by Boruch Chai Akbosh
November 30, 2009 03:17
When your paycheck is dependent upon you-because you are a freelancer or you work from home-there's nothing you won't do to make sure that paycheck comes in on time every month and that it always has the right figures attached. But if you want to earn the riches of the wealthy you've got to be smart about what you do and how you do it online. That's why it's important to know which sites are legitimate and which aren't. Here are seven tips on how to find legitimate sites where you can work from home writing.
- Get to know other writers. In the past, this would have been incredibly difficult and you probably would have had to be a published author or a copywriter for an ad agency to get acquainted with other writers, in which case, you wouldn't be having trouble finding legitimate sites. But with today's technology, finding a quality writer to befriend is as easy as typing "writer" into the FaceBook or LinkedIn search and you'll come up with thousands of people who are ready and willing to share secrets, ideas and information back and forth with "others of their kind."
- Learn how to write and to write well. The internet has literally turned writing and even photography into every man's game. But if you want to find a legitimate web site, you've got to be legitimate as well. You won't get into any legitimate work from home writing web sites that will accept shoddy writing. Get your grammar, spelling and SEO saddled up and ready to go and you'll find it much easier not only to discover but also to be accepted to legitimate work from home writing web sites.
- Use resources for writers in your area. Not all resources for online writing jobs will be on the web. Believe it or not, the print version of your local professional writer's guild resource guide is the perfect place to find local and national companies that are reputable and always pay out.
- Browse freelance sites with recommendation postings-they tend to be the most reputable. A site is only as reputable as the businesses and freelancers that work through it. Browse the profiles on these sites and see how many people have multiple excellent and poor ratings. When you get to 10, tally it up. If you're at 70% or more favorable listings, then you can count on the site to be providing good work.
- Google it. Google produces powerful listings, and typically, the businesses prove true to form. If you type in "legitimate work from home writing" you may come up with Associated Content and eHow. These are both reputable sites that offer residual income over time.
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