How to Start a Home Based Writing Business: Finding a Specialty

Four years ago, the idea of starting a home based writing business seemed like a pipe dream. I was stuck in a low-paying job as a bookseller for a large chain retailer, seemingly with no way out. But it was literally on my way out, at the end of my shifts, that I began noticing books about creating a home based writing business. Skeptical at first, I pulled one and then another off the shelves, sneaking back to the break room to page through them.

A home based writing business? Me? But I wasn't a business-minded person...I could endlessly spin out reasons why I couldn't possibly operate a home based writing business, and yet I kept reading books on the subject. Soon the question "How could I do this?" became "How can I not do this?"

Are you convinced that a home based writing business is out of reach? Maybe you just don't know where to begin. Here's how to find your focus-the first step in starting any business:

Consider the possibilities... Cast a wide net, and take your time looking over the catch. Once you start exploring all of the different ways you can make money through a home based writing business, you'll be surprised by how many opportunities there are-and probably more than one area will interest you. One way to get ideas is to visit a large writing website such as http://www.freelancewriting.com or http://www.mediabistro.com and look through job postings, articles, and blogs. And as I've already attested, the "writing" and "business" sections at your local bookstore should offer plenty of titles on starting a home based writing business, from the general to the specific (technical writing, freelance writing, etc.).

Never thought much about the fact that someone has to write the copy for newsletters, brochures, manuals, magazine articles, Web content? Never thought that that someone could be you? If it needs to be written and it can be written from the comfort of your living room or study, it can become part of your home based writing business.

Click your way to a new career.

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