How to Create a Freelance Writing Portfolio

It doesn't matter if you're a beginning or a seasoned freelance writer, having a professional-looking freelance writing portfolio is a necessity. A freelance writing portfolio is great for many different things. First, it allows you to showcase your work to potential employers without the need to send links or attachments. This is ideal because many potential employers won't, or can't, open attachments.

Second, a freelance writing portfolio in the form of a webpage can not only help you gain work when you're applying for freelance writing jobs, it can also drive business to you. If a potential business client stumbles across your website freelance writing portfolio and likes what they see, they may contact you for work through your email. This cuts out a large portion of your time usually spent searching for freelance writing jobs.

The third benefit of a freelance writing portfolio is that it looks professional. A freelance writer with a website freelance writing portfolio, even a basic one, is going to look much more professional than someone who pastes their writing samples into the bottom of an email.

Creating a Portfolio
Creating a freelance writing portfolio is fun and easy. It can be done through any website building service, though I've found that Google Page Creator is the most user-friendly. Best of all, Google Page Creator and web hosting is free - all you have to do is sign up for a Google account. You may even need your Gmail account to post to your freelance writing portfolio that way you don't have to worry about any spammers getting your main email address.