If you are a freelance writer, you may be wondering how to take your career to the next level. And by that I mean, how to make more money. Sure, you may have aspirations of writing a novel, or a screenplay, or poems and short stories - I’m no different than you. However, I need something that is fun to put together and will help me make a good income while I work on my other creative writing projects. That is why I’ve adopted several internet marketing strategies that will help me earn the income I need.

As you read through my posts, you’ll notice that I have my hands dipped in several different pots. I write for clients. I write for publication. I make money on my blogs and Squidoo lenses. I am also going to be working on eBooks and a membership site. My blogs, lenses, eBooks, and membership website all fall into the category of internet marketing.

The thing is, internet marketing is a natural compliment to writing. If you’ve written things like reports, newsletters, website content, and SEO articls for your clients, you know what I mean. I bet at least some of your clients are internet marketers. I had been doing this work for several years and then finally started focusing on doing this kind of work for myself.

Here are some ideas of some internet marketing tasks you can do to help boost your income.

• Bum Marketing - Check out bummarketingmethod.com and take the free course.
• Make Squidoo lenses and promote affiliate program.
• Write and self publish your own eBook.
• Promote other people’s products on your websites or blogs (affiliate marketing)
• Visit the Warrior Forum for even more ideas.

At first, you may not make all that much money but hang in there. Over the long term, you may be able to replace your writing income with a salary that is considered residual. For example, once the website is set up and is making you money, it will continue to make you money over the long run.

Yes, I do believe that The Niche Blogger by Amy Bass is a program that works. Although, I am the first to admit that I haven’t made far enough progress to really be able to give you all some hard numbers. I still have my writing business to think about and I already have some blogs that I need to tend to.

So for now, I find that I need to revise my plan on The Niche Blogger and not start any more blogs until I have my current lineup under control. I started all but one before I became a member of The Niche Blogger and I don’t see the value of adding more blogs to my workload until the ones I DO have become profitable.

My revised plan is to sort of adapt the process and the method to include the blogs I already have. The subjects are too broad to be “niche” but they are in topics that have other benefits to my writing career. My food blogs give me credibility as a food writer. My Rebel Dieter blog is all about my weight loss journey. Stewards of the Earth is my blog about green living. I’ll be adding these links to my sidebar as soon as I have them set up to my standards.

A few days ago I wrote about The Niche Blogger which does a great job by Amy Bass of outlining a profitable blogging system. But maybe you’re wondering, what is Niche Blogging anyway?

Niche blogging is a little bit different than simply choosing a broad topic in a subject that you like such as “food” or “travel”. It’s something that is a little more specific. “Food” and “Travel” or two very broad subjects.

Niche topics fall under the categories of the broader topics. For example, “Travel to Germany” would be a niche in the travel category and “Southern Food” would be a niche in the food category.

I wrote a post at my Path to Success Blog explaining the concept in greater detail.

I’ve been following Amy Bass’s progress on paying of her debt at her blog, mydebtfreegoal.com. In fact, I’ve been reading the blog since it started and I know how successful she’s been. I watched her evolve from using  GPT programs to having her very own blogging empire. So when she came out with The Niche Blogger I didn’t hesitate to sign up.

As a writer, I am mostly ruled by deadlines, especially if I do work for clients or am on assignment for a magazine. I can’t rely on this kind of income - it’s far too stressful. Niche Blogging is the perfect answer to this problem. With it, I have complete control over my salary and my career with no strings attached. No deadlines. No one telling me what to write. I have complete creative control.

I wrote a review of Niche Blogger on my Path to Success blog. Check it out.