{"id":1300,"date":"2026-01-21T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordsofworth.org\/au\/?p=1300"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:09:40","slug":"do-you-need-a-portfolio-of-work-to-be-a-freelance-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordsofworth.org\/au\/articles\/do-you-need-a-portfolio-of-work-to-be-a-freelance-writer\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you need a portfolio of work to be a freelance writer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/wordsofworth.org\/au\/articles\/do-you-need-a-portfolio-of-work-to-be-a-freelance-writer\/#Why_do_some_freelance_writers_have_a_portfolio\" >Why do some freelance writers have a portfolio?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/wordsofworth.org\/au\/articles\/do-you-need-a-portfolio-of-work-to-be-a-freelance-writer\/#What_if_youre_new_to_freelance_writing_in_Australia\" >What if you\u2019re new to freelance writing in Australia?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>From managing your own hours to being able to pick and choose the assignments you accept, writing freelance in Australia has tangible advantages.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>However, those drawn to the profession are often unsure about the best way to get started. Many ask, \u201cDo you need a portfolio of work to be a freelance writer?\u201d and if not, how do you show you can manage the role if there is no previous experience to share on your resume?<\/p>\n<p>In this blog, we lift the lid on whether a portfolio is a must, and look at a valuable alternative when you\u2019re new to the industry.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_some_freelance_writers_have_a_portfolio\"><\/span>Why do some freelance writers have a portfolio?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Busy agencies hiring freelancers are often interested in finding out whether a writer is capable as quickly as possible. While a CV can state that a candidate has held writing jobs and offer references, it doesn\u2019t show agencies their skill and style as quickly as viewing the work they produce.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, many writers establish online portfolios featuring work samples that can be easily scanned and assessed. Uploading instances of the different types of writing they can competently create like blogs, adverts, feature articles, product listings and web copy give potential employers a clear snapshot of their abilities.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_if_youre_new_to_freelance_writing_in_Australia\"><\/span>What if you\u2019re new to freelance writing in Australia?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When trying to kickstart a career as a freelance writer, it\u2019s understandable that you might not have enough pieces to load out a portfolio site. Fortunately, there are ways to secure work without having a collection of writing to share.<\/p>\n<p>At Words of Worth Australia, we don\u2019t require writers to have a portfolio to start working with us. Instead, we request a short writing sample that follows a specific brief and tells us everything we need to know about a writer\u2019s potential. If you can keep to deadlines and deliver content of high quality, we are always on the lookout for reliable writers at every stage of their career that we can work with.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have a portfolio but want to write freelance, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordsofworth.org\/au\/apply-to-be-a-writer\/\">apply to join Words of Worth Australia<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From managing your own hours to being able to pick and choose the assignments you accept, writing freelance in Australia has tangible advantages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-freelancing"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordsofworth.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordsofworth.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordsofworth.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordsofworth.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordsofworth.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1300"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wordsofworth.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1301,"href":"https:\/\/wordsofworth.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1300\/revisions\/1301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordsofworth.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordsofworth.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordsofworth.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}