As a writer, I know I have a niche that I enjoy writing about more than some of the others and with this particular niche, I could write so many articles in a space of time. Due to this, writing articles in advance and keeping them to the side for potential clients is something I have done in the past but I wouldn't say that I do too often.
As a writer, do you ever write articles in advance? How often would you say you do this?
I have only done prewritten content maybe once or twice. Mainly to put up guidelines and rules for stuff, with some modification to make it unique to the place I post it at. I feel like it would be a bit of a waste to write articles, not knowing if what I am writing will be current for something in the future. I had tried it once with an article, and found out I needed to just write up a brand new article to be specific for the place I was going to publish it on.
I never write articles in advance. I quite lack the inspiration to do so to be fair. I have my days where I could write two a day or sometimes even 3, and at the same time my days where I have no need to write.
Sometimes I do start one, but keep it on the side for when I want to continue and add more information.
No, I don’t write articles in advance. I usually write articles on the same day when my creative juices are flowing, as there are some days when I don’t have the inspiration or drive to write anything.
However, I always keep notes handy for when I want to finish something, but they’re not exactly articles yet.
The approach to various clients differs. The writing styles that work for one might not be accepted by another. So I just wait till I get offers then I start my work.
What I make sure do so is ask for enough time for efficiency.
I've got the wisdom to actually write and plan ahead of time. I know that completing my writing work in advance is a great strategy to attract clients or for a repeat business.
I used to do that for my blog but realized things move so fast that what is relevant today might not be tomorrow. Now I retain a list of topics/ideas that I would like to write about in the future. When I need to write something, I compare the platform against the list of ideas I have ans see if one of them would be a good fit to write about. If not, I just start from scratch.
For my clients, I try to get things done as early as possible so I have enough time to tweak things if or when I need to. That give me enough time to do my best work while making sure I hit my deadlines.
When I used to manage my own websites, I made it a habit to create content ahead of time. This allowed me to save time, particularly when I needed to travel to the province to work on my thesis. I would carefully write and proofread my articles, incorporating some images to boost the overall appeal. Once completed, I saved these articles as drafts and scheduled them for upload at ideal times. However, after transitioning into a content writing role, I found it challenging to pre-write content. The evolving topics and specific requirements made it quite difficult to plan ahead effectively. Regardless of how much I wanted to work ahead, the nature of the work made it nearly impossible. Maybe in the future, when I find a new online writing gig.
Whenever I get a writing gig, I always try to start it immediately. I always dislike the pressure that comes with dateline for submission of an article is approaching and I am trying to put the article together to meet dateline. I prefer to have my writing completed before schedule and turn it in. It makes me to relax through the writing to be able to deliver optimally. Most times, I always complete my writing gigs in advance.
