Writing is the act of changing ideas in the mind or in another form into text and can be read. Here we will take a closer look at digital writing that can be an opportunity for those with a passion and writing skills. To be able to hire yourself in online writing you need the following,
Language skills
Knowledge of the language, especially in its writing skills, will help you put the ideas you have in your head into writing and be read by those who know the relevant language. It is good to have knowledge of different languages to increase your scope of opportunities and the number of readers.
Research
It is a fact that you cannot be a good writer without being a researcher, I have to research in depth what you need to write.
A friendly writing environment
Find a quiet place to concentrate. If it's at home, set aside a room of your own for writing activities.
Stationery
To be able to write you must have writing materials and a place to write. These devices can be divided into two groups which are online devices
(online software) and offline devices such as computers, smart phones, notebooks, etc.
Essential software for writing
Word- for writing, editing, setting text style, setting documents, setting images and editing text position.
Google docs- for creating files online
Apple dictation – this is for converting ideas in voice into text.
Grammarly- for editing grammar mistakes
Wps- for mobile writing, it can be used as an alternative to word.
Types of writing include,
Freelance writing
Here you can write ideas based on a certain topic that you have experience with and then sell that content in networks like Amazon.
Blog article writing- you can write articles for blog owners and get paid, as well as you can write articles for your own blog and get paid through ads.
Online story writing- if you are good at writing stories then this is an opportunity for you
some of the networks you can sell your stories as e-books or hard copies are Amazon, lulu.com, and others
Sites to find writing jobs online
The linkedln network - this is a network that allows you to search and request writing jobs posted by companies or individuals, as well as you can create your profile there and introduce yourself as a writer so that you can be searched by clients with writing jobs.
Probloger
This is a network that brings together blog owners who need content for their blogs and offers opportunities to writers for that work. All you have to do is create a complete resume and be excited about the writing opportunities. You can search for other opportunities in the Google network
