Freelance Writing is a very good Career. Don’t Listen to the Pessimists.

In recent days, the traditional office setup has undergone a significant change. With technology powering the world, a significant number of jobs have now become remote. The pandemic has added fuel to this power by encouraging more work-from-home options.

This sea of changes has opened a world of flexibility for employees who are keen on coming into the freelance world. Today, freelance content writers have an upper hand over their peers who are employed with an organization. Here’s how freelance writing is a worthy option for people keen to pursue a successful career.

Better Work-Life Balance

There are many people who are focussed on earning good money but have certain constraints that are preventing them from a conventional 9-to-5 job. The reason may be anything like taking care of young kids or ageing parents, studying a course to upskill themselves, or any other genuine reason. Working as a freelance writer gives you the flexibility of working at a time and place of your choice. That way, if you plan out your day, you will be able to achieve an effective work-life balance irrespective of what the challenges in your life are.

Freedom from Unwanted Hiccups

In a conventional office setup, there will be some people who will always try to push their work to you. Others will try to take credit for your job. You will have to work your way through all such people (and unwanted office politics) in addition to doing your writing job. As a freelance writer, you are free from such unwanted hiccups and can canalize all your efforts into giving your best shot at writing.

Save on Commute Time

An average Indian spends about 7% of their day commuting to and from work. While this is a significant number of minutes, what is sadder is the fact that travel is not always pleasant. There are traffic congestions, crowded public transport, and a host of other irritating factors that take a toll on your overall productivity. As a freelance writer, you will work from your home (or any other location that is convenient for you).

Better Sleep & Time Management

Only a fraction of the adult population has a sleep cycle that works on a nine-to-five basis. Most people force their bodies to an unfavourable sleep circle just to adhere to work protocol. This takes a toll on their overall productivity of the day. As a freelance writer, you are free to choose the time of the day when your mind is at its freshest for your writing work.

Work as Much or as Little as You Want

Writing is a creative field and not every day will be the same. As a freelance writer, you have the freedom to choose the type of work that you will do. If an assignment is not in alignment with your values, you will not be forced to take it up. Also, since you get to choose your work volume, there is the liberty of working as much or as little as you want.

Better Learning Curve

As a writer, the more you write, the better will be its quality. Many writers take years of writing to figure out their true genre calling. When you work as a freelance writer, you get the opportunity to work on a variety of assignments. Apart from the creative side of writing, you also master technicalities such as search engine optimization (SEO), keywords, MLA, Chicago, APA, and other formats of writing. For someone working as an employee with an organization, it will take much longer to gather that much experience.

Earn a Good Pay

Sadly, the typical Indian mentality of ‘Government job equals good pay’ is a misconception that people hold on to even today. However, the fact is that freelance writers make good money. In the world of freelance work, it is only your skill, adherence to deadlines, commitment, and networking abilities that steer your success story. If you have all of that, then it is only a matter of time before your freelance writing pays you as much as (if not more than) a conventional office-based job.

Better Job Security

Another common misconception is that freelance writing has no job security. In reality, the job security of a freelance writer is significantly higher than his counterparts. Most organizations hiring full-time writer employees are private bodies. All of us are aware of the laying-offs that happens in such organizations. A freelance writer usually works with multiple organizations and the odds of all of them running into losses at the same time are bleak.

In freelance writing, the better you work, the more you will earn. Since the monetary rewards are observed very clearly, the motivation is much higher than that of conventional jobs. This enables you to put your best feet forward and come up with your best writing work. As you begin your journey of unleashing the power of the pen by beginning your career as a freelance writer, here’s wishing you the very best of luck for the same.