I’ve officially been published on Associated Content and I’ve sold a few articles on a service called Writer’s Access. If you haven’t heard, I’m working to develop my skills as a freelance writer. There are a few reasons for this. First, I want to build my skills so that I can confidently move forward with the two books that I’ve started and not finished. It’s one thing to have some great ideas for a book the world needs along with chapter outlines and a good plan but it’s another to actually sit down and write it. By writing every day I’m exercising my writing muscles and gaining the experience I need to make sure my book projects are a success. Second, I really can’t stand the mortgage business and want to make a living another way. The only thing I like about doing mortgages is payday and most days that’s just not good enough, particularly when the paydays are getting so few and far between.
I still love real estate more than any sane person should. Every house I see has potential and inspires me to want to both fix up and/or live in. Every house has a story and every floor plan is fascinating in how it dictates the way people live and interact within its walls. When we get back to OC, I still plan to lease/sell real estate part time but I have no love for mortgages, banks or title companies and all the garbage that go along with them.
Recently I’ve signed up as a provider on eLance and bid on a few projects. I’ve been researching these Internet freelance services and it’s very interesting how we American’s are competing with folks from all over the world. It’s necessary to establish myself as an expert real estate writer because there’s no other way I can win bids against writers from places like India and Thailand who are happy to make $10 a day. I’m just glad I have something to designate myself as an expert in a subject. I’ve bid on about 8 projects and I know I’m among the most expensive bidders so we’ll see how it goes. It’s also interesting to see that using the services of people from all over the world has become really easy. Globalization is having a huge impact on professionals at every level and I’m a bit concerned what it will mean for our economy as it progresses. Personally I think the edge that my boys will need to compete in the future will be centered on their creativity and imagination (yay for homeschooling).
I couldn’t help but see an opportunity in selling business writing services locally and getting those services at a fraction of the cost from India and acting as an editor. It would allow the people here to provide a lot of services in a fraction of the time and make decent money in the process. Hit me up if you’re interested in teaming up on such an endeavor. I know where we can get our website set-up and SEO content done super cheap! Seriously!
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