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3 Ways to Level Up Your Content, Impress Clients, and Get High-Paying Assignments
This is how I got paid $700 for a 800-word post.
Lately, some fellow writers have asked me how I found high-paying freelance clients. They said they found it really hard to do that — some still get paid $200 for a 2000-word article even though they’ve been writing for over three years.
That’s why today, I’ll share three ways I’ve used to improve my content quality and find better-paying clients. These tips work really well for me, so hopefully, they’re useful to you too.
1. Use Contextual Images to Illustrate Your Arguments
In all proposals, I always include “taking screenshots of real-life examples to demonstrate tips and tricks — say no to stock photos.” I turn it into a “unique selling point” for my freelance writing business.
In fact, most of my clients require not to use stock photos of any kind. Some even emphasize that they’re willing to pay extra fees if I can generate infographics, charts, or take screenshots of real-life examples.
Think about this: Stock photos are free and available for everyone. If you use a stock image, the chance is that someone may already use that image elsewhere.
Don’t believe it? Then pick an Unsplash photo, copy the link, and paste it into TinEye. You’ll know how many times the image has been used.
Make your work different.
Here are some tips you can apply:
- Combine stock photos and data to create infographics.
- Turn data into charts, graphs, or diagrams.
- Take screenshots of real-life websites implementing a tip or trick you mention in your post.
- Use photos on your phone — what you’ve captured may help you make (more) money.
- Use Canva to customize stock photos (if you must use them). Also, create your own GIFs instead of using GIFs from Giphy.
- Ensure all images are…
