{"id":19688,"date":"2020-05-25T23:14:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T15:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=19688"},"modified":"2022-10-09T21:15:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T13:15:01","slug":"be-productive-when-out-of-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/be-productive-when-out-of-job\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Stay Productive (Even When You Are Jobless)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The typical freelance career, illustrated, would probably look like a wave<\/a>. It has \"crests\", where you have more than enough work to keep you going, and \"troughs\", where you have little, if any, work on your plate.<\/p>\n

During the \"trough\" times \u2014 or \"famine periods\", if you will \u2014 you have to be extra careful since it\u2019s when you\u2019re most vulnerable to being upset, desperate, and ready to take on any job, no matter how degrading the work and\/or the pay<\/a>. But you know what? There are better ways to deal with \"troughs\" than settling for the low-hanging fruit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you have less work at the moment, you have more free time to focus on tasks that can help with your freelance business. These tasks increase your productivity<\/a>, flex your entrepreneurial muscles<\/a>, and, most importantly, give your business a push in the right direction, whether you\u2019re in a \"crest\" or a \"trough\".<\/p>\n

1. Pitch Guest Posts to Websites in Your Niche<\/h2>\n

Do you have any skills, knowledge, or experience that the Average Joe can\u2019t easily learn\/fake? Use these to your advantage by pitching article ideas to websites that align with your interests and expertise.<\/p>\n

You can start with some websites that pay you to write<\/a>, but not before reading Hongkiat\u2019s excellent articles on the do\u2019s<\/a> and don\u2019ts<\/a> of guest posting.<\/p>\n

\"write-guest-posts\"<\/figure>\n

By the way, use guest posting in moderation<\/strong>. If you have something to say, and can put a unique yet grounded spin on what you want to say, then by all means send in that pitch. If you\u2019re only guest posting for the exposure and backlinks at the expense of your readers<\/strong>, there\u2019s a good chance Google will penalize you<\/a> for that.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Seven Sins of Guest Blogging: Real Stories<\/span><\/a>\n
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