Working Offline

These days most freelance writers work either heavily, or exclusively online.  The internet has given us the chance to reach so many more people, allows us to be location independent and is fantastic for promoting our work. 

But there will always be days when you are forced to contend with a slow, or non-existent internet connection.  

It can be incredibly frustrating, especially the first few times it happens.  Which is why it is essential that you learn to work offline (to an extent).  Whether you spend your time offline researching with textbooks or in libraries, or use the time to organise yourself, re-evaluate your business plan and brainstorm how to further expand your brand, there is plenty of tasks you can manage without the internet.

Some other ideas include:

• Creating a database of all your articles and blog posts
• Catching up on keeping track of your income and expenses for taxation purposes
• Creating 'signatures' for your articles or blog posts which link to other articles or blogs
• Creating a To Do list
• Creating a list of topics you wish to write about
• Archiving your emails if you use a program like Outlook which allows you to archive in offline mode

Working without the internet doesn't mean you have to be completely unproductive.  As you can see, there are plenty of ways you can make use of the time.