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“I have a writer website, so why aren’t clients knocking down my door *begging* to work with me?”

That’s a valid question.

You knew you needed a writer website, so you eagerly built up your little corner of the Internet. Yet…nothing.

It’s frustrating. Like, I-give-up-and-I’m-just-going-to-to-hide-in-the-corner-now frustrating.

But fear not. It’s possible.

How do I know? Because I’ve done it. And I’ve watched other writers do it, too.

Want to know their secrets? Take a look at these 9 tips for landing clients with your writer website from bloggers who have done it. 

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If you’re a freelance blogger (or want to be) you’re likely familiar with the obvious point I’m going to start with here:

Reputable businesses and online publications have a huge demand for high quality, valuable content for their websites.

Good news for you and your blogging career, right?

It gets better though. More specifically, these companies are looking for regular content. By definition, a blog is something that is constantly added to – it’s a process, a journey – so consistency is of the utmost importance.

Which is great news for your freelance blogging career (and subsequent bank balance).

To explain why this last point in particular is something to get so excited about, let me go out on a limb here by saying:

Pitching directly to clients for regular work is where the money’s at.

This is how I make my living from blogging, and I know it’s how many other successful online writers earn good money too.

That’s not to say that the writing gigs you can find on freelancing sites don’t have their place. They certainly do. In terms of earning a full-time living from blogging however, pitching directly to clients for regular and consistent work is your best shot at bringing in the big dollars.

Here’s how you can pitch to potential new blogging clients that will pay you a flat rate each and every month (or fortnight, or whatever) that you can come to rely on as regular income. 

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So, here’s how it works:

You start a blog, grow a big list of email subscribers, and then your loyal fans contact you to hire you as a freelance writer. The money comes in.

At least, that’s supposed to be what happens.

But what if your blog’s readers and your clients are completely different people? Strangely, your clients never seem to come from your blog’s email subscriber list.

When I first started a mailing list for my blog in a previous niche, I assumed that growing an email list meant I could pluck most of my clients from my list. But I then I noticed that some people who emailed me for help weren’t my blog readers or subscribers. The vast majority of my readers weren’t my clients either.

My business was doing OK. All seemed fine and well, except that I started to wonder whether I was being productive with my time when it came to writing blog posts.

If you’re in this situation, don’t despair. It happens more often than you think.

But before we get to the remedy, let’s get to the heart of the issue first: 

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