{"id":5281,"date":"2018-05-22T09:57:59","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T16:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=5281"},"modified":"2018-05-22T10:11:02","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T17:11:02","slug":"5281","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/5281\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Found a $150 Writing Gig via Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border: 1px solid #eee; width: 300px; float: left; margin: 10pt;padding: 10pt;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>More Case Studies:<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/case-studies\/how-i-earned-1800-in-writing-income-in-one-week\/\">How I Earned $1,800 in Writing Income In One Week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/how-i-earned-5000-for-travel-writing-with-seo\/\">How I Earned $5,000 for Travel Writing With SEO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/how-i-landed-a-gig-writing-youtube-scripts\/\">How I Landed a Gig Writing YouTube Scripts ($200 Each)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Social media has become one of the main ways that people earn a living these days. Whether it\u2019s through advertising, product placements, influencer marketing, writing, etc. Social media is a great place to find opportunities to work with others and actually get paid.<\/p>\n<p>The main thing about social media that we need to keep in mind is that you need to make yourself known. Whether it\u2019s through a specific niche or just by being a freelance writer or whatever the case may be, you need to make yourself known as an expert in your field. The more you can show off your expertise, the more you\u2019ll be recognized and eventually, someone might offer you a gig.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been an outdoor enthusiast for a long time. I\u2019m also a writer. I have a blog of my own and I also vlog. Over the past several years I\u2019ve built up my brand to the point where I am becoming an influencer in my field.<\/p>\n<p>I follow all of the major companies within the outdoors industry on social media. I interact with them outside of just liking their content; I leave relevant comment on posts, share their posts, etc. I also tag them in posts that I feel are relevant to them in the hopes of getting a re-post or maybe just a like on my photo or whatever. The point is, I am not just trying to share great content, but to also be recognized by the big companies and showing them that I\u2019m a relevant influencer.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worked quite well. I have gained the attention of many well respected brands and have worked with them on various non-writing projects. One publisher in particular recently hired me to work with them to write monthly articles for their website.<\/p>\n<p>Our interactions happened mainly through Instagram. The first couple of interactions were from them asking permission to share a couple photos of mine, of course I said yes. A couple months later, they sent me a DM:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cHey. Do you do any freelance writing?\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Again, I said yes. They asked for samples of past work so I sent them an email with links to my website and articles from other websites that I had written for within the outdoor industry.<\/p>\n<p>They replied with:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThese examples are so impressive. Well done. I can see that you understand how to communicate in the digital world, and I suspected as much from following your interesting and informative Instagram feed.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That reply came in June of 2017. It wasn\u2019t until November of 2017 that I was offered a contract to write for their website. Even though it seemed like a \u201cslow\u201d process, that\u2019s how freelance writing can go sometimes; everything needs to be timed perfectly.<\/p>\n<p>Now I get paid $150 a month to write one article per month for their website.<\/p>\n<p>From this has come many other discussions about writing even more for their website. Once you get your foot in the door, many more opportunities can arise. I write for a well-respected publication and not only is my brand being recognized even more so because of my connection with them, but so is the opportunity to write for other outdoor industry publications.<\/p>\n<p>Do opportunities arise like this every single day? No. But finding opportunities like this through social media shouldn\u2019t be ignored.<\/p>\n<p>What I have learned from this experience is that I shouldn\u2019t wait for others to contact me. As a freelance writer we\u2019re always writing pitches and queries and by proving ourselves through social media, we actually have a bit of an upper hand.<\/p>\n<p>After you\u2019ve spent some time interacting with their social media profiles, find their website and see if they\u2019re accepting submissions from freelance writers. If they are, send them a pitch and also mention your social media profiles. It couldn\u2019t hurt, maybe they\u2019ll recognize you from your amazing comments and sharing their content. You never know.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you don\u2019t get the opportunity to work with them right away, it may just not be the right time to add you to their editorial calendar. Keep being top-of-mind by liking, commenting and sharing their content. One day, they may approach you.<\/p>\n<p>If you dedicate yourself to becoming an influencer in your field and interacting with publications that you\u2019d like to work with, you may one day be writing for them all because of social media.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/roguepreparedness.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5282 alignright\" style=\"display: block; float: left; padding: 10pt;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/18423987_10158613531470433_6345124575328709419_n-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/em><em>Morgan resides in Texas with her husband, 20 month old daughter and two dogs on their little homestead. She is a freelance writer for the outdoor industry, she also teaches people how to be prepared for emergencies and disasters and everyday life. Morgan&#8217;s writing and preparedness tips can be found at: <a href=\"http:\/\/roguepreparedness.com\">http:\/\/roguepreparedness.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More Case Studies: How I Earned $1,800 in Writing Income In One Week How I Earned $5,000 for Travel Writing With SEO How I Landed a Gig Writing YouTube Scripts ($200 Each) Social media has become one of the main ways that people earn a living these days. 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