You may have heard that some people are earning $50,000, $60,000 or more per year as a freelance writer, but you may be struggling to earn half of that. You may have a desire to earn more money, or you may need to earn more money in order to pay your bills and put food on the table. You may have been banging your head against the wall trying to earn more money for the last few months, but the fact is that it may be easier to earn more money than you might think. Consider following these steps.

Stay Focused

Freelance writing can be a tough job to earn a living in because it is a performance-based job. If you have one of those days when you simply aren’t engaged or focused and work in a salaried position, you can coast along and still get paid for your day’s work. This isn’t the case at all when you are a freelance writer. If you aren’t working at the same rate as you were the day before, you aren’t earning the same money that you were the day before. It’s that simple. If focusing on your work is your main problem, you should consider trying different things to retain your focus. Some people work better, for example, when they plow through their work and don’t allow themselves to take a break all day. Others, however, work better when they allow themselves to take 10 or 20 minute breaks periodically.

Stay Busy

Of course, you also are not earning the same amount of money if you aren’t busy throughout the day. If you only work six hours today but you worked eight hours the day before, you can be almost certain that you are earning less money today. If you want to boost your profits this year, you need to make a regular effort to stay busy for full work hours every day. The freelance writers who earn $50,000 or more per year are hard-working individuals, and many will work overtime hours to earn this level of income. Ideally, you will find paying assignments that will keep you busy each day, but you can also supplement your work schedule by writing for websites like Yahoo! Voices or Constant Content.

Demand More Money

As you might imagine, the most profitable freelance writers don’t settle for low paying assignments, and you shouldn’t feel like you need to either. If you don’t normally have clients request revisions and have several regular clients who like your work, you may reasonably assume that your work is up to snuff and you may consider demanding more money for your efforts. When you request future assignments, avoid lowballing yourself. You may be your own worst enemy when it comes to your paychecks when do this. After all, there are only so many hours in the day, and unless you want to work 12 or more hours a day, you do eventually need to request more money for your time and efforts.

The fact is that you actually can start earning more money on a regular basis when you follow these easy steps. Making more money as a freelance writer really can be this simple!