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How to Write a Professional Content Writing Proposal That Gets Replies
- August 24, 2026
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- Biswajit Mohanty
I used to think the hardest part of freelancing was writing the actual article.
Later, I realized there was another problem.
Getting someone to give you the article to write.
You can be a good writer and still struggle to get clients.
You can have a decent portfolio.
You can know SEO.
You can understand grammar and research.
And still send proposal after proposal without getting a reply.
I’ve been there.
When I started taking freelance projects, I had to learn how to approach clients, understand their requirements, explain what I could offer, and convince them that I was...
How Much Should a Beginner Content Writer Charge?
- August 24, 2026
- by
- Biswajit Mohanty
I still remember when I started getting paid around 40 paise per word.
That was my reality in the early days.
For technical writing, I sometimes managed to get 50 or 60 paise per word. At that point, even those rates felt like progress because I was slowly moving from writing as a passion to writing as a profession.
Today, beginners often ask me a very different question:
“How much should I charge per word?”
And I understand why they’re confused.
They search online and find completely different numbers.
Someone says ₹1 per word.
Someone else says ₹5.
Another...
Content Writing vs Copywriting: What’s the Difference?
- August 23, 2026
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- Biswajit Mohanty
A few years ago, I wouldn’t have been surprised if someone asked me this question:
“Aren’t content writing and copywriting basically the same thing?”
Honestly, I can understand why people think that.
Both involve writing.
Both can involve websites.
Both can involve businesses.
Both can involve SEO, marketing, and digital platforms.
And both can pay you for putting words together.
But the purpose behind those words can be very different.
I’ve worked on both sides of this world in different ways over the years. I’ve written articles, website content, technical content, social media content, marketing material, and other forms...
Can You Still Make a Career in Content Writing in 2026?
- August 23, 2026
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- Biswajit Mohanty
A question I’ve heard quite a few times lately is:
“Is content writing still worth it?”
Sometimes it comes from beginners.
Sometimes from people who have already written for a year or two.
And quite often, the reason is the same.
AI.
People see ChatGPT and other AI tools writing articles, creating captions, generating ideas, and even rewriting content within seconds.
So they naturally wonder:
Why would a company pay me to write when a machine can do it?
It’s a fair question.
I wouldn’t dismiss it.
In fact, if I were starting my writing career in 2026, I’d probably ask...
Why Most Beginner Content Writers Fail (And How to Avoid It)
- June 26, 2026
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- Biswajit Mohanty
Every year, new people enter content writing.
Some are students looking for a side income.
Some want to become freelancers.
Some want a remote career.
And some simply enjoy writing and hope to turn it into something more.
But here’s something I’ve noticed after working in content writing for more than a decade.
Most beginners don’t fail because they can’t write.
They fail because of their expectations.
That may sound harsh, but hear me out.
Over the years, many beginners have contacted me asking for writing projects. Sometimes they...
How Content Writing Has Changed From 2014 to 2026
- June 15, 2026
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- Biswajit Mohanty
If someone had told me in 2014 that a machine would one day generate entire articles in seconds, I probably would have laughed.
Back then, content writing looked very different.
There was no ChatGPT.
No AI writing assistants.
No one was generating blog posts with a single prompt.
Writers sat in front of blank screens and did what writers had always done. They researched, thought, wrote, edited, deleted, rewrote, and sometimes stared at the cursor for fifteen minutes waiting for an idea to appear.
It wasn’t necessarily easier.
But...
