The Best Professional Tips for Content Writers

Here you will find the best professional tips for content writers to help you take your career to the next level. Without any further delay, I’d like to step towards the suggestions.?

Money Is Nothing?

Money is nothing compared to self and job satisfaction; customer satisfaction helps you serve more people. I agree that online and offline marketing is the best channel for advertising your product and services. But as per my experience, research, and networking with great content writers, word of mouth still rules the game.?

No channel or method is more effective than word of mouth. Your customers are not only your one-time customers, but they are loyalty cards, brands, long-term partners, followers, subscribers, and supporters. They will fight for you and give voice to your silence.?

Treat your customers well; this way, the happiness you can get from their satisfaction will teach you sooner or later that money is not everything. In every interview of my project passed professional services, HR always asked me about the salary. And my answer is still the same ‘‘it depends.’’?

Yes, it depends; sometimes, I accept a lower paycheck than a higher one because that specific company or organization gives me opportunities for personal and professional growth.?

Your timing, the comfort of the work environment, and other financial and career benefits. All these things matter; I always reply, “I am open about it, and it depends.” It also depends upon company or organization size, growth, profit, and revenue.?

I am not saying that money is not necessarily what I am saying is money is not everything. It would help if you considered all the other things which are more important than money and everything else you can buy with it.?

So, whether you are a beginner in this field or an advanced-level writer, avoid appearing as a salesperson selling and following the money; let it follow you forever.?

Share Your Ideas Worth Sharing:?

In my research on content writing and winner content writers, I have found that they share their ideas worth sharing in any format they know. Every successful content writer will share their opinions on multiple platforms besides their websites and blogs.?

They manage to share on Facebook with their family and friends on LinkedIn with their colleagues and connections. On YouTube, with their views and subscribers. On Quora with their target audiences and other social media like Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest with their Followers. Every bit they think can contribute something to others. Remember that content writers are not mean people and share all they have because they care for others.?

Just imagine a person who has spent hours, weeks, months, and in some cases, years on posts, articles, and books, and they are sharing this all for less than a coffee’s price. How great are they, and how cheap are those people who say that their books; are expensive or their research services and products are expensive??

They see the black-and-white picture and realize their true worth once they are given the same task and forced to do it. It takes 3 to 6 months to publish a book and weeks and years to finish writing it.?

I still remember my publishers, who reminded me that I had to complete a novel every Saturday. I started writing in 2012. So, sharing my example is just illustrations that share your ideas worth sharing.?

Content Writers, Employees, and Employers?

Respect your employees; yeah, it’s true. No matter how talented and experienced a writer you are, you fail if you don’t respect your employees or employers. This failure fails your writing too.?

You may argue that I am the person who told you in my motivational talks, seminars, and training on success and motivational programs that ‘’respect is earned, not given.’’ and I am here telling you that I still believe I am writing this post.?

But I am saying this because, as a human being, your first responsibility is to respect others unconditionally. Whether they earn your respect as a professional, colleague, or anyone else, remember, my friend, that Jesus Christ told his disciples once,’’ treat others the same as you want to be treated.?

Before I know you, or professionally, I ought to respect you as a person because I expect the same from you. Respect goes hands-on because this is reality. You will beat everyone out there with your humble, down-to-earth simplicity and the courage to respect them first.?

They will do the same; it is not mathematical but logical and psychological. If you will not, in rare cases, receive it, but these cases are rare, respect is the milestone of your personal and professional growth.?

Remember, my friend, you are here just once, so in this diverse world, treat everyone with respect because everyone is unique here, with special talents, skill sets, knowledge, and creativity.?

Once you enter the world of respect, you will enjoy each day of your existence as living in paradise, with pride, happiness, job and life satisfaction, and respect for other writers.?

You might be thinking, why am I repeating my comment? As you might have observed in my YouTube videos and other social media platforms, I don’t like repetition. I get bored with repetition, but I repeat; when either the message is essential, or I want you not to get lost in the conflicting messages.?

