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How To Make A 6 Figure Annual Income Writing Online Content

By Expert Author: Ava Land
View Summary | Submitted: 2007-12-04 | Word Count: 886 words
Ava Land
So many people harbor a secret desire to quit their day jobs to stay home and work for themselves. Especially now with the cost of a gallon of gas going up and up while the length of your morning and evening commute stays the same.

There are a hundred and one ways a person can go about working for themselves. David Drake has quite a story about how he got into self-employment and of how he's succeeding at it to the tune of a six figure yearly income. Let's find out how he's managing to do it.

INTERVIEWER: David, what started you on the road to self-employment in the first place.

David: It was 2004. I had a zero bank balance, and was living with my parents… man I was flat broke! This was not a proud moment in my life. My situation was grim as was my attitude. I was prepared to give up on everything.

INTERVIEWER: Doesn't David's story sound like so many other successful entrepreneurs who at some point hit rock bottom and then turned that adversity into success?

David continues: I found you could get paid to write online content. My writing skills were poor, and to make matters worse… I'm a slow writer. But my situation was dire and I started going after writing assignments. My first assignment was for a woman, writing content for her site on wheelchairs. I have to tell you I struggled to finish the assignment. She was ecstatic with the results, and gave me rave reviews!

INTERVIEWER: David, do you think this was just beginner's luck?
David: No because soon I was winning assignments and raking in the cash writing online content. There are people all over the Internet looking for people to write their online content. This is a booming trend!
INTERVIEWER: Does a person have to go to school or take a specific course to learn how to write online content that people are willing to pay you for writing ?

David: The average person only reads at a 6th grade level. To be a good online content writer you only need to write in a basic conversational tone… like you talk.

INTERVIEWER: What do you like best about being a internet freelance writer other than all the money you make from doing it?

David: Living the retired lifestyle! Operating from anywhere in the world! All that's needed is a laptop and an Internet connection.
And the best part, success in a freelance writing career means you are free to spend time as you see fit! Spend it with family, travel the world, enjoy hobbies, or live the good life, the choice is yours!

INTERVIEWER: What's the best advice you can give to somebody interested in making a handsome living as an online freelance writer?

David: Treat it as a business. This is not a hobby or something to play with. They have to have the dedication to apply their craft. Seek out lucrative markets and have excellent communication skills. I don't mean their skill to write. I mean their skill with customer communication. Happy customers are profitable customers.

INTERVIEWER: David, have you ever thought of writing a book about how you managed to succeed as a freelance writer?

David: I have written an ebook called "6-Figure Profits". It gives you the complete step-by-step method you want to make big money as a freelance writer. This system is so powerful you could have your first assignment in 48 hours! Wow, how's that for fast! You get all the proven ingredients... the "recipe" you need to become a success as a freelance writer.

INTERVIEWER: This book sounds fantastic! Have you included any trade secrets? If so what are some of them?

David: I reveal a very powerful strategy rarely utilized by writers. Marketers implement it, and they explosively profit from it. Also the best tactic to save time and money - multiply your income by putting this tip into action! There's the quick-n-easy way to become the obvious expert… page 40 has a great tip that can make that happen in hours.

INTERVIEWER: Stop David Stop! My mind is spinning already with the techniques you've perfected in just the past three years.
Folks, if you've secretly held the desire to be a writer but have been afraid to tell anybody let alone actually try to make a living from it "6 Figure Profits" may very well be the ideal proven material to help you launch your own profitable writing career. I can see the ideal day for a writer in my mind's eye. Wake up at 6AM. Do some gentle yoga stretches to help ease me into my day. Then downstairs to the kitchen for my morning cup of cappuccino. After that I'm off to my writing studio where I spend the next three hours working on the next great American novel. Stop for lunch and then I spend my afternoon working on my free lance writing assignments; the writing that pays the bills while I finish my novel. By 4 or 5PM my writing day is complete. I can kick back knowing that I've spent my day doing what I love and fulfilling my calling in this lifetime.

Yeah, that feels good to me. It feels like a scenario I can honestly believe can come true.
About the Author/Author Bio

Ava Land, a.k.a. the "INTERVIEWER" is a freelance newspaper, magazine and internet feature writer who loves discovering how individual people succeed in life. To read moe about David Drake's journey read on.

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