Five Tips to Land Your Next Writing Gig
To everyone who applied for the freelance writer roles at MESH this August - thank you for applying! It took a while for us to get back to everyone.
We read hundreds of applications until our eyes burned. There is so much great writing talent in Kenya.
Six writers were selected, which means that a lot of people got a disappointing message this past week.
We know it's hard to get your foot in the door with new clients.
We cannot give individual feedback, so we wanted to share some general tips in case it helps you with your next application.
📂 1 – Weka stuff umefanya as portfolio place moja and don't forget to give permission to access it.
Inaweza kua kwa google drive, blog, ama Zaap list. Uki-share google drive folder link, make sure ume-turn on content sharing.
Links mob zilikua submitted hazikua set to sharing with others. You run the risk that by the time you've responded to the share request, a recruiter has moved on.
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🔪 2 - Separate personal na professional content.
Keep in mind some clients for business related writing assignments wanaweza kua turned off by work in your portfolio that ina-express high personal opinion on intimate topics.
We had fun reading through pieces on how much $ex women want versus men, your relationship with God, or your last failed date, but it doesn't impress us when it comes to biz/hustle-related content.
🧑🎤 3 - Give it some personality.
While staying professional ni important, pia kuigive personality and unique voice inabidi. Kuwa Professional hai-mean unafaa ku-dress up in a three-piece suit na ubonge kilami complex.
Tulibambika na answers zenu bold and fresh kwa form yetu na pia fun word plays that showed us who you are as a person. Candidates walikua shortlisted had both a good set of writing skills, a good dose of personality, and ideas of what biz topics they would want to cover forMESH.
✏️ 4 – Kama work samples zako zimeitishwa, provide them.
Unfortunately we are not hiring writers without any work samples. Kama start-up, ni hard ku-invest in training up writers from scratch at the moment. Applications without samples huwa noma kupitia.
TIP: Kama huna work samples yet because you are not yet a professional writer, try this. Write type ya article ungeandikia your dream clients, then weka kwa portfolio yako, clearly mentioning ulizi-create for demonstration purposes.
🔨 5 - It pays to customise your application to the client.
Huwa ina-time ku-add a specific touch kwa application, but it pays off. Applicants who sent us specific articles they wrote in the past that fit MESH, and who spent some time investing in generating ideas for future articles, rose to the top of the shortlist. Is Being a Content Creator ...
Tuna-hope hizi tips zitaku-help ku-land your next gig.
In the mean time, join the MESH Community - Huwa tuna-host lots of other talented writers kama wewe who exchange tips on landing clients and creating great content.