by Norma Budden

Created on: September 21, 2010

Are you a freelance writer - one of those writers who write and sell without the necessity of committing to a company or firm? If so, you can truly benefit from good SEO articles. Take a look below to see just how this is possible:

SEO benefit #1: People see your work

It seems almost tragic to write a great article and only have a few people know that it exists. All that time and effort - not completely wasted but not as productive as it could have been.

Good SEO changes that; good SEO allows search engines to find your article by placing it where it belongs - toward the top page of search engine results. Alas, an opportunity not to have an article buried beneath the rubble.

SEO benefit #2: Develop a name for yourself

When people see, and like, your work as a freelance writer, it slowly allows you to build a reputation as a writer. As more people get to know your work, the greater your reputation will become. As a result, even more people will learn about your writing skills because others share their discovery - you - with others. 

Do you see a pattern emerging here? You could become a giant in your chosen area of expertise all because you decided to spend a little extra time on your article - to make it visible to search engines. Don’t you just love SEO!

SEO benefit #3: Increased writing opportunities

When your reputation as a freelance writer grows, it’s not only individuals who will discover you; businesses will as well - and, depending upon your chosen area of expertise as a freelance writer - you may be granted the opportunity to write for magazines or periodicals you never imagined. 

Who knows? If you were up for signing a contract, that may be possible as well, if you really impressed an organization with your writing skills. 

The sky is the limit to possibilities you may be granted after your reputation has skyrocketed; imagine being able to choose which work you want to do instead of having to accept whatever job that comes along. 

SEO potential benefit #4: SEO as your day job

As stated above, the sky is the limit to what you can achieve as a well-established freelance writer. You might even be offered the opportunity to optimize articles and/or web pages for others so they are search engine friendly; whether you accepted a job working for someone else or established your own business would be entirely up to you - if you were interested - and if your own articles and/or web pages ranked well enough in the search engines.

SEO benefit #5: Pride as a writer

Regardless of whether you become popular as a freelance writer, when you have created great articles - even greater after employing SEO - you will be able to take pride in your work. This pride will keep you writing regardless of what a day may bring - regardless of whether you make any sales initially. After all, pride in your efforts is always a form of take-home pay.

SEO benefit #6: Increased traffic to personal sites

Should I even mention that, when you become established as a freelance writer, you will notice an increased amount of traffic to all the sites to which you submit online content?

After all, a key element when employing good SEO tactics is creating links to your other articles/web pages, not to mention sharing your work with others in social networking sites, through e-mail and so on.

Yes, indeed, there are numerous benefits for you, as a freelance writer, to create great SEO articles. The sky truly is the limit - so go ahead and give it your best shot. Learn from your mistakes and give it another shot. If you persevere, you shall surely reach your goals.

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