Linkbacks and SEO

SEO copywriting is a growing field of freelance writing. Many people however are starting out at entry level paying gigs for about $3 per article. You don’t have to settle for this rate though, especially if you are a good SEO copywriter.

The following advice is for both new SEO copywriters who may be starting out, as well as more experienced ones who might be struggling to find those high paying SEO writing gigs. You should always keep the following two things in mind when selling yourself for SEO writing jobs.

Look for Your Own Clients

This is one of the best ways to land that profitable job. Many freelancers start out by responding to ads on sites like GetaFreelancer or Craigslist, where there are many jobs of this type, but most of them are below pay grade and the competition is much greater there.

If you do end up getting one of these jobs, and you consider the amount of time it took you to search for and land it, you will find that you are only making pennies per hour. No, thank you.

By selling yourself directly to firms, you have two very distinct advantages. For one, there is less competition and secondly, you get to decide the caliber of the client which takes us to the second tip for landing the high paying gigs

Target the Profitable Companies

Many posters on those job boards are looking for quantity, as opposed to quality. These companies look for copywriters who can complete ten or twenty articles per day at $3 each. Even the fastest copywriters can’t turn out this many articles in one day while retaining a high quality standard.

SEO copywriters should target the most worthwhile companies, for example, the ones who care about their own image and brand. These clients are the ones who care more about quality. Who are these companies though, you ask? High end web design companies, advertising agencies and internet marketing firms are just a few.

If these companies think ahead to the long term goals, they realize the help needed with the marketing effort and go out and hire ad agencies internet marketing firms or web designers, and won’t try to cut corners with the basic fundamentals of this – which is professional SEO writing – because they know they will have to spend money to make money.

If you do try to turn out a keyword stuffed poorly written SEO article to them, they won’t accept it because it’s not what they are looking for. They need quality work for their own marketing efforts and to get it, they have to hire quality SEO writers who are professional and produce work that reflects this.

There is plenty of work for professional SEO copywriters. You just need to know how to find it.