Background
Having worked for several years as a software engineer at an enterprise, I am tired of boring duties and picky bosses. And the penny salary did not motivate. The news of the pregnancy was long-awaited and made me very happy, including because it allowed me to take a break from work, to reconsider my views on life. I went on maternity leave with a calm soul, intending to devote all myself to the family and the child.
In the first months after the birth of the baby, I immersed myself in a new life. The choice of soothers and diapers, visits to the pediatrician, weighing and vaccinations, endless life - in all this I drowned with my head. In my free hours, I had conversations with mothers like me, in social networks and forums, endless discussions with friends about everyday issues, watching movies. But all this did not last long. Soon, I began to feel my worthlessness.
Gradually, thoughts began to appear: “What next?”. Time is fleeting, and I began to realize that there was a rather bleak prospect to return to an unloved job. I began to look for other ways of self-realization and earning.
The euphoria of maternity leave usually does not last long. Having taken place as a mother, having fulfilled the main purpose, the woman begins the search for her own path in life, strives for self-realization.
Development
I felt that the potential was in me, but I did not know where to direct it, where to apply it. I had a lot of free time, communication on social networks managed to get bored, and money is never superfluous.
Tempting ads on the Web literally screamed about ways to make money easily. Having tried one, the other, I quickly became convinced that this was a common divorce. Then information about writing texts caught my eye. The copywriter profession attracted with its novelty. I spent a couple of days studying terminology, reviews and decided to give it a try. In my opinion, this was exactly what was needed.
Tie
To the corresponding request: "How to make money on writing texts?", - Google issued a whole string of sites. Copywriting exchanges allowed starting activities in this niche from the bottom, gradually increasing the rating and raising the payment. In less than a week, I was happy with the first dollar credited to the account and the positive feedback from the first customers.
So began my new life, completely capturing all my free time. Waking up in the morning, I hurried to the computer.Over a cup of coffee I looked through new topics of texts, left applications, took the proposed options into work. As soon as the child fell asleep during the day, I sat down for their writing.
Of course, I had to work in fits and starts. I tried not to take bulk orders with a complex subject for me. At first, rewriting cost. Indeed, retelling in your own words already existing texts is much easier than creating advertising, selling texts, realizing a large number of requirements.
The child at that time was about six months old. It was during this period that he began to need more time. Therefore, to fully work did not work. I wrote from time to time and set myself the goal of developing a clientele and sorting out all the intricacies of copywriting and rewriting, so that later I could start working at full strength. It took me almost a year to complete this stage.
Climax
At that time, I continued to take orders, mainly for rewrite. Recycling texts already posted on the Web was easier for me than writing original ones. But the payment was much lower. Getting about 40 rubles for a short text, I gained experience and learned the basics of copywriting. But the initial earnings were scarce, especially when you consider that writing was not possible every day. About three to four thousand rubles came out in a month.
The rewrite can be compared to a retelling of articles already existing on the Internet. It’s easier to start with, but the payment is much less than for the original texts. However, if the experience is small, this is a great opportunity to practice.
The year flew by. My reputation on the exchanges where I worked has grown, and personal customers have appeared. Now I even had to refuse to write any tasks, due to full employment. I continued to communicate with mommies-girlfriends in social networks, but much less often and with the aim of sharing experience. I could tell you with skill how to make money on texts, where to start.
The child went to kindergarten, and I decided not to return to my previous job, but to completely switch to freelance. An additional advantage was the free schedule, which I myself regulated as I wanted.
Creative decline
The birth of a second child led to the fact that work at the computer was interrupted. The money that I received was not worth the nights of difficult work. For the sake of several thousand a month, I did not want to sleep in fits and starts and work with the baby in my arms. Life forced to move to a new level. Higher-paid orders would help to earn more, while reducing the time spent. But how to do that? Again a sense of worthlessness, lack of demand, own unfulfillment came. I was depressed by the role of mother, wife, who is in full custody of the spouse.
New stage
However, the opportunity soon turned up. Everything was decided by chance. The former customer recommended me to the owner of one site. I was offered to write texts for the online portal on an ongoing basis for 150 rubles per 1000 characters. This almost four times exceeded the rates that I wrote at the beginning of my copywriting journey. In parallel, another permanent project appeared to rewrite news from a ready-made source at 60-80 rubles for a small amount. Finally, I began to earn!
Parting words for beginners
I want to wish all the moms on maternity leave not to waste this time on empty conversations, not to vegetate in social networks and not to drown in everyday problems. Think, evolve, do anything, just don’t be a sydney. Learn foreign languages, read fiction and motivational literature, knit or embroider, open your own business! Do not fall into the trap of the prevailing opinion that there is not enough time for anything in the decree. The decree will fly quickly. Do not miss your chance to find yourself!
We also read:
- How copywriting became my only source of income
- Why I began to engage in copywriting and why I was afraid
- Work as a copywriter on the Advego exchange: how to organize earnings for mom on maternity leave
- Can moms make money by writing articles on the Internet: personal experience
- The story of how I made money on the Internet
- Earnings for moms on maternity leave by writing or rewriting articles
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- Advego
- Content monster
- Etxt
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