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Freelance writers are, by definition, flexible, and that is going to be a very important trait indeed as we head into a rocky economic downturn.

I just read a truly wonderful post at Escape From Cubicle Nation, about how to be creative in your business during a downturn.  How can writers survive and even capitalize on rough economic times?  here are a few ideas:

• Try branching out into topics you haven’t tried before.  if you are a fiction writer, try a few nonfiction topics (they can help pay the bills).
• Expand your marketing into arenas you haven’t tried before - or just expand your marketing!  Tweak your blog (I’ll be demonstrating some ideas in a future post using sites my readers have volunteered).  Do a massive post across the web of press releases, articles or content about your topic, or your self, or your publications.  Automate this so you have consistent, and constant, PR  exposure.
• Find new audiences for your work: Are there discussion forums you haven’t yet joined? A new venue where you can advertise? A potential partner you haven’t yet approached?  Network more.
• Find ways to improve your efficiency, and increase your output. Can you outsource the drab tasks of paperwork and accounting or what have you, and use those hours to send out or rite more material?
• Education is always a good investment - so take a class about something you haven’t tried before, and don’t just learn the material but use the class to network with other writers.
• Find ways to connect with others to enhance ways to learn of new opportunities or good product ideas.

What are you doing to protect your business in a tough time, and take advantage of opportunities?

written by SueC