An Ultimate Guide of 7 Best Ways To Become A Content Writer - Tamralipta Jena - Toodler Doodler

Everyone wants to start earning money online with comfort and hassle-free at a young age and it's also a great idea to establish your identity at a very young age. Content Writing is one of the most demanded and comfortable jobs to earn money digitally. If you have a hobby of writing content and articles in your spare time then, you should give it a try! In this article, I am going to tell you about all the ultimate information about content writing. I am writing this article because a reader of my blog named Subhashree has requested me to help her in starting her content writing journey. That's why I am writing this article. So, let's get going!

What Is Content Writing?

Content Writing is a digital job, where a person should know about writing, grammar, sentence framing, SEO, technical skills, etc. This is a brilliant skill and idea to start your career through content writing. It means writing content for people. The person who writes content for people to help them and find the solution is called content writing. If you want to apply for this job, generally it has no barriers related to age. Even 12 or 13 years old students also start their career journey in this field. A content writers use his/her creativity and knowledge and create articles/content for readers in his/her own words. Note: if you are less than 18 or 17 then, do take the permission of starting content writing. For content writing, you should have an interest in writing.

Now, let's understand the process of starting a content writing journey.

The Steps Of Becoming A Content Writer

1. Select Your Niche. 

This is the most important step in starting your writing journey in this world of the Internet is that, to choose your niche. Niche means the topic. Select your niche according to your strength, interest, and expertise. For example - 

• Education

• Sports

• Entertainment

• Gadgets Review

• Movie Review

• Science and Technology

• Books and Authors

• Health and Beauty

• Sewing 

etc. You can choose your niche in which you think that you can write content and articles for your audience. 

2. Start Your Blog 

If you want to write content for an organization or a company then, you have to share your samples with them. Then, you can share the link of your blog, and share your blog's link, you have to create your blog to share the samples. There are many platforms where you can start your blog for free, such as - 

• Blogger

• WordPress

• Tumblr

• Medium

• Wix

• Weebly

• Edu Blog

• Joomla 

If you want to make your blog look fancier and more attractive then, you can set up a self-hosted blog for this. But, you have to pay for this. You can buy websites on Go Daddy. 

3. Write 100℅ original and genuine content. 

This is the most important thing to keep in your mind is to write copyright-free content for your readers. You shouldn't copy a single line from the Internet. It will go against the policy of content writing. Write original and plagiarism-free content for people. If you copy a single line from the sources then, the employer won't hire you. So, understand the topic and rewrite it in your own words and sentences. There are many tools that you can use -

• Copyscape (Paid) 

• Plagiarism Checker (Paid and Free)

• Plagiarism Checker and Detector (Free) 

Copyscape is the most popular platform and copyright checker. This is available in the paid version only. 

4. Stay Connected With your social media platforms. 

Social Media is the best platform to stay connected with people. You can also share your samples in your profile to promote your blog and yourself. There are many social media platforms where you can create your profile, such as -

• Facebook

• Instagram

• Twitter

• LinkedIn

• Quora 

The best social media platforms for publishing your articles are LinkedIn and Quora. 

5. Approach People To Hire You.

If you think that you want to work for a YouTuber or full-fledged blogger then, you can approach them to hire you as a content writer. Such as, for example, let's say that you like to write articles on education then, several educational websites need energetic content writers like you. So, you can mail them and write all the information that is required, such as - 

• Your Name

• Your Address

• Your Phone Number or Email Address

• Your samples and creations

etc. If they haven't shared any email id then, you can join Facebook groups and communities. If you don't want to approach them. Let's come to the next step which is the 6th step.

6. Start Freelancing. 

Freelance works are in huge demand. You can make your profile there as a content writer on freelance websites, where you can connect with your clients. Many freelance websites hire freelancers there, such as - 

• Freelancer

• Upwork

• Fiverr

• Toptal 

Or you can search for content writing jobs on LinkedIn too. Remember, content writing doesn't mean that you have to work for an organization. You can do content writing on your blog. 

7. Keep Expanding Your Knowledge

Now, you are a beginner at content writing. So, you need little improvement in writing. Keep learning and extending your knowledge. Jot down everything that you have experienced in your diary. Yes, you will do little mistakes at first. But, don't worry! You can do this by practicing writing every day. 

Listen! You won't earn money on the first day of content writing. You will have to wait for it. You should have little patience for it. Our main objective should be to provide better and true content for your readers from other bloggers. 

That's all from me for now! I hope this article will help you a lot in your content writing career. If you have any questions regarding any topics then, do comment us in the comments section below and Do give your feedback in the contact form button. So that, we can improve our service to the people. 

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Tamralipta Jena