Last updated on August 2nd, 2023
Leaving a successful 8 years corporate experience behind, Meenakshi, our this week’s spotlight writer decided to pursue a more flexible career path, something pertinent to her long time interest for reading and writing.
Scroll down to read our “Writers of WittyPen” story for this week.
“How did you end up becoming a full-time freelance content writer? Tell us about yourself – your personal and professional journey.”
I am a management graduate with a degree in Finance and Marketing. I started my career as a management trainee in one of the leading NBFCs. After working there for 3+ years, I moved to a multinational bank and worked there for another 5+ years in different capacities. Apart from my corporate stint, I also worked with an educational non-profit for a couple of years as part of a CSR initiative.
While I absolutely enjoyed my corporate and non-profit work journey, I was struggling to manage the work-life balance due to long travels and stressful working hours. This is when I started looking out for flexible options and content writing came as a natural choice due to reading and writing as particular interest areas during my academic life.
Initially, I began writing parallelly with work and slowly moved full-time as it allowed me to balance work-life much better. The one thing that helped me immensely in making the transition to full-time content creation as a career choice is accepting the role wholeheartedly and seeking opportunities that allowed me to grow and improve in the area, instead of looking at it as a career filler.
“Tell us about your journey as a freelance writer at WittyPen.”
When I started as a full-time content writer, I was exploring multiple platforms and have had my share of struggles in terms of getting work, being paid on time, etc. Then I came across WittyPen and honestly it was one of the best content writing platforms I have ever worked with. The journey since has been pretty smooth with a very professional team to work with, quality work opportunities, on a consistent basis and always getting paid on time.
“What motivated you to become a content writer?”
It was a very personal choice to leave a decent corporate career and become a freelance content writer. The main motivation was (and still is!) the freedom to choose the amount and timing of work to be able to balance work and family life better.
“What are the primary domain topics you work on? Your tips for upcoming writers looking to work on the same.”
While I am pretty comfortable with almost any domain, software/tech, lifestyle, education, and healthcare are some of the areas I do best. As a new writer, the best way to approach these domains is to develop a thorough understanding of the subject by focusing on the research part a bit more and preparing an outline to work on, instead of jumping directly on to the task.
“What are the challenges you face as a freelance writer daily? How do you overcome them?”
The main challenge I face is keeping up with the submission deadlines. The best way to manage this is to keep a track of how much work is assigned and what is due when by putting reminders for every task.
One pro tip here is- never wait for the last day of submission.
Always keep a day’s buffer so that there is no last-minute stress. Also, it is best to be proactive in reaching out and informing well in advance in case of delays so that the other person also gets enough time to reassign the work.
“What is your favorite thing about working at WittyPen?”
It has to be the ease of approaching absolutely anyone for the smallest of help. Be it content-related queries, deadline extension requests, or payment-related questions, the team at WittyPen is super approachable, quick to respond, and lovely to interact with. It makes working here much simpler and hassle-free.
“Apart from writing, what are your hobbies and interests?”
I love reading, traveling, and indulging in creative craft activities with my kids.
“Lastly, please share your favorite book and current reading list.”
Choosing one favorite is really difficult but some of them are from Jeffery Archer, James Patterson, RK Narayan, Satyajit Ray, and Dan Brown. Currently reading Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari.
