Freelancing? Have Some Patience with Social Media
If youre trying to get your freelance writing business off the ground, you probably want to see results now . Who wouldnt? Unfortunately, life doesnt usually work that way. You need patience. It can be hard to have any of that when youre struggling to make ends meet, or when youve spent money setting up a business and need to get that money back in the form of paying clients. You cant force things to happen on your schedule, but you can help them along by being prepared and easy for potential clients to find. One of the best ways to do that is simple: create a website and get (and stay) active in social media. While youve probably heard that before, you may not have thought about how much of a difference doing things the right way can have on your writing business. Heres what you do: Set up profiles on all the social media sites you like (or just pick the most popular ones). Good choices that I use are Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn. You'll have two