Struggling to get your first writing job?

You're overthinking it.

I know because 3 years ago, I struggled to get my first writing gig.

If I had to do it again, here's what I'd do:

3 simple steps to get your first paid writing job with zero experience👇

1) Write online.

It's hard to ask for money when you have no proof of skill.

So how can you build your craft, portfolio, and leverage fast?

1 - Open a Twitter or Medium account

2 - Pick a topic of interest

3 - Write 10 threads or articles.

Now you're ready for step 2.

2) Use your online writing to get free work.

Work for free?

Yes. Do not skip.

Build trust and confidence with zero attachment, like this:

Find an ideal client in your niche and offer them free services.

I offered a health & wellness community free social media content for their seminar, and they accepted.

Why wouldn't they? It's free.

So next, I went for it.

3. Use your online and free writing to get paid work.

They loved my work.

So I pitched them on social media writing services.

We scaled over time, and they became a top-paying client.

And they're still a client of mine today.

Bonus): Keep writing online.

Once I got paid to write, I was hooked.

So I used my freelance and online writing to get promoted to content writer for a financial services company.

Publishing (by that time) hundreds of pieces online gave me an advantage.

And it still does.

Writing online and engaging in online writing communities will 10x your skill.

Few I work with have had their work read by thousands.

(They don't write online.)

The online writing game teaches skills that are hard to develop elsewhere but easily applied everywhere.

TL;DR: If you're struggling to get your first writing job, follow these steps:

1) Write online.

2) Use your online writing to get free work.

3. Use your online and free writing to get paid work.

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