Respect Other Writers?

Because you belong to the same tribe, this tribe faces many personal and professional challenges every time you see it in history. They are your wings to fly in the infinity of the success area. They cheer and support you and your writing in your presence and absence; if you don’t respect them, how can you expect respect then??

Being a writer might seem like a fancy dream. Though; seeing your name on blogs, websites, books, products, and services is a great desire for most. But the consequences you face from using words can knock you over and let you down if you don’t choose to fight back and get up and attack.?

Your words can lead you to prison, with personal and professional challenges. In those tough times, these writers are your tribe’s men who will stand up for you and support you at every forum. They will fight for you on every battlefield people and organizations in power will drag you down. i.e., they will fight your case in the legal, public, and social media, and, most importantly, they have an approach to in any national and international forum.?

I have friends who know me personally and professionally, but I don’t have the exact digits of how many other writers, supporters, followers, readers, and subscribers I have globally.?

I may not know them, but they will help me because humanity is still alive if they see me in trouble. Human conscientiousness will never die; your relationship with other writers is through words, and this relationship will never die even after your death. So, now you can understand why I repeated this to respect others.?

Commitment Is Everything?

No matter what the condition or circumstance tells you, you can do it. This attitude will lead you everywhere you want to go. Commitment increases your value; it gives you everything your mind and heart desire. I want to see whether writers will succeed in their passion or profession; if they are committed, they will do anything, and if not, they are just wasting their time and other resources.?

As Les Brown, one of my favorite motivational speakers, put it correctly in one of his speeches. If someone wants to be successful and you see them not showing up in training, seminars, and libraries, you see them in parties and movie theaters. They are just wasting their and others’ time. I am sorry, my friend; if you have other plans for your future, my advice to you will be like this, “if you are not committed, go pursue your dreams elsewhere; this field is not for you.’’?

You might argue, but it’s next to useless if you have not decided for at least (10+) years in this field, don’t bother trying. I have seen that only committed people have an attitude that they will succeed in this field no matter the circumstances. Work occupies a more significant part of your life, so you should love your work. This love has a two-way interaction with commitment; first, it strengthens your commitment to stick to your action plan. Second is your commitment to stick to your work and love your work.?

It is a commitment that turns ordinary people into legendary champions and leaders. While lack of it spins above repeated, great people, ordinary and average people with small dreams and routine lives eating, drinking, and dying. ? The others write history and create it. So, it’s up to you whether you want to be the first or the second, but your commitment will only prove it.?

Live by Your Words?

As a wordsmith, you have to live by your words. If you love the truth, then be truthful. You love, say, and write with joy, pleasure, peace, and respect; then be loving, joyful, pleasurable, peaceful, and respectful. It is logical to everyone, and it should be to you too.?

Living by your words means taking responsibility for whatever you have written is genuine and authentic. You didn’t copy or steal this idea from anyone else, either online or offline. You did not plagiarize; everything you write is original and stands for your words in every form, either among your friends or foes.?

Living by your words means that you have researched and have authentic sources and references. If the law asks you to present the evidence of any piece of your writing, you have any form of proof. Even in the creative field of writing, you should keep track of every idea. You have developed and formed a building of your theoretical ground and imagination.?

It might be difficult for you to believe. Even the creative and imaginary pieces like fiction for my dramas, short stories, and novels, apart from articles, precipitating events pushed me to write as a mass communication student. I know how to give and receive answers to basic questions like who, how, why, what, and when, so I suggest that you keep track of everything you write personally and professionally.?

It makes sense when your readers ask why, when, how, and why you write this; you have a story to tell people to connect to great storytellers and great people living by their words.?

Word of Mouth Still Rules:?

Suppose you can advertise and market your products and services through social media platforms. In that case, you are among 90% of people who believe they can leverage social media to their benefit. But I am among the 10% of people who think that word of mouth still rules.?

