How freelance writers can raise their online profile

Creating a portfolio of your work is the best ways to get clients. How do you do that? Well there are plenty of content websites where you write for money and you could use the articles as samples of your work. Easy.

Sites such as Helium, Triond and Hubpages allow you to write and earn a little of extra money. You get paid (usually) for the page views, traffic and readership and not upfront fees.

Despite this the sites offer advice, feedback from other members and a great chance to learn something new.

Using social networking sites too can be a great way to get more traffic to view your work. Include a link to your pages on your profile.

Creating a blog or a website to showcase your work is an easy way for clients to come to you. You can create a free blog at www.blogger.com. The design doesn’t need to be fancy but should be easy to read.