{"id":10128,"date":"2017-03-30T06:12:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T11:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewritelife.com\/?p=10128"},"modified":"2017-04-03T05:10:42","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T10:10:42","slug":"pitch-like-a-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritelife.com\/?p=10128","title":{"rendered":"Land More Freelance Writing Gigs: 10 Tips to Pitch Like a Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"

Knowing where to <\/span>find freelance writing jobs<\/span><\/a> is only half the battle. If you don\u2019t know how to submit an application that seals the deal, you\u2019re wasting your time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Like employers at traditional jobs, <\/span>freelance writing clients and editors will be scrutinizing <\/b>how<\/i><\/b> you apply just as much as they scrutinize your experience and portfolio <\/b>— if not more so. <\/span><\/p>\n

After all, what you say and how you say it gives them insight into the type of writer, and worker, you may be, so you want to make sure your application screams \u201chire this person immediately!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how to do just that.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Customize<\/span><\/h2>\n

Using a template is perfectly acceptable (it can actually save you a ton of time if you\u2019re applying to a bunch of jobs at once) — just make sure it doesn\u2019t <\/span>look<\/span><\/i> like you\u2019ve used a template.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAvoid robot-like pitches because those who REALLY know their industries, the automated pitch tools, and everything else related to it already knows that your pitch was not hand-made,\u201d says <\/span>Peterson Teixeira<\/span>, a marketing expert and business consultant who\u2019s received plenty of pitches himself.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are a few easy ways to make your cover letter or email look less cut-and-paste:<\/span><\/p>\n