There are many types of freelance writing jobs: technical, medical, legal, etc. Since niche writing is the way to go if you want to be a freelance writer, one of the hottest niches right now is internet marketing. Within this niche, you will find several sub-niches that offer high-paying freelance writing jobs and much less competition. The following are three.
3 Hot Freelance Writer Job Niches In Internet Marketing
All of the following writing jobs have one thing in common: the copy is written to appeal to a specific group of prospects.
SEO Copywriter Jobs: These are commonly known as keyword-rich articles and SEO copy. The reason is that the copy tends to be written around a specific keyword phrase. For example, if your client were selling ethnic art such as earthenware rugs, African pottery, and African paintings, some of the key phrases you would use in the article are “ethnic art,” “African art,” and “ethnic pottery.”
All you would do is write a 350-500 word article (the length of most keyword-rich articles) for the website, newsletter, blog, etc. of your client.
This type of writing work requires skill to make the article interesting, but at the same time weaves in the keyword phrase so that the search engines find the client’s site on the web. A skilled SEO copywriter does this type of work, typically earning anywhere from $15 to $200 or more per article.
Most SEO writing jobs like this pay in the range of $25-$50 for a 350-500 word article.
Pay Per Click Ads: Pay-per-click ads are those ads in the bar on the right side of the page that you see when you do a search on Google, for example.
Companies pay freelance writers who are experts at composing these little ads for their services. Actually, the less text used, the more skilled a writer has to be. And that is why this type of writing job demands a high fee. Additionally, learning how to write these ads requires knowledge of search engine optimization (SEO), as well as the ins and outs of internet marketing in general.
Landing Pages: A landing page is the page a person “lands on” when they click on a pay-per-click ad, for example.
Landing pages can be long or short. If you’ve ever landed on a page that was like a really long sales letter, then you’re familiar with a landing page. Most are written that way to reflect a TV infomercial. The reason this style is so popular is that it works. But it has many elements, so it requires a skilled writer intimately familiar with the Internet and online marketing.
Even though these freelance writing jobs are specialized, they can all be learned quite easily. Many freelance writing professionals just don’t take the time to learn. But if you do, you’ll get clients faster, and you’ll be able to charge a premium for your specialized knowledge.
And the best part of these writing jobs? They do a perfect work from home.