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1 1 2 2 3 3 24% OF FULL-TIME FREELANCER WRITERS WORK AT LEAST 25 HOURS PER WEEK. Content writers work morning, noon, and night. They have very flexible schedules as long as they meet deadlines. 65% OF PEOPLE START THEIR DAY WITH A CUP OF COFFEE. If you're a content writer, you're probably reaching for that cup of Joe right from the time that you wake up. A CONTENT WRITER PRACTICALLY LIVES IN THEIR EMAIL INBOX. 205 billion emails are sent per day, and some days it feels like 203 billion emails hit your inbox. Then you'll have days where you receive no emails at all. WHAT IS THEIR WORKLOAD LIKE? The most skilled content writers are booked months in advance—and some even have a waiting list. Content writers can be assigned specific topics by clients, or they’re left to strategize topic ideas on their own. A savvy content writer will use many resources to discover useful and interesting topic ideas. A content calendar helps keep many professional content writers on track. The content calendar includes client names, blog topics, due dates, publishing dates, and more. When it’s time to write, a content writer can write very high or very low word counts per day. An ad copywriter may only write 100 words for a commercial, while a blogger can write 2,000 words to whip up a blog post. EDITING: Once content is complete, a content writer will likely edit their own work or pass it along to a trusted professional editor. The average content writer can expect to make around $240 for an 8-hour work day, or roughly $30 per hour. A creative blog writer will primarily use the right side of their brain, which is responsible for creative and artistic tasks. The career of a content writer might not be for everyone, but those who master it will find plenty of work and make a lucrave living. http://contently.net/2015/06/22/resources/contently-study-state-freelancing-2015 http://www.statisticbrain.com/coffee-drinking-statistics/ http://www.indeed.com/salary/Web-Content-Writer.html http://www.livescience.com/32935-whats-the-difference-between-the-right-brain-and-left-brain.html http://email.about.com/od/emailtrivia/f/emails_per_day.htm References A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MASTERS OF THE WRITTEN (ONLINE) WORD HERE’S AN INSIDE GLIMPSE INTO THEIR LIVES! THE CONTENT WRITER’S WORKLOAD: AN INSIDE LOOK Different content writing styles will activate different parts of the writer’s brain. A technical writer who covers engineering topics will use their left brain during the most of the day. The left brain controls tasks that are related to logic, such as science and mathematics. GET YOUR BEST-FIT CONTENT WRITER AT EXPRESS WRITERS! 3 FACTS ABOUT CONTENT WRITERS If writing copy was a super power, the content writer is certainly the superhero of the online realm. To the outside world, a content writer has it all. They use their creativity and killer communication skills to earn a fruitful living. They’re highly motivational and they can literally convince consumers to buy products right from their computer screens. The day in the life of a content writer is dynamic, fast-paced, filled with research, and honing their natural writing talents. CONTENT WRITER

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24% OF FULL-TIME FREELANCER WRITERSWORK AT LEAST 25 HOURS PER WEEK.Content writers work morning, noon, and night. They havevery flexible schedules as long as they meet deadlines.

65% OF PEOPLE START THEIR DAYWITH A CUP OF COFFEE.

If you're a content writer, you're probably reaching forthat cup of Joe right from the time that you wake up.

A CONTENT WRITER PRACTICALLYLIVES IN THEIR EMAIL INBOX.205 billion emails are sent per day, and some days it feels like 203 billion emails hit your inbox. Then you'll have days where you receive no emails at all.

WHAT IS THEIR WORKLOAD LIKE?

The most skilled content writers are booked months in advance—and some even have a waiting list.Content writers can be assigned specific topics by clients, or they’re left to strategize topic ideas on their own. A savvy content writer will use many resources to discover useful and interesting topic ideas. A content calendar helps keep many professional content writers on track. The content calendar includes client names, blog topics, due dates, publishing dates, and more.

When it’s time to write, a content writer can write very high or verylow word counts per day.An ad copywriter may only write 100 wordsfor a commercial, while a blogger can write2,000 words to whip up a blog post.

EDITING:

Once content is complete, a content writer will likely edit their ownwork or pass it along to a trustedprofessional editor.

The average content writer can expect to make around $240 for an 8-hour work day, or roughly $30 per hour.

A creative blog writer will primarily use the right side of their brain, which is responsible for creative and artistic tasks.

The career of a content writer might not be foreveryone, but those who master it will find plentyof work and make a lucrative living.

http://contently.net/2015/06/22/resources/contently-study-state-freelancing-2015http://www.statisticbrain.com/coffee-drinking-statistics/ http://www.indeed.com/salary/Web-Content-Writer.htmlhttp://www.livescience.com/32935-whats-the-difference-between-the-right-brain-and-left-brain.htmlhttp://email.about.com/od/emailtrivia/f/emails_per_day.htm

References

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A

MASTERS OF THE WRITTEN (ONLINE) WORD

HERE’S AN INSIDE GLIMPSE INTO THEIR LIVES!

THE CONTENT WRITER’S WORKLOAD:

AN INSIDE LOOK

Different content writing styles will activate different parts of the writer’s brain.

A technical writer who covers engineering topics will use their left brain during the most of the day. The left brain controls tasks that are related to logic, such as scienceand mathematics.

GET YOUR BEST-FIT CONTENT WRITER AT EXPRESS WRITERS!

3 FACTS ABOUT

CONTENT WRITERS

If writing copy was a super power, the content writeris certainly the superhero

of the online realm.

To the outside world, a content writer hasit all. They use their creativity and killer

communication skills to earn a fruitful living. They’re highly motivational and they can

literally convince consumers to buy products right from their computer screens.

The day in the life of a content writeris dynamic, fast-paced, filled with research,

and honing their natural writing talents.

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