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Students interested in the world of professional writing but who are looking to strike out on their own as freelancers are well-advised to consider a freelance writer certification available from many schools both on and offline. Freelance writing is a competitive but potentially lucrative career path, and a certification will help to prepare you for that path by teaching various writing skills. Those skills may include fiction, online writing, technical writing, good writing habits, writing techniques, and good reading skills. In addition to the writing skills themselves, the freelance business itself will be taught such as how to find good references both for writing and for contracting, submitting manuscripts, working with editors, and working with agents. Although the freelance writing field can be fraught with difficulty, a certification in freelance writing will aid tremendously in becoming successful.

Although the certification is specific to freelance writing, it will also prepare students for many writing jobs such as those in journalism, technical writing, or marketing copy writing. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, writers earned a median salary of approximately $53,070* in 2008. With new opportunities arising daily on the internet, the need for good writers will continue to grow with the desire for good content.

Example Courses

• Freelance Writing: Corporate Communications
• The Art and Business of Blogging
• How to Write a Column

Potential Industries

• Journalism
• Marketing
• Online Media

Colleges Offering Degree

• University of Toronto
• BGSU Firelands
• Penn Foster Career School

*U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics