How do you approach business owners? Prepare yourself first by going through the HubSpot (TM) Inbound Marketing University course.
This free series of lessons will prove a wise investment of your time.
After you complete the course you will be able to offer a free website marketing review that helps potential clients see their website in a whole new way.
Focus on what business owners need.
Marketing strategy.
Better search engine optimization (SEO).
Reasonable rates.
Dependable Writing Income from eBooks As a writer, I'm always happy if I can get one eBook each month.
The greatest challenge you will face as a writer is the fact that most clients picture an eBook as a give-away.
That means they don't want to pay very much for it.
Writing eBooks will only be as dependable an income source as your flexibility on pricing.
You will do better bundling an eBook in a package with some of the other dependable writing income sources.