One of the advantages of freelance corporate writing is that the pay is much greater than writing for magazines. It builds up over time into a client base with steady assignments. The client is buying you as a writer and your writing services. When the client receives good service, they will come back again and again to you. Since corporate America is so diversified, each client and each project will be unique and will incorporate its own peculiar style. These companies have a great need to get things written and do not always have an employee dedicated to the project. They hire freelance writers. Assignments are plentiful, and, once you realize how to reach them, are easy to get. The competition for these jobs varies from client to client because they each have individual needs.

Let’s talk about how to get started in the field of writing for corporations. Even with lack of experience, you can still get assignments from some of the companies. The first step is contacting a corporation to let them know that you are available. You can create an account at ThomasNet and find hundreds of possibilities. You send them a promotional letter listing your experience, education, and interests. When they contact you, they will probably ask for samples or a portfolio. But what they are primarily looking for is evidence that you are reliable, capable, and can stick to time and budget constraints. So, in your promotional letter, you assure them of those qualities and get a foot in the door. This is why you have been taking smaller writing assignments and building your portfolio.

Depending on the type of assignment they offer, you might a sample or two that you will send to them. If they reply back that they chose someone else, don’t feel rejected. Instead, look at it as an opportunity to provide variety to them, because you never know what they will need in the future. If you can make up a whole portfolio of different types of writing, so much the better. Even if they reject you this time and go with someone else, you don’t know what the future holds.

The best resources are those corporations that simply take your word for it that you can write. They are few and far between. They do not ask for samples or a portfolio. They are ready to hire you and let you prove yourself to them. There is, however, an element of stress involved in this type of account unless you have specific detailed instructions about their needs. The pay may be smaller for these accounts, but you can work your way up. They don’t ask a lot, don’t pay a lot, but you are building experience.

Be assured there is enough work out there for freelance writers in all different stages of experience. And here you might want to stop and evaluate your experience. It might not be as slim as you think. Make sure that you have documented everything that you write. No matter how small, it just may be the one that puts you into the high-paying job. Keep an inventory of all your writing, even that little story about anteaters that you did for 7th grade science. You just never know what some people will need. Keep in mind that if you receive somewhere between a 1% and 5% return on every 100 promotional letters you send out, it will keep you busy.

If you don’t have any documentation at all, and still want to become a freelance writer, just start writing; and keep copies of everything. Write for your church, your boss, your neighbor, the flower shop down the street, or the guy who fixes your car. It doesn’t even matter if those organizations don’t want your writing. Sometimes you have to write for no pay in order to build some samples. Take writing classes at a local college. Anything you can think of to get words down on paper. Open a blog on the internet. Just start writing. Watch commercials on television, scripts for sitcoms and soaps, and comedy to see how you would rewrite them. It is the practice you are after.

Depending upon the type of literature you enjoy, you can find story ideas in your daily living. Freelance writing is adaptable to any and all types of projects. It is your choice. Just do it, but don’t continue with excuses.

Humans are very good about excuses for themselves. Just look all the way back to Adam and Eve. She used a snake. He used Eve. They had excuses why it wasn’t their fault. There are so many to go around that you will never run out. You might just as well admit to yourself that you don’t really care to write, and then move on to something that you do care about.