An Article Writer Turned SEO Specialist – A Freelance Job Promotion

by Clarisse Caysip on Nov 17, 2009
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A lot has already been said about how advantageous it is to be in the freelance job industry. Working at the comforts of your home and earning an attractive pay are some of the most famed benefits of being able to work home based. We are living proofs of this fortune in freelancing— and we hope you are, too.

Looking back, however, when we are all still at a starting point; we cannot deny the fact that we have had faced our own share of risks— scammers, clients who would not pay and relatively below industry standard rates are just a few. We have learned to overcome all of these and are now considerably at the turning points of our careers. There is still, however, another risk left to be faced and that will be triggered by a question you may also be asking yourself— where am I to go from here?

Admit it, no matter how good freelance jobs are, they still lack some of the offers that traditional jobs have. One of this is promotion. Well, without a regular employer, how can such be possible? The alarming fact about this is that we are all brought up to think of becoming CEO’s someday! We are thought to be competitive and to climb up the corporate ladder. Needless to say, sooner or later, a feeling of dissatisfaction will settle within us, which will eventually leave us unhappy and discontented with our freelance jobs.

We have given this a thought for quite some time and we are glad to tell you that there is hope. You need not be left to be a freelancer for long. An invisible corporate ladder is available for you to take advantage of.

Let us explain the concept through this scenario;

Assuming you are a freelance writer. You have your regular gigs from your trusted freelance job website and you are considerably at the peak of your career. However, despite this success, you feel all tired and weary of doing the same job over and over again. Routine is killing you, but you can’t just simply leave your freelance job.  What can you do?

Well, there is always a rainbow after the rain! You need not fret because you have a wide variety of options. Digging deeper into the world of SEO and establishing a career as an SEO specialist is a very good opportunity. After all, if you already have a knock with words, you might as well use it to your own and your client’s advantage by upping your knowledge about how you can make you content a certified king by ranking well on search engines a notch higher. Consider this as a promotion from being an article writer to an SEO specialist. Not only will it change your routine and make your freelance job more exciting, but it will also make you feel good about yourself because of your ability to level up your skills to meet more freelance job needs.

This scenario is not at all to suggest that you take a sudden shift. This is simple a demonstration of the tremendous options most freelance jobs has to offer. Finally, a promotion does not only apply to article writers— how does becoming an internet marketer from being a savvy internet provider sound to you? This is also possible. After all, it is not really about who you know, but what you know that will take you to the top in the freelance job industry. Too bad it is often the other way around for traditional jobs—another reason to celebrate your being a freelancer.

Happy Freelancing!


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  1. Nice post. SEO is a strategy which is useful for small business and also for large business sector. It is a new marketing strategy which has been successful in all fields.

  2. Where are you from? Is it a secret? :)
    Miato

  3. Thank you! I would now go on this blog every day!
    Ilias

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