by Brian Cody

Created on: April 29, 2010   Last Updated: April 30, 2010

Once of the biggest challenges to become a freelance online writer is developing the trait of patience.   In order to become a successful freelance online writer patience is a virtue.  It takes months not days and weeks to become a successful quality freelance online writer.

So as a beginning freelance online writing career you also need to develop a support systems from your family, spouse and friends.  Gaining your spouses patience and understanding is critical to your budding career.  Those who are close to you can be your worst dream killers.

Writing articles online is a skill that you can develop and learn.  One of the nice things about writing online articles for a E-zine site such as Helium is that you can read other authors articles. You are given a opportunity to rate two articles against each other.  When you rate other author articles you can discover new writing styles.

In addition to reading and rating articles of other authors online, you should focus your attention to articles that are relevant to your market niche.  Read the top five articles of each category.  Notice the flow and style of those articles.  Focus your articles on categories that relate to your market niche. If your articles are accurate, well written topics that will solve your market niche issues and problems, then you will build your reputation as a quality, relevant online article author.

On any topic that you chose to write your article about you first need to research your topic. Your article not only needs to follow a logical flow from the opening paragraph all the way to the concluding paragraphs, but your article facts need to be accurate and relevant as well.

You will need to drive readers to your articles.  There are strategies such as a social network strategy and (SEO) search engine optimization strategy and also a linking strategy.

While you building your online freelance career you need to develop a multiple income strategy. You can join online freelance sites such as oDesk.com and gain contract employment for short term jobs.  Don't give up your day job in the beginning of your career as a online freelance writer. Some of the multiple income strategies include, ad revenue from sites such as Google AdSense. 

You typically need to have a blog set up and or a website set up to begin to earn ad revenue.  Feel free to view my blog and website URL address on my Helium.com profile.  You can also  earn additional income from writing product reviews, taking on line surveys,  affiliate marketing programs, and setting up an E-bay site.

Your ability to build a multiple stream of online income is a slow building process.  The old saying that patience is a virtue is so true.

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