If you were affected by layoffs and looking for freelance work, I don’t have work, but I do have tried and true methods of pitching for freelance work: Hi ___, I’d like to write for your website. I was thinking I could contribute (Title) (1-2 sentence description) (Title) (1-2 sentence description) (Title) (1-2 sentence description) Once we land on a direction, I can have any of these articles ready for you within 1-3 business days for $X. Happy to jump on a kickoff call at your convenience. Best, (Your amazing name) —- Yes there’s an art to pitching and it helps to tailor it to each client a little, especially if they’re asking for certain qualifications, mention them. If not, don’t. Get to the point. What you don’t want to do is accept a trial assignment, unless they’re considering you for employment I guess. This method of pitching helps the editor get a sense of what it’s like to work with you: you’re a professional with a system and you know what you’re doing and that is make their job easier. “But don’t you have to introduce myself, Jason?” No. There’s this thing called a user name and a photo that takes care of the introduction for you. You got this.
I appreciate your emphasis on tailoring pitches to each client and maintaining professionalism throughout. Your method sounds efficient and effective.
To the point pitch...its great....i love to do the trial task if its paid.....i know its a win with situation for me if they r assigning paid test...Jason Hewett
I'd accept the trial assignment as long as it was paid! If not, I'll pass
Thanks for sharing. I’m going to try this.
This is a fantastic resource for people who are starting freelance writing after layoffs!
Good insight!
Senior Content Manager at Domo
2moYes! I love the simplicity and clarity of this. Makes it very easy for the reader to get the key details. Not to over-complicate it, but something I also find helpful is seeing LinkedIn recs. ("P.S. If helpful, my LinkedIn recommendations linked here can give you an idea of how my work and writing style.")