Skills

• 
  Reading
• 
  Writing
• 
  Research
• 
  SEO
• 
  Social Media
• 
  Computer Literate
• 
  Networking
• 
  HTML
• 
  Linguistic
• 
  WordPress

What should I know?

• You must have a good command over the English language.

• You must master different writing styles.

• You should know SEO, HTML and WordPress.

• You should know to choose your subject and craft a title that will interest readers.

• Understand your audience, because you write for them. If you know who your readers are, you can write what they want to read. Not for yourself, not for your company, not for your brand.

• Originality matters a lot because it will be your reputation. Every post with your name on it should be original – bring out different perspectives – unique voice.

• Plagiarised content is bad for your employers and even worse for you. Use an online program to check for plagiarism, because it’s easy to accidentally duplicate writing.

•  You are required to be  active, public and friendly. Build your audience, meet publishers and talk to industry experts. When your writing is published, the fun has only just begun.

• Social media puts everything you need within your grasp. The more active you are on social media, the more likely your followers will be to recommend your content.

• Content writers are marketing experts, SEO specialists, on-page coders and social media butterflies. With the right skill set, you’ll succeed and find that yours is the best job in the world.

Source : Entrepreneur.com

Is this career suitable for me?

Choose this:

• If you want to make a career in writing.
• If you are a subject matter expert and you want to write for magazines, journals, books etc.
• If you have the confidence to write pages and pages even about a dull topic.

Do not choose this:

• If you cannot write spend hours at a stretch at the writing table.
• If you don’t have an inherent love for writing.
• If you don’t like researching.