5 Tips For Bloggers For Hire

Freelance writers earn a living doing something they absolutely love, writing and they take pride in their work. But sometimes, the road to publication can be harsh and difficult. Magazines have an abundant amount of queries sent to them on near a daily basis, query letters can take months to hear back from, and once an article idea is accepted-should it be accepted-it can take anywhere from a few short months to a good year to see that article in print. That delay can mean the difference between meeting one's monthly budget and not meeting that monthly budget. That's why freelance writers diversify. They write under their own names, pen names, and ghost names. They even write for an array of clients: book publishers, e-book publishers, large glossy magazines, small print magazines, local newspapers, newsletters, e-zines, small businesses, large corporations, and even non-profit organizations. But there's one area that hasn't been completely tapped into and that's the blogging industry.

Ghostwriting for company blogs can be a great way to earn a steady, monthly income. Blog posts start at $10 per post and go up according to level of difficulty, word count, demand and experience of blogger, and company budget. Some even earn a monthly salary as a blogger; say $1,000 per month to blog three times a week, at 200 to 300 words per post, plus monitoring and replying to comments made on said blog. Others get paid a bit more to also socialize and leave comments on other blogs, in forums and message boards, and through social networking sites.

Getting hired as a paid blogger is not only fun, but it can be financially rewarding. There are just a few tips you should consider, first. Tips like:

Tip # 1

Understand the industry you want to be paid to blog for.

Let's assume you enjoy health and nutrition and have read up on this topic for years. In fact, you know many facts and "insider secrets" by heart and often share this information with friends, relatives, and strangers in your local health food store. That's a topic you could easily be paid to write about. Because of your vast knowledge, the posts will come easy and when they don't you're magazine subscriptions will offer plenty of food for thought.

Tip # 2

Never accept a non-compete contract.

As a blog writer, you will make your living writing for various blogs. A non-compete clause will prevent you from writing about the same topic on another blog and that's not good for business.

As a health and nutrition specialist, you may write for a vegetarian blog, a holistic treatment blog, a vitamin company's blog, and even a diet blog. There's no competition there, right? And no "conflict of interest", correct? The non-compete clause won't even apply.

But what if you're asked to write for another vegetarian blog? That's when the non-compete clause kicks in and prevents you from earning a better living. Is there really a conflict of interest? Not if you don't post the same information on both blogs. You can write for five different vegetarian blogs and still not show a conflict of interest. It's all about choosing a different angle on the same idea and writing about it.

Tip # 3

Never rely on revenue sharing as your sole source of income.

Your job as a blog writer is to write about topics relevant to the blog's theme and interact with commenters. Your job isn't to market and advertise the blog. That's the company's job. If the company isn't pulling its weight, the ad revenue will not exist and if the ad revenue doesn't exist, neither does your salary. It's best to be paid a flat fee, but if the company you truly want to work for only pays in ad revenue, negotiate a monthly stipend plus a percentage of the ad revenues.

Keep in mind that I am not speaking about social networking sites, like Hubpages-in which you're probably blogging for both fun and profit, but not necessarily for profit alone. I am speaking in terms of company blogs: companies that make a living from the very products and/or services that you are helping to promote through your blogging campaigns.

Tip # 4

Get paid in advance.

Negotiate a contract to get paid at the beginning of the month for that month's blogging. That way, you will never be out money for a project you've completed. And remember, if the company can pay the web host, the electricity bill, the web designer, the internet provider, and so forth, the company can afford to pay you!

Tip # 5

When writers' block hits it is time to do a search online.

Sometimes bloggers get what's known as "writers' block". Writers' block simply means you've run out of ideas to write about. It happens to the best of us, but it doesn't have to hurt your career as a blogger for hire. When writers' block occurs, get online and search for blogs, websites, and forums related to your blog's topic. After a half hour to an hour of reading, you'll have plenty of ideas to write about.

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