This 10% of people have known, experienced, and researched for years what works and doesn’t. If I speak to you honestly that after spending my previous years of life for more than a decade in his field, that word of mouth wins the race, you should consider this seriously. I have seen many businesses and companies go from zero to hero and vice versa because of this powerful tool.?

We are social animals. We are influenced, control our surroundings, and our social gatherings do the same to us. If your sibling tells you they admire my writings and enjoy reading my blogs and books, you will read them next. You have influenced your elders and have read next to my book, blog, or social media posts. Why? Because those people convince you that if they have read my books, there will be something in my writing that you should see and check for yourself.?

What will you say now? What is more important, social media, online marketing, or your siblings’ word of mouth? Word of mouth. Why? Because I am not the only one out there marketing on any specific platform, there are millions, if not billions. Then, thousands of writers are writing as well as I am writing. Even better than me with more significant experience and talents, so forget that word-of-mouth rules today.?

Enjoy the Journey:?

Remember my friend! That the joy of the game is always great, then the trophy. After winning, ask any athlete, entrepreneur, writer, or marketer what keeps them motivated throughout their journey of failure and success, and? they will tell you that the joy of the game is the source of their motivation; everything else is just the by-product of the pleasure.?

The adrenaline rush, excitement, struggle to strive for the best, anxiety, stress, and side hustle hoping to win the game are all. Successful people in any field seek success. If they fail, they learn to pass the next time; then next, if they succeed, they know how to grow the next time; this pleasure is more than anything else on your list.?

Money, fame, success, appreciation, and admiration of material assets are just the art of the game. Once you realize this, your life will not be the same again. It doesn’t interest me whether you perceive my success or failure. But when I write something and the software or cloud-based application tells me that my work is 100% original, you can imagine how I feel after checking this.?

Whether I write for businesses, websites, blogs, or offline customers and whatever they pay me for, that is just a by-product. I write because I like my writing journey more than a published author or something else. So, an important takeaway again is to; enjoy the trip but always pay attention to the destination.?

Don’t Ignore the Destination:?

Yes, this is all I have this whole post for, “enjoy the journey but never ignore your destination.” These were those precious motivational words my father used to say to me. When I complained about the university’s hectic life, job, or personal life, I remember those words, and I will remember these words till my last breath, “don’t ignore the destination” Once, I asked, “why do you keep telling me these words?”?

He replied, “because when you focus on your destination, you never lose sight of your future successful self.” This advice helped me in my personal and professional life. I focus on its completed draft and the published version whenever I start writing. As a designer, I like Gabriel Marquez’s approach. I create anything by a picture of any written piece or finishing a book, article, blog, or any part of written work. I design; first. I create because psychology says we humans think in the pictorial form.?

Pictures help us to realize the visualized. That is why we map our property and land before building a house to create the same or similar as we have envisioned. This fact helped me decide my life’s most different, demanding, and challenging events. Once you visualize what is that something you want to realize, according to Paulo Coelho, “the whole universe conspires to bring that thing to you.”?

To further illustrate this, let’s have another example from my life. I dreamt of completing my higher education at our prestigious universities in high school. I belong to an average middle-class family in a small hometown. It was 2007; it is 31 December 2019; I completed my Ph. D coursework on the 19th of this month, and my thesis is nearly completed.?

Looking back, I would not know if I had not decided and visualized this. Secondary activities sidetracked all my friends and classmates, even my colleagues. But I stuck to my dream and nearly realized what I had imagined. After writing hundreds of thousands of pages, I concluded that if you have a fire within, dreams come true when you don’t ignore the destination.?

Conclusion:?

These are some critical pieces of advice for content writers and all beginners. The struggling and evolving individuals who want to build and create their reality after visualization, hard work, commitment, and dedication. What do you think about my advice? Let me know in the comments below. If you have other important advice, let me and other blog readers know we will be glad to act on your recommendations.?