My thoughts on the situation are, if you are a writer and you are going to write for someone else who has a blog and an online business, why not do it for yourself?
I am a member of Wealthy Affiliate. It is a platform that teaches you step-by-step to set up an online business in a manner that Google will recognize you. When Google notices you and places your work on page one of page one people, notice you. When consumers see you, they purchase from you and your income increases.
You can create an online business that produces passive income writing for yourself.
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Thanks for your review Laura,
That was so interesting! I’ve never heard of this program and they seem to be popping up all over the place.
I’m really curious, the sales page mentions “How to set up an irresistibly magnetic profile and attract well-paying clients”, so I figged further and could see this seems to be setting up an UpWork profile.
Does she only promote/teach getting clients and work on UpWork? How about marketing yourself on Fiverr or LinkedIn or other platforms, does she teach any of that
Will you do any freelance writing on the side or just focus on your own website?
I ask because maybe it is not an “OR” decision. How about say if you have 30 hours/week for your side hustle, would you spend all 30 hours on your own website and affiliate marketing OR could it be worthwhile to spend say 1/3 (or 10 hours in this example) to get money from clients as a freelance writer?
I’d appreciate your thoughts, thanks John
John, these are some great questions. Laura’s program Freelance Paycheck does teach you how to where and give you examples of places you can market yourself. She instructs on how to do this full time. But if you want to make extra money as well as write for your blog, you can easily do this.
There are a lot of people who make extra money writing for others while they build out a profitable niche website for themselves.
It does not have to be an OR situation. You can do both. It is essential to diversify your income when you are an affiliate marketer.
My freelance paycheck might have been useful to me when I was still a freelancer writing for clients. It wasn’t really easy especially with the clients and you spoke about Laura explaining about how to deal with different types of clients. Unfortunately, there’s no real secret here like you said and there’s a ton of upsells. Thats not a good thing for a platform that offers good products. Great review overall. My freelance paycheck has its goods and bass. I like your honest review. Nice!
I did see a lot of value in what Laura teaches in the basic program. You can start back up with your freelance writing and also write for your website. It can bring in some extra income.
Great review Laura,
It amazes me how people keep finding new words to wow their customers, so glad reviewed this program! I love writing and I almost joined too with that sweet offer of $3,000 but upsells, no way! It’s a Freelance guide to help us make money, not drown us even more, thanks for taking the time to write this! You just helped me dodge a bullet 😀
Your way of looking at this program is a fresh take for me. But the basic program does offer some useful information if you ever want some insight into how to work with clients and market yourself.
Thank you for this article. I think the question, are you bold enough to Market yourself, is probably the most important question for me. I think I am a writer and I am able to get my writing done well enough. But where I’ve always been afraid to go is marketing my own writing. That is something I am going to have to do because it’s the only way to really get a lot of people to know about my writing.
I don’t like the surprise of upsells either. I feel like upsells can make an otherwise honest product seem kind of scammier.
I appreciate that you actually purchased this product in order to be able to deliver a thorough review.
I am also a member of wealthy affiliate and I agree that it is a good way to make money with your writing. Instead of writing for someone else you could write for your own website and get all the profits. You also learn a lot more about making money online and avoiding scams in the premium membership.
I am so happy you are a fellow WA member. Nice to meet you. As writers and bloggers, we are our own worst enemy. Your writing is noticed when you blog and use keywords and rich content. Keep up the good